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Songvakeppnin winner: Pollapönk will sing for Iceland!

Posted on February 15, 2014December 26, 2021
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Pollapönk, a kid-friendly punk band, has won Songvakeppnin 2014—and thereby the right to sing for Iceland at Eurovision. They’ll rock on with “Enga fordóma,” which translates as “No Racism” in English.

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Iceland: Opera star and female footballer advance at Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins

Posted on February 1, 2014January 20, 2016
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byKristin Kristjans

The first two finalists in the Icelandic national finals, Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins, have been revealed. Tonight Icelanders chose “Von”, performed by Gissur Páll Gissurarson, and “Eftir eitt lag”, performed by Gréta…

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Songvakeppnin winner: Pollapönk will sing for Iceland!

Iceland: Opera star and female footballer advance at Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins

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