Gísli Marteinn Baldursson has been confirmed as the Icelandic commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Gísli Marteinn Baldursson will be guiding Icelandic viewers through his 13th Eurovision Song Contest next month in Liverpool. The presenter is best known for hostingVikan með Gísla MarteiniandSunnudagsmorgunn for the Icelandic national broadcaster.
Gisli will be commentating on the coverage of the contest broadcast on RÚV 1, with RÚV 2 also broadcasting the Semi-Finals and Grand Final live with sign language commentary. RÚV has not yet revealed who will be announcing the results of the Icelandic jury in the Grand Final.
Diljá was selected to represent Iceland at Eurovision 2023 after winning Söngvakeppnin 2023. She received the most votes in the superfinal.
The song that Diljá will perform in Liverpool is called “Power”. It was written and composed by Pálmi Ragnar Ásgeirsson and Diljá herself. As per Söngvakeppnin rules, it was first performed in Icelandic as “Lifandi inni í mér” in the semi-finals of the competition.
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Iceland debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 and, aside from 2 years of relegation in 1998 and 2002, has participated every year since. The contest is incredibly popular in Iceland, regularly being one of the most watched programmes of the year. Iceland has yet to win the contest but has finished in 2nd on two occasions. In 1999, Selma missed out on victory in Jerusalem by 17 points, and in 2009 Yohanna became the most successful Icelandic entrant ever finishing 2nd in the final with the song “Is it True?”. She scored 218 points, yet still finished 169 points behind the runaway winner Norway.
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