LET'S REACT TO SÖNGVAKEPPNIN SEMI-FINAL 2 FINALISTS // ICELAND EUROVISION 2024 - HERA,BASHAR & SIGGA

#Eurovision #iceland #ESC24
Hera Björk, Bashar Murad, and Sigga Ózk advanced to the Final from tonight's Semi and still have the chance to represent Iceland at Eurovision 2024.
On Saturday the second Semi-final of the Icelandic national selection Söngvakeppnin took place. Hera Björk with "Við förum hærra" and Bashar Murad with "Vestrið villt" got the most votes from the public and will be competing in the Final in March.
00:00 Intro
01:49 Hera Björk "Scared of Heights"
06:30 Bashar Murad "Wild West"
08:50 Sigga Ózk "Into the Atmosphere"
12:41 Conclusion
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[@zsokapados5197]

I want Sigga in Eurovision, but sad that she will sing in english in the final. This song is so much better in icelandic. She was the wildcard tho, so it has almost no chance they will not chose Bashar.

[@lovemeamerica]

I'm so sad she's singing in English... She was on to a winner with Go Tiffany 😭⚰️

[@florenna]

Doesn't Iceland practically always translate the winner song into English..? That's an odd practice, IMO songs should be performed in NF in the language they will actually be sung in ESC, otherwise people don't really know what they are voting for... But each to their own, of course ;)

[@whatislife3406]

@@florenna the rule is that in the semi finals in Iceland they have to sing in Icelandic. In the final they have to sing it in whatever language they will use in Eurovision. So in the end you do know what you're voting for

[@florenna]

@@whatislife3406 Ah, ok!

[@sktzn6829]

Songvakeppnin results are out and she was soo close to the Superfinal (30700 votes vs Hera Bjork's 32000). Hera ended up winning over Bashar too so Sigga really had a chance

[@icewallowcome8757]

Team Sigga Ozk!

[@oehlbormturn]

Go Tiffany!!!

[@bartolomeuszinio]

sigga is singing “góð tilfinning” which means good vibe/feeling hahah not go tiffany lol but it would be so much fun in esc with icelandic. everyone would scream GO TIFFANY HAHAHAH

[@zamuzz]

Go Tiffany is my favorite

[@rexation8952]

Sigga Ózk is my favorite too after the performance...Bashar is peforming it decently, but the best package and best vocal goes to Sigga Ózk!!!

[@renanbp]

GO TIFFANY!!! 💁‍♀️✨✨✨

[@jaimehernandez8333]

CAUSE IM GOING TO THE WILD WILD WEST WHERE THE ONLY REST IS FOR THE WEEKENDS

[@thegrudien4692]

The issue with Sigga Ózk being the finalist you liked the most is though that she just barely made it into the final through the producers wildcard: The regular qualifications (2 per Semi-Final) in Söngvakeppnin are 100% televote. Of the rest the producers will choose one wildcard, which in this case was Sigga Ózk. So we can expect that she won't recieve that many televotes, so her only chance getting into the superfinal would be through the jury and in the superfinal it is once again 100% televote. So her chances, especially against Bashar Murad, who is I belive among icelanders probably the huge favourite (based on the mood in the arena during the semi-final), are probably quite low. Bashar has also the backing from Hatari, because several of them were involved in the songwriting and the choreography, so in the end I expect him to win, but I wouldn't mind seeing a super-final between Sigga Ózk and Bashar Murad.

[@wcale_nie_pilam]

Sigga for Eurovision 🩵🩵

[@Mucrush]

The beat to Wild West is soooo fresh and honestly gives me goosebumps. And I wouldn't even hate it if he went with Icelandic for Eurovision if he wins. It would make the song stand out much more too!

[@christianj5950]

The people mass downvoting Bashar before they even saw his performance should be ashamed of themselves. He did an excellent job, his staging was a standout among a bunch of silver/glittery-dressed whatever pop songs, everything from the outfits and choreo to the staging and his charisma was on point. He learned so much Icelandic (and pronounced it well!) just to perform in the semi. The people downvoting are being just as "political" as they claim his entry is - in fact, they are more so, because they judged it long before they watched or listened.

[@brobb00]

I downvoted it because I didn't like it

[@borson81]

Sigga ❤

[@logi-a]

FYI you say söngvakeppnin as sungvakehpnin (the ö makes the same sound as u in nurse amf the nin is just pronounced like in with another n to where it flows together) Also the reason why people are down voting bashar is because he’s Palestinian and people don’t want him to go out simply because of the situation going on

[@carlosveiga4150]

Are u going to react to portugal semi final 1?

[@MJMW25]

I’m obsessed with Wild West! So addictive! The English version is soooo good!

[@user-ep3gj9xy3n]

SIGGA❤❤❤

[@Sk88p]

Honestly.. It feels like Hera got a rejected Swedish production song. BUt it's not a skip. Very catchy. Bashar Murad's song is not for me. Sigga was indeed the best one of the 3.

