Music and geography combine together in Eurovision. Fans get to experience a wide breadth of musical genres from each region of Europe. One such little combination is the five Nordic nations — Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.
The Nordics have often been considered to be somewhat of a powerhouse group when it comes to Eurovision. Between them, they have recorded 13 victories in the contest, with only Iceland still waiting for its maiden win.
At Eurovision 2020, these five nations were set to serve a variety of songs. There’s gospel-soul, power ballads, nu-disco and more. Now, we want to know which of these songs is your favourite.
You can remind yourself of all five of the Nordic Eurovision 2020 songs below. Then be sure to vote in our poll. As always, you can vote for as many acts as you want, but you can only vote once.
Eurovision 2020: Nordic entries
Denmark: Ben & Tan – “Yes”
Ben & Tan won Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020 with the song “Yes”. It’s a happy guitar-driven track all about saying yes to allowing love into your life. The duo were one of the wildcard acts that made it through the regional preliminary rounds, but still managed to go all the way and win over the national audience in Denmark.
Finland: Aksel – “Looking Back”
Aksel fought off steep competition to be crowned the winner of UMK 2020. Topping the jury vote and coming second with the public, he just edged ahead of his rivals. “Looking Back” is a song about living in the moment rather than remaining anchored in the past. Its lyrics encourage us to avoid waiting for the future to bring us something better. If we do, we risk forgetting what we are living for in the present.
Iceland: Daði og Gagnamagnið – “Think About Things”
Daði og Gagnamagnið soared to victory at Söngvakeppnin 2020 with the song “Think About Things”. It quickly became a favourite to win Eurovision 2020, skyrocketing to the top of the odds. The song has also gone viral online, with the likes of Russel Crowe sharing it, and the band have been featured on UK chat shows.
Norway: Ulrikke – “Attention”
After some initial voting difficulties, it was Ulrikke that came out victorious at Melodi Grand Prix 2020. Her song “Attention” is an emotional power ballad full of orchestral instrumentation. Ulrikke questions why she feels the need to change herself in order to seek the attention of a another person.
Sweden: The Mamas – “Move”
Only one point separated first and second place at Melodifestivalen 2020. But, that was all The Mamas needed to be crowned the victors with their song “Move”. For The Mamas, “Move” spreads a message of lifting each other up. If one of them faces a bad day, the other members are there to comfort and motivate. To them, it’s all about moving forward together, to keep going.
Poll: What is your favourite Nordic entry of Eurovision 2020?
[crowdsignal poll=10529712]Who did you vote for? Which Eurovision 2020 songs from the Nordic region were your favourite? Sound off in the comments below!
Sweden and Denmark
I only don’t like Finland’s song.
Norway >> Iceland >> Denmark >> Finland >> Sweden.
I say yes to denmark 😀
Iceland Norway Finland Denmark Sweden
Iceland by far the best imo,
But, Norway would do very well..very intense song.
Sweden is too dated this year.
Ben&Tan by far, the most cheerful song of 2020, reminds me so much of Sebalter (not only his 2014 entry, but his music in general).
But I also voted for Iceland.
Finland and Norway have good lyrics.
The only song I don’t like from Nordics this year is Sweden.
Norway and Sweden.
Easy for me to decide. Norway all the way in my books.
I don’t see a poll, but here is my verdict
1st Iceland
2nd Finland
3rd Sweden
4th Denmark
5th Norway
Finland 2nd and Norway last????
@Gilad Yeah. Can’t accept an opinion?
Also sweden was rubbish this year
Iceland. Norway. Finland Denmark. Sweden. Get Shirley Clamp. Sweden
Genuinely close. I like them all.
Denmark, Iceland and Norway are 3 of my Top 5..
Honestly, all of these would have been deserving of top 10.
1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Iceland
4. Denmark
5. Finland
None of them will be back because the Nordic broadcasters are garbage, so what’s the point?
I feel bitter too, but I want these artists and songs to get as much “attention” as possible while they can. I like all five of these entries!
You’re right. I voted for all them too because I wish the artists nothing but success . But I am bitter about the broadcasters’ decision.
I understand how its fun to crush the artists’ dreams….
I dont think Dadi og Gagnamagnid, Ulrikke, Aksel, The Mamas, and Ben & Tan find it very fun to be discarded by their broadcasters like expired milk, Rasmus.
