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The Icelandic Semi-Finals were held at the RUV TV Studios in Reykjavik, hosted by Þórhallur Gunnarsson & Guðrún Dís Emilsdóttir. The top 3 songs in each semi-final (chosen by televoting) qualified for the final. After both semi-finals were held an "expert" jury awarded a 'wildcard' to the final to one other song.
Semi-Final 1 - January 25th
| 1 | Þú | You | Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir | - |
| 2 | Ekki líta undan | Don't look away | Magni Ásgeirsson | W |
| 3 | Lífið snýst | The life turns around | Svavar Knútur Kristinsson & Hreindís Ylva Garðarsdóttir Hólm | F |
| 4 | Sá sem lætur hjartað ráða för | The one that lets the heart rule the way | Edda Viðarsdóttir & Kolbrún Völkudóttir | - |
| 5 | Ég á líf | I have a life | Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson | F |
| 6 | Meðal andanna | Among the spirits | Birgitta Haukdal | F |
Semi-Final 2 - January 26th
| 1 | Skuggamynd | Shadow image | Klara Ósk Elíasdóttir | - |
| 2 | Til þín | To you | Jógvan Hansen & Stefanía Svavarsdóttir | F |
| 3 | Stund með þér | A moment with you | Sylvía Erla Scheving | - |
| 4 | Vinátta | Friendship | Haraldur Reynisson | F |
| 5 | Ég syng! | I sing! | Unnur Eggertsdóttir | F |
| 6 | Augnablik | A moment | Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir | - |
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Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir represented Iceland in ESC 2009. Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir was a backing singer for Iceland in ESC 2009 & 2010. Amongst the backing singers for Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, Edda Viðarsdóttir & Kolbrún Völkudóttir and Birgitta Haukdal was Kristján Gíslason who represented Iceland in ESC 2001.