Iceland - Með Hækkandi Sól - Systur (Sigga, Beta og Elin)

23 - 20 pts   10 - 103 pts in semi 1

Með Hækkandi Sól (With the rising sun) by Sigga, Beta and Elin is the winner of the Icelandic Söngvakeppni 2022 and is the entry for Torino.

Sigríður, Elísabet and Elín Eyþórsdætur are sisters. Their song is written by Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardottir better known as Lay Low.

On March 16 it was announced that they will be going further as Systur (Sisters).

Pic from the sisters Facebook

The Systur also have a bróðir, his name is Eyþór and he joined his sisters on stage in Turin (on drums).

2023 remix

Palmi, who also mixed the Icelandic 2023 entry made a remix of Með Hækkandi Sól and it was released in Eurovision week 2023.

The Systur (and bró) come from a musical family. Mom Ellen Kristjánsdóttir participated in the 1989 Söngvakeppni with the band Mannakorn and the song Linudans (ending 2nd behind Daníel Augúst Haraldsson.

A year later she came fifth with Ég Læt Mig Dreyma.

Dad Eyþór Gunnarsson was a founding member and keyboard player of Mezzoforte, jazz disco band who had some world hits with songs like Garden Party and Rockall.

Söngvakeppnin 2022 album

10 songs competed for the Icelandic ticket to Turin. The final was on March 12.

All songs were released on the digital album Söngvakeppnin 2022. 10 songs in  Icelandic, nine also have their English version. Plus 10 Icelandic karaokes and 9 English. 38 tracks in all.

The winning song Með Hækkandi Sól is the only of the 10 not having an English version or English karaoke.

Versions:
Með Hækkandi Sól - original

- on the official album, digital single on some sources
Með Hækkandi Sól - karaoke

- on the official karaoke album (digital)

- both on digital album Söngvakeppnin 2022

Með Hækkandi Sól - palmi.remix

- digital 12-5-2023

Links and sources:
Systur: Sigga, Beta og Elin: Website,  FB, Insta

RÚV Söngvakeppnin pages, FB, Insta