"Ég á líf" | |
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Single by Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson | |
Released | February 2013 |
Length | 3:00 |
Songwriter(s) | Örlygur Smári, Pétur Örn Gudmundsson |
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry | |
Country | |
Artist(s) | |
Language | |
Composer(s) |
Örlygur Smári & Pétur Örn Gudmundsson |
Lyricist(s) |
Örlygur Smári & Pétur Örn Gudmundsson |
Finals performance | |
Semi-final result | 6th |
Semi-final points | 72 |
Final result | 17th |
Final points | 47 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Never Forget" (2012) | |
"No Prejudice" (2014) ► |
"Ég á líf" (I'm alive) is the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö and is performed by singer Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson after he won Söngvakeppnin 2013. [1] In the final it placed 17th. [2] The song is the first to be performed in Icelandic since 1997. It is also the first Icelandic entry ever to not have an English version recorded.
Ég á líf entered the Icelandic charts at number one in the week following the national final where it stayed for four weeks. In the week of March 22 a revamped version of the song was released and opened third on the charts, ultimately climbing up to the third spot. [3]
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Germany ( Media Control AG) [4] | 75 |
Iceland ( RÚV) [5] | 1 |
Netherlands ( Mega Single Top 100) [6] | 84 |
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [7] | 46 |
"Ég á líf" | |
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Single by Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson | |
Released | February 2013 |
Length | 3:00 |
Songwriter(s) | Örlygur Smári, Pétur Örn Gudmundsson |
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry | |
Country | |
Artist(s) | |
Language | |
Composer(s) |
Örlygur Smári & Pétur Örn Gudmundsson |
Lyricist(s) |
Örlygur Smári & Pétur Örn Gudmundsson |
Finals performance | |
Semi-final result | 6th |
Semi-final points | 72 |
Final result | 17th |
Final points | 47 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Never Forget" (2012) | |
"No Prejudice" (2014) ► |
"Ég á líf" (I'm alive) is the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö and is performed by singer Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson after he won Söngvakeppnin 2013. [1] In the final it placed 17th. [2] The song is the first to be performed in Icelandic since 1997. It is also the first Icelandic entry ever to not have an English version recorded.
Ég á líf entered the Icelandic charts at number one in the week following the national final where it stayed for four weeks. In the week of March 22 a revamped version of the song was released and opened third on the charts, ultimately climbing up to the third spot. [3]
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Germany ( Media Control AG) [4] | 75 |
Iceland ( RÚV) [5] | 1 |
Netherlands ( Mega Single Top 100) [6] | 84 |
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [7] | 46 |