Euroband represented Iceland at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade with the song This Is My Life
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@luisdireito5 ай бұрын
You know an ESC song is good and iconic when even after all these years you still remember the lyrics and sing along. After all this time, I've come to realize this is probably the most perfect and impressive vocal performance I have ever seen in ESC. It's literally flawless, as if you're listening to a studio edited version, except you're not. This is true talent.
@lorofcb35 жыл бұрын
Let’s face it it’s Eurovision perfection and their vocals were fucking on point!!!
@marinac76763 жыл бұрын
And stage,and song,and voices,and rytm,all is great!
@kare-n8 жыл бұрын
Iceland is so underrated in the ESC.
@EREJones8 жыл бұрын
I spot another SatW fan
@ilovemusic55575 жыл бұрын
True
@LV.09044 жыл бұрын
Karen Y true I never thought about iceland
@FanSchalke043 жыл бұрын
Like Spain
@revolverrobinson97903 жыл бұрын
Not this year!
@melinasotiriadou70993 ай бұрын
2024 still listening to it… That means a lot… winner in my heart❤
@paulhancock3957 Жыл бұрын
2023..and this is miles better than any of this years entries...have never forgotten how underrated this incredible vocal performance was from Iceland 🇮🇸 ❤❤❤
@GergoMarosvari4 жыл бұрын
I am so glad that i lived my childhood years in this type of music. 2000's music is the best!
@adamtorok58257 жыл бұрын
This is honestly one of my all-time favourite songs ever from Eurovision! Amazing!
@andredermondbar11377 жыл бұрын
Same here :P
@MichalBergseth-AmitopiaTV Жыл бұрын
@@andredermondbar1137 Same!!!
@miguelramos326910 ай бұрын
Same!
@AlexandreSalesThamaro5 жыл бұрын
Not only the music, but the camera work is damn good as well!
@marinac76765 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@sashaj802 жыл бұрын
Thanks to Sven Stojanović, ESC Belgrade director
@gemelo832 жыл бұрын
Except for the camera shade being on their faces at the end!!!
@dimitrispvoice1332 жыл бұрын
It would be if the camera crane's shadow wasn't all over them in the end
@harut938 жыл бұрын
What a year. .Amazing songs and memories
@jamilchihneh22587 жыл бұрын
2008
@valacchiromaniitaliani88554 жыл бұрын
Belgrade 2008,,one of the best esc ever
@hothotchickenroll7 жыл бұрын
Sounds exactly like the studio version, so dammm goood.
@flavius97228 жыл бұрын
The best icelandic entry and probably the real winner of 2008.
@IzayoiArwena7 жыл бұрын
Flavius 97 i agree
@stevebbuk7 жыл бұрын
Yes I liked the song, but his funky chicken dance at the beginning did him no favours..
@wolfa.brutting1257 жыл бұрын
Flavius 97 iceland 12 points from Germany ♥
@markdowd12 күн бұрын
The "real winner" every year is the song that gets the most points. In Russia ..that song was Russia.
@degoele5 жыл бұрын
Those voices... This is what they call a 'powerhouse' (x2)!
@damienriddick35 Жыл бұрын
Hera Björk on the back vocal too...
@benaston12957 жыл бұрын
This is my favourite Eurovision song EVER. Iceland should have won with this. I think I need to Holiday more in Iceland.
@Neo-mv7cn4 жыл бұрын
Eurovision 2008...what an interesting year! 11 years later and not a single year was even close to it. From interesting songs, to guilty plasures (I see you all my beloved Pirates of the Sea), to underrated songs. 2008 will remain forever a strong year in the ESC archive. So yeah...I'm kinda nostalgic! And now, straight to the point. I love this song, and I love all the performances because all of the singers were having so much fun and joy to sing for all the people around the world! Now...ESC is just like a machine...without substance and soul! GOOD JOB to ESC class of 2008! 🤗🤗🤗 PS: Take care all of you amazing people around the world!
@fabb4i27 жыл бұрын
Eurodance was not exactly a popular genre in 2008 so 14th seems to be a decent result, but they deserved more than they got.
@Euroviking866 жыл бұрын
Well, Örlygur Smári generally can't write a good song to save his life, but the lyrics and the performance were exceptional.
@mongolidp4 жыл бұрын
This song has aged incredibly well imo. If they were hypotehtically to send it this year it would very likely finish top 10.
@AlexJLancaster4 жыл бұрын
Basshunter was pretty big that year with ‘Now You’re Gone’ & ‘All I Ever Wanted’; Cascada were also very successful too, so Eurodance was still producing some big hits in 2008.
@trastofer3 жыл бұрын
Wow. Bravo, 13 years later and sounds still perfect. So well sung, a perfect combination of all voices. Fantastic!
