The Actual Icelandic National Final (called Söngvakeppnin or Song Contest) took place on 02/15/2003 and was comprised of 15 Songs. In the Actual National Final, the winner was decided by a single round of Televoting, which Segðu Mér Allt sung by Birgitta Haukdal, won by a mile (With over twice the amount of votes as the 2nd Place Song). Birgitta quickly secured her spot as the ideal Icelandic Eurovision Diva. She decided to sing her song as "Open Your Heart" at Eurovision and because a HUGE fan favorite. Many believe that if she didn't have the bad luck of performing first in a field of 26, she very well might have top 5ed.
Anywho, the Icelandic NF this year had more than a few good to great songs, although "Segðu Mér Allt " has always been my winner.
Anywho, of course i used a different method to select my winner. First, I divided the 15 Songs into 3 Semi Finals. In each SF, I listened to all 5 Songs and awarded "Televotes" to select my 2 Finalists. After the 3 Semi Finals, I listened to the 9 Non - Qualifying Songs and Selected 2 Wild Cards.
Semi Final 01 -
Number - Title (Translation) - Televote - Place
01 - Hvar Sem Ég Enda (Wherever I End Up) - 1 739 Votes - 5th
02 - Ferrari - 5 274 Votes - 1st
03 - Þú (You) - 3 617 Votes - 3rd
04 - Sögur (Stories) - 2 068 Votes - 4th05 - Í Nótt (Tonight) - 3 499 Votes - 2nd
Semi Final 02 -
01 - Með Þér (With You) - 1 340 Votes - 4th
02 - Engu Þurfum Að Tapa (We Have Nothing To Lose) - 4 468 Votes - 2nd
03 - Euróvísa (Eurovisia) - 1 945 Votes - 3rd
04 - Segðu Mér Allt (Tell Me Everything) - 6 817 Votes - 1st
05 - Ást Á Skítugum Skóm (Love In Dirty Shoes) - 792 Votes - 5th
Semi Final 03 -
01 - Sá Þig (Saw You) - 2 695 Votes - 2nd
02 - Mig Dreymdi Lítinn Draum (I Had A Little Dream) - 1 458 Votes - 4th
03 - Tangó (Tango) - 4 002 Votes - 1st
04 - Allt (Everything) - 2 392 Votes - 3rd
05 - Þú Og Ég (Er Ég Anda) [You And I (As I Breath)] - 1 007 Votes - 5th
Final -
In the Final, I chose my winner in 2 Rounds of Voting. In the First Round, I listened to all 8 Songs 4 times. After each listen, I awarded each song between 01 and 10 Points. The top 4 Songs advanced to the Second Round, where I awarded "Televotes" to chose my Winner.
Round 01 -
Number - Title (Translation) - Vote 01 - Vote 02 - Vote 03 - Vote 04 - Total - Place
01 - Tangó (Tango) - 06 - 06 - 06 - 08 - 26 Points - 6th
02 - Þú (You) - 05 - 07 - 05 - 06 - 23 Points - 7th
03 - Ferrari - 07 - 10 - 08 - 08 - 33 Points - 3rd
04 - Engu Þurfum Að Tapa (We Have Nothing To Lose) - 08 - 09 - 10 - 09 - 36 Points - 2nd
05 - Í Nótt (Tonight) - 06 - 08 - 07 - 08 - 29 Points - 5th
06 - Sögur (Stories) - 04 - 05 - 05 - 06 - 20 Points - 8th
07 - Segðu Mér Allt (Tell Me Everything) - 10 - 09 - 10 - 10 - 39 Points - 1st
08 - Sá Þig (Saw You) - 07 - 08 - 07 - 08 - 30 Points - 4th
Round 02 -
Number - Title (Translation) - Televote - Place
01 - Ferarri - 10 594 Votes - 2nd
02 - Engu Þurfum Að Tapa (We Have Nothing To Lose) - 5 041 Votes - 3rd
03 - Segðu Mér Allt (Tell Me Everything) - 21 964 Votes - 1st
04 - Sá Þig (Saw You) - 3 853 Votes - 4th
Iceland did an absolutely brilliant job of translating "Segðu Mér Allt" into english....and because the English version is of much better quality, I am proud to announce my First Song of Eurovision 2003 -
Open Your Heart - Birgitta
Here, you can download all my finalists of the Icelandic National Final of 2003
Iceland 2003
Comments -
Birgitta has always been my winner, since the moment I heard her. When I first heard the songs, my top 4 were "Segðu Mér Allt", "Þú". "Í Nótt" and "Ferrari"...but over time, "Þú" has fallen WAAAAY out of favor with me. I'm a bit surprised that "Sá Þig" has knocked "Í Nótt" out of my top 4, but so it goes. I was all ready and set to have "Engu Þurfum Að Tapa" get 2nd, but I just can't help myself..."Ferarri" is better. It's just so mellow, smooth and catchy.
Iceland did an absolutely brilliant job of translating "Segðu Mér Allt" into english....and because the English version is of much better quality, I am proud to announce my First Song of Eurovision 2003 -
Open Your Heart - Birgitta
Here, you can download all my finalists of the Icelandic National Final of 2003
Iceland 2003
Comments -
Birgitta has always been my winner, since the moment I heard her. When I first heard the songs, my top 4 were "Segðu Mér Allt", "Þú". "Í Nótt" and "Ferrari"...but over time, "Þú" has fallen WAAAAY out of favor with me. I'm a bit surprised that "Sá Þig" has knocked "Í Nótt" out of my top 4, but so it goes. I was all ready and set to have "Engu Þurfum Að Tapa" get 2nd, but I just can't help myself..."Ferarri" is better. It's just so mellow, smooth and catchy.
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