[@UsernameUsername0000]

8:31 We all know who was there downvoting it. You see the same stuff all the time happen between Greek and Macedonian entries, Azerbaijani and Armenian entries, etc. Stars/dislikes/whatnot aren’t a reliable measure lol.

[@mert5779]

Lol no. The song is just not that good

[@mert5779]

No need to create a drama out of nothing

[@UsernameUsername0000]

@@mert5779 I don’t like the song either. All the other songs in that selection also happen to be painfully average. This one being singled out is the clearest dog whistle on earth.

[@UsernameUsername0000]

Not to mention Bashar applied before October 7, since the deadline was before that as long as I’m aware. He’s being dealt a heavier hand for something that isn’t even true lmfao.

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

A lot of people are bashing Bashar (lol that was poetic!) but he seriously is a good performer! He has a very sensual way of singing and his pronunciation of Icelandic words seems to be quite fantastic for someone not from Iceland. His staging also served. I kind of wish Stephan's Hope from 2022 had that kind of staging. I think Bashar is getting hate because he is (supposedly) Palestinian, so many Israelis are dropping nasty comments because Iceland were up in the odds at one point. The reality is that Bashar actually went to the SAME school as Israel's Netta in Jerusalem and has ties to Israel. He is not trying to brand himself as an 'oppressed' Palestinian and in general has been reasonably apolitical. Bashar has said in English the meaning of his song is not about Israel vs Palestine, rather about uniting everyone and destroying borders. It is a message for peace across ALL countries. Bashar certainly put on a show! I would very much like to see him in Malmo as his song stands out and is the only one with a good chance of qualifying for Iceland.

[@UsernameUsername0000]

The same people bashing him have no issue with any other type of representation. We’ve seen people win before just based on their identity, and all the same people were there supporting them through it. Hypocrisy at its finest.

[@embsfx]

And the submissions for Söngvakeppnin 2024 ended in September 2023, and the attacks started in.. October. So it isn’t even in response to the events that have been unfolding..

[@florenna]

Well, to me (as non-Icelandic), his song is simply the weakest in this final, so unsure why he seems to be the favourite...

[@UsernameUsername0000]

@@florenna That’s completely fair! The type of critiques we’re discussing aren’t as innocent as yours.

[@florenna]

@@UsernameUsername0000 Ok :)

[@jonatanjonsson]

Please don't let those stars for Bashar confuse you. Most of the dislike is coming from Israelis and Israel supporters. He was my nr 3 before live shows but after seeing the act I'm obsessed. My clear winner on Saturday but of course everyone has their own taste :)

[@josipkutlesa3541]

Island 🇮🇸 💪🤝🇭🇷 love you brothers

[@Maidaseu]

I hope Iceland makes the right decision 🇮🇸🇵🇸

[@shroomyesc]

8:35 Not everyone likes the song on a song basis either, but on many platform it's gotten reviewbombed with 1/0 stars because Bashar is an advocate for Palestine (He lives in East Jerusalem), and in the eurovision fandom there is also a staunch pro-Israel camp.

[@mirokatan5095]

It’s worthy to note he’s also an Israeli citizen and got educated in an Israeli music school.

[@florenna]

@shroomyesc *"In the eurovision fandom there is also a staunch pro-Israel camp"* - really? In that case, where is it?! As I've only seen the *VERY* vocal pro-Palestinian camp... E.g. here in Finland there was a horrible social media campaign directed at the chosen entry, Windows95man, so that he'd refuse to go to ESC, since Israel participates, so we'd have to "boycott"in their opinion, as if that ever did any good to anyone... Luckily he didn't let himself be bombarded into submission, at the end. But that really horrified me, it's as if a small very vocal minority, the anti-Israel camp, has taken over everything now, and nobody asked the majority... (Well, TBH Eurovision is not the only issue where this is apparent, by far, but not relevant here.)

[@florenna]

If there is a staunch pro-Israel camp, I'd like to see it ;) As I've only seen the very staunch anti-Israel camp... (Here in Finland they tried to make the chosen Finnish entry to refuse to go, bombarding him on social media with a hateful campaign, but luckily they didn't succeed.)

[@shroomyesc]

@@florenna I guess you just forgot about all the hate Jesse Markin got when he said he wouldn't go as long as Israel participates? And in any case, you say the campaign as if Win95man and Henri weren't themselves hesitant to go before they even won. They only decided to go because they couldn't affect anything by withdrawing.

[@florenna]

@yesc Didn't see any hate directed Jesse Markin because of that, TBH! Quite the contrary. And nothing about Windows95man & Henri being hesitant to go before winning, either. And yes, there *was* a social media campaign directed at them after winning, even reported in no uncertain words by YLE, so I'm inclined to believe that (esp. seeing how left-wing biased YLE is)... Unsure why some (like you) want to belittle that campaign, but oh well.

[@Cheva1483]

I really dont want Bashar .... it would win Eurovision only for political reasons. This year are very strong song to win just for that.

[@alejandropradalozano6525]

Bashar Murad song is great, best from the pre, the rating is low due to zionists because he is Palestinian