Detailed results of Iceland’s Eurovision 2023 results revealed

The detailed results of Söngvakeppnin 2023 were announced. Diljá was the winner of the event in the last Saturday’s final with the song Power and will represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC).

In the first semi-final the winner got 9,605 votes against the 7,135 votes for BRAGI. The second semi-final had more votes cast, with 12,714 people voting for Langi Seli og Skuggarnier (the winners of that semi-final).

In the final, Diljá was the clear winner. In the first round, she was first by a big margin in the jury and the public votings. Afterwards, in the super final against Seli og Skuggarnir, Diljá got 164,003 votes from the public. Her opponents were awarded with 95,581 votes. The jury in the final had ten members (you can read the list in the end of the article) and voted in the first round only.

Results of the first semi-final

(Click on the song titles to watch the performances in the semi-final)

1st. Diljá: Lifandi inni í mér – 9,605 votes (Qualified)
2nd. BRAGI: Stundum snýst heimurinn gegn þér – 7,135 votes (Qualified)
3rd. Celebs: Dómsdagsdans – 7,133 votes (Qualified with the wildcard)
4th. MÓA: Glötuð ást – 3,308 votes
5th. Bendeikt: Þora – 2,262 votes

Results of the second semi-final

(Click on the song titles to watch the performances in the semi-final)

1st. Langi Seli og Skuggarnir: OK – 12,714 votes (Qualified)
2nd. Sigga Ózk: Gleyma þér og dansa – 10,024 votes (Qualified)
3rd. Úlfar: Betri maður – 6,862 votes
4th. Silja Rós & Kjalar: Ég styð þína braut – 5,178 votes
5th. Kristín Sesselja: Óbyggðir – 2,638 votes

Results of the final

(Click on the song titles to watch the performances in the final)

• First round
  • 1st. Diljá: Power – 47,549 votes (30,939 jury + 47,549 public)
  • 2nd. Langi Seli og Skuggarnir: OK – 53,616 votes (22,059 jury + 31,557 public)
  • 3rd. BRAGI: Sometimes the World’s Against You – 36,808 votes  (22,345 jury + 14,463 public)
  • 4th. Celebs: Doomsday Dancing – 40,927 votes (23,941 jury + 17,436 public)
  • 5th. Sigga Ózk: Dancing Lonely – 36,529 votes (24,350 jury + 12,179 public)
• Super final
  • 1st. Diljá: Power – 164,003 votes
  • 2nd. Langi Seli og Skuggarnir: OK – 95,851 votes

Söngvakeppnin jurors

• Australia: Emely Griggs (programming director at SBS)
• Denmark: Ilhan Haydar (Member of REDDI, Denmark’s representatives at ESC 2022)
• Iceland:
  • Guðlaug Sóley Höskuldsdóttir (Musician)
  • Jóhann Kristófer Stefánsson (Artist)
  • Jón Ólafsson (Musician)
  • Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir (Musician; composer of Iceland’s song for ESC 2022)
• Lithuania: Ramūnas Zilnys (music programming director at LRT)
• Norway: Gaute Ormåsen (Member of Subwoolfer, Norway’s representatives at ESC 2022)
• Sweden: Helena Nilsson (social media manager)
• Türkiye: Ersin Parlak (Music agent and head of press of San Marino atESC)