Ég á líf

"Ég á líf"
Single by Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson
Released	February 2013
Format	Digital download
Length	3:00
Writer(s)	Örlygur Smári, Pétur Örn Gudmundsson
"Ég á líf" Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry Country Iceland Artist(s) Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson Language Icelandic 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 Appearance 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] 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.

Track list

Single release

1. "Ég á líf" (Eythor Ingi) (3:00)

Ég á líf: The Malmö Album

1. "Ég á líf" (Eythor Ingi) (3:00)
2. "Tha kem eg heim" (Eythor Ingi) (2:58)
3. "Hafmey" (Todmobil & Eythor Ingi) (3:05)
4. "Eg veit og eg se" (Todmobil & Eythor Ingi) (5:41)
5. "Her og nu" (Todmobil & Eythor Ingi) (5:15)
6. "Ég á líf, Karaoke Version" (Eythor Ingi) (2:59)
7. "Ég á líf, A.K.A. Club Version" (Eythor Ingi) (5:36)
8. "Ég á líf, A.K.A. Club Version Kareoke) (Eythor Ingi) (5:36)

Ég á líf (Club Mix)

1. "Ég á líf" (Icelandic Esc Entry 2013) -Single (3:00)
2. "Ég á líf" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (3:00)
3. "Ég á líf, A.K.A. Club Version" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (5:36)
4. "Ég á líf, Karaoke Version" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (2:59)
5. "Ég á líf, A.K.A. Club Version Kareoke" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (5:36)
6. "Eg veit og eg se" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (5:41)
7. "Tha kem eg heim" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (2:58)
8. "Ég á líf (Club Mix)" (Ég á líf (Club Mix) - Single (5:36)
9. "Her og nu" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (5:15)
10. "Hafmey" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (3:05)

Chart performance

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.^[2]

References

External links

• Ég á líf lyrics and translation
• Club mix track list

Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Artists 1980s ICY Halla Margrét Beathoven Daníel Ágúst 1990s Stjórnin Stefán & Eyfi Heart 2 Heart Inga Sigga Bo Halldórsson Anna Mjöll Paul Oscar 1998 Selma 2000s August & Telma Two Tricky 2002 Birgitta Jónsi Selma Silvia Night Eiríkur Hauksson Euroband Yohanna 2010s Hera Björk Sigurjón's Friends Greta Salóme & Jónsi Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson Pollapönk María Ólafsdóttir Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir
Songs 1980s "Gleðibankinn" "Hægt og hljótt" "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)" "Það sem enginn sér" 1990s "Eitt lag enn" "Draumur um Nínu" "Nei eða já" "Þá veistu svarið" "Nætur" "Núna" "Sjúbídú" "Minn hinsti dans" 1998 "All Out of Luck" 2000s "Tell Me!" "Angel" 2002 "Open Your Heart" "Heaven" "If I Had Your Love" "Congratulations" "Valentine Lost" "This Is My Life" "Is It True?" 2010s "Je ne sais quoi" "Coming Home" "Never Forget" "Ég á líf" "No Prejudice" "Unbroken" "Hear Them Calling"
(Note : Entries scored out are when Iceland did not compete)