Iceland 2016: Söngvakeppnin participants announced

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND – Today, Icelandic national broadcaster announced the 12 participants in the Söngvakeppnin 2016 semi finals, which will take place on February 6th and 13th with the final set for February 20th. Three entries from each semifinal will proceed to the final. The participants are:

06.02 FIRST SEMIFINAL

01. Ég sé þig – Sigríður Eir Zophoniasardóttir og Jóhanna Vala Höskuldsdóttir
Sigríður Eir Zophoniasardóttir og Jóhanna Vala Höskuldsdóttir
02. Fátækur námsmaður – Ingólfur Þórarinsson
Ingólfur Þórarinsson
03. Hugur minn er – Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir og Hjörtur Traustason
Þórunn Erna Clausen
04. Kreisí – Sigga Eyrún
Karl Olgeirsson, Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir
05. Óstöðvandi – Karlotta Sigurðardóttir
Kristinn Sigurpáll Sturluson, Ylfa Persson, Linda Persson, Alma Rut Kristjánsdóttir
06. Raddirnar – Greta Salome Stefánsdóttir
Greta Salome Stefánsdóttir

13.02 SECOND SEMIFINAL

01. Augnablik – Alda Dís Arnardóttir
Alma Guðmundsdóttir, James Wong, Alda Dís Arnardóttir
02. Á ný – Elísabet Ormslev
Greta Salome Stefánsdóttir
03. Ég leiði þig heim – Pálmi Gunnarsson
Þóri Úlfarsson
04. Ótöluð orð – Erna Mist & Magnús Thorlacius
Erna Mist og Magnús Thorlacius
05. Óvær – Helgi Valur Ásgeirsson
Karl Olgeirsson
06. Spring yfir heiminn – Þórdís Birna Borgarsdóttir & Guðmundur Snorri Sigurðarson
Júlí Heiðar Halldórsson, Guðmundur Snorri Sigurðarson

The 2004 (in duet with Jónsi) and 2012 Icelandic representative, Greta Salome Stefánsdóttir, is back with two songs in the national selection, one performed by her and one just composed by her.