1. Iceland
2. Sweden
3. Denmark
4. Norway
5. Finland
Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland
Denmark, Iceland and Finland
Denmark would definitely be a qualifier from semi final 2
YES! YES! YES!
Based on my ranking of all 41 songs:
1. Norway (9/10 and 6th overall)
2. Iceland (8.5/10 and 10th overall)
3. Sweden (8/10 and 13th overall)
4. Denmark (7.5/10 and 19th overall)
5. Finland (7/10 and 22nd overall)
Finland
Norway
Denmark
Iceland
Sweden
All of them!! =)
But if I had to order them according to my likes, here is the order,
1- Denmark
2- Sweden
3- Iceland
4- Finland
5- Norway
Denmark
1. Iceland
2. Sweden
3. Denmark
4. Finland
5. Norway
I think that the Nodrics could’ve done very good this year.
1. Norway
2. Sweden (would have been my first choice had they chosen Dotter, but they have a deserved second place as well)
3. Iceland
4. Denmark
5. Finland
Sweden by far
1. Norway: okay song 8/10 2. Finland: Good song, sadly underrated by salty ESC-fans. Now Im happy that Erika lost, it would have been sad to see all fans loving our song and then ESC is cancelled. Better that she lost UMK. This song is better than Finland 2015,2016, maybe 2019. 8/10 3. Sweden: One of the weakest sweden entry in last 10 years. Better than AB and Ben Ingrosso. 4.Iceland: sorry for place 4, I dont like this song and their dances. Lithuania is wayy better troll entry. But maybe I would had like this when I was 7-12… Read more »
Lithuania and Iceland are not troll entries, you know nothing.
OMG I just went to see who Erika (and her song) is, and thanks Looooord she didn’t win haha That would be a bad choice for Fins lol Axel was ok, even though not a strong entry, at least he wasn’t a generic soulless up tempo (even though I love fast songs) with (sorry to be honest) such ugly sounding language as Finish. Finland is a BEAUTIFUL country with amazing forests, and horrible ugly language lol
Nina. Do you feel good about yourself calling another language ugly? 🙂
Yes, perfectly fine! Tastes are different, it is completely normal to like and dislike some languages and there are definitely those languages that sound really ugly or odd to our ears. The problem here is that people are ALWAYS reacting bad to the truth that sounds negative, so I am not surprised to get those minuses and people going “omg how dare she?” lol Obviously there are people who like this north language, but I am not a fan
Voted for Finland & Norway, I would have only voted for Finland in case of Cicciolina.
1/ Norway
2/ Finland
3/ Iceland
4/ Sweden
5/ Denmark
Yes, my vote brought Iceland in the lead!! 😀 (209/208)
The Swedish entry is by far the best among the five. I love you The Mamas !
Norway
Norway – Ulrikke is amazingly talented singer. The song is really touching and relatable.
Iceland
1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Denmark
4. Iceland
5. Finland
I’m the odd one here, but – Finland.
However, I do quite like Norway, Sweden and Iceland.
I like Denmark but it’s cool to see tiny Iceland being everybody’s favourite Nordic 2nd year in a row. I think Hatari won the poll last year too if I remember correctly.
Norway
Surprisingly, Denmark is the only one I like a little bit. Finland, Sweden and Iceland had songs I liked in their NFs but none of them got chosen. And Norway did choose their best option, but it’s actually the first Mørland MGP entry that did not impress me. So, by default, Denmark wins. They usually manage to pick their least bad option.
I would say:
1) Denmark
2) Norway
3) Finland
4) Iceland
5) Sweden
1. Norway
2. Denmark
3. Finland
4. Iceland
5. Sweden
1. I am in love with Ulrikke
2. Ben and Tan has been a massive ear worm for me this year
3. Aksel is so sweet, I just want to give him a cuddle and tell him it’ll be alright
4. I feel this is a performance song – whenever it comes on Spotify, I invariably skip it.
5. For a song in the soul style, it feels oddly soulless to me.
1. Sweden
2. Iceland
3. Denmark
4. Norway
5. Finland
Dadi. <3
Come back in 2021 and this time, let your lyrics express how it feels to be a dad now.
1) Norway
2) Denmark
3) Iceland
4) Sweden
5) Finland