As every year, Iceland’s public broadcaster, RÚV has opened reception’s deadline of the entries looking Söngvakeppni, national’s country final.

Authors and composers interested in being part of the selection are able to send their song until the 20th October. Foreigners authors are able to being part too, but at least 2/3 of the entrymust have icelandic’s origin. Artists must be Iceland’s citizens.
12 choosen entries will take part of the 2 semifinals (dated on 10th and 17th of February), every semifinal will be composed of6 entries and 3 participants of every one will qualify to the final, dated on 3rd of March.
Like at the last 3 years, songs will have to be submitted on icelandic, and once qualified to the final artists will be able to sing it in english or no.