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The Icelandic Semi-Finals were held at the RUV TV Studios in Reykjavik, hosted by Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir & Gísli Einarsson. Before the semi-finals there were 12 quarter-finals - click here for details: ICELANDIC QUARTER-FINALS 2008 The top 2 songs in each semi-final (chosen by televoting) qualified for the final. Birgitta Haukdal was unable to sing her song with Magni Ásgeirsson in the 1st semi-final as she was on holiday.
Semi-Final 1 - January 19th
1 | Núna veit ég | Now I know | Magni Ásgeirsson | F |
2 | Lullaby to peace | Lullaby to peace | Ína Valgerður Pétursdóttir, Seth Sharp & Berglind Ósk Guðgeirsdóttir | - |
3 | Gef mér von | Give me hope | Páll Rósinkranz | F |
Semi-Final 2 - January 26th
1 | In your dreams | In your dreams | Davíð Þorsteinn Olgeirsson | F |
2 | The girl in the golden dress | The girl in the golden dress | Bjartur Guðjónsson | - |
3 | Hvað var það sem þú sást í honum? | What was it that you saw in him? | Baggalútur | F |
Semi-Final 3 - February 2nd
1 | Leigubílar | Taxis | Pálmi Gunnarsson & Hrund Ósk Árnadóttir | - |
2 | Fullkomið líf | Perfect life | Eurobandið | F |
3 | Hvar ertu nú? | Where are you now? | Dr. Spock | F |
Semi-Final 4 - February 9th
1 | The wiggle wiggle song | Haffi Haff | - |
2 | Don't wake me up | Ragnheiður Gröndal | F |
3 | Ho, ho, ho, we say hey, hey, hey | Mercedes Club | F |
Pálmi Gunnarsson represented Iceland in ESC 1986 in the group 'Icy'.