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Ég á líf

"Ég á líf"
Single by Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson
ReleasedFebruary 2013
Length3:00
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.

Track listing

Single release

  1. "Ég á líf" (Eyþór Ingi) (3:00)

Ég á líf: The Malmö Album

  1. "Ég á líf" (Eyþór Ingi) (3:00)
  2. "Þá kem ég heim" (Eyþór Ingi) (2:58)
  3. "Hafmey" (Todmobil & Eyþór Ingi) (3:05)
  4. "Ég veit og ég sé" (Todmobil & Eyþór Ingi) (5:41)
  5. "Hér og nú" (Todmobil & Eyþór Ingi) (5:15)
  6. "Ég á líf, Karaoke Version" (Eyþór Ingi) (2:59)
  7. "Ég á líf, A.K.A. Club Version" (Eyþór Ingi) (5:36)
  8. "Ég á líf, A.K.A. Club Version Karaoke) (Eyþór 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. "Ég veit og ég sé" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (5:41)
  7. "Þá kem ég heim" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (2:58)
  8. "Ég á líf (Club Mix)" (Ég á líf (Club Mix) – Single (5:36)
  9. "Hér og nú" (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.[3]

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Germany (Media Control AG)[4] 75
Iceland (RÚV)[5] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[6] 84
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 46

References

  1. ^ "Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson to represent Iceland in Malmö". ESC Today. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Eurovision 2013 Iceland: Eythor Ingi - "Ég Á Líf"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Icelandic Singles Chart". Tonlist.is. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
  4. ^ "charts.de – Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson – Ég á líf" (in German). Media Control.[dead link]
  5. ^ "RÚV – Vinsældalisti Rásar 2". RÚV. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  6. ^ "dutchcharts.nl – Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson – Ég á líf" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  7. ^ "hitparade.ch – Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson – Ég á líf" (in German). Schweizer Hitparade. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
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