@romaniachannel1155 жыл бұрын
Flawless performance, CD vocal material. Awesome till this day
@thesnesgeek Жыл бұрын
I hope one day Eurodisco will make a real comeback in Eurovision, this is such a bop with excellent lyrics.
@luisdireito5 ай бұрын
You have Austria 2024 ;) This one is much better, though
@Definitely_not_pi26 күн бұрын
@@luisdireito Austria this year was nothing compared to this
@MrsKoldun8 жыл бұрын
It feels like Iceland has only 6 singers and they just swap positions ever year 😂
@Euroviking868 жыл бұрын
Believe me, that impression is not that unfounded.
@jamie_on_youtube8 жыл бұрын
If Greta and Jonsi went out clubbing: Euroband
@Kris217imsc8 жыл бұрын
I agree! it seems to be in the icelandic culture to support each other
@TomMy-et8hr7 жыл бұрын
Lane Moje Well, this a bit to be expected with a population of about 340.000 people ;D
@roentgen5717 жыл бұрын
I was going to say, the whole country has a population about the size of a middling city in Europe or the US/Canada... lol
@stix9221 Жыл бұрын
Still the best part from 2:20 till the end. After all these years I still love this song and remember lyrics
@gaboltl6 жыл бұрын
2008 is by far my favorite Eurovision year
@AegisOfFreedom7 жыл бұрын
This has been one of my favourite songs since 2008 when I first heard.Still love it!
@EscMike8 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@juancarlosgarcia90026 жыл бұрын
Esc Mike Iceland is perhaps the most underrated country in ESC
@anetagrdelaj49216 жыл бұрын
Esc Mike `
@maraj82156 жыл бұрын
This song should've been top 2. At the very least, top 3
@christospanagiotidis63275 жыл бұрын
MY ALL TIME FAVE ...I LOVE IT
@idunnarnadottir22785 жыл бұрын
Regina Osk and Friðrik Omar are so amazing singers, i love them❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@anco81977 жыл бұрын
damn they deserved at least top 10
@MrBjornov5 жыл бұрын
I do still play this song, and I love the Icelandic entries.
@JackWalker129936 жыл бұрын
One of the few entries from 2008 I still listen to regularly, 10 years later and it's still an energetic and futuristic banger! Iceland definitely bounced back into action here after 3 years of not qualifying, I remember being shocked they didn't finish Top 10 and it was clear bloc voting was a huge problem. Eurovision fandom also seemed more fun, friendly and chilled back then, if this song was an entry this year it'd get shredded for being 'dated' and not sounding 'cultural' where did all the depression and snobbery kick in?
@Jimmys19956 жыл бұрын
Jack Walker they reached the second place in 2009 with Yohanna and the song is it true. By the way this is my favourite Iceland entry ❤
@JackWalker129936 жыл бұрын
Τζιμης ofc I know that! Yohanna is my favourite ever Icelandic entrant ♥ Iceland have been pretty weak in recent years tbh 😔
@logbia7k6088 ай бұрын
THe more I listen the better its gets
@herrstrasser5 жыл бұрын
This song is one of the best dance songs, and very very underrated :-( One of my favourite ESC songs.
@raymond9045 жыл бұрын
I went absolutely mental for this song. Couldn't believe it didn't win.
@pedromm942 жыл бұрын
WHAT A HUGE DANCE TECHNO MUSIC FROM ICELAND, WOW, I WAS AMAZING AT IT'S MOMENT BUT NOWADAYS, I MISS THIS SO MUCH =)
@keistep8705 Жыл бұрын
Insane vocals!
@plebontheweb7 жыл бұрын
I thought the lady singing was Natalie from cascada for years 😂
@sheriwoozidan4 жыл бұрын
seriously this song is so good, fridrik and regina's voices are so strong and i love hera bjork's backing vocals too. really deserved top 10 at least!
@BegueBackspinner886 ай бұрын
Every time I watch this I cannot believe they are actually singing this. Their voices are incredible together.
@renatopereira8103 жыл бұрын
we don't have enough eurodance tracks in ESC history and that's weird because the genre was so popular in the 90s and early 2000s
@lexezlao Жыл бұрын
the 90s was oddly filled with ballads, idk why eurodance slept on it they started showing up in the early 2000s but not only does no one like the early 2000s but they quickly fell out of fashion
@maraj82156 жыл бұрын
Someone explain to me why this song didn't make it to the top 3
@DaninaPetroskova4 жыл бұрын
Mara J I don’t know. I voted for them.
@jonathanhodgson13538 жыл бұрын
Also that woah-woah bit is so reliant on Hera's backing! 👌🏻😍💁🏼
@Tinou1997 Жыл бұрын
15 years later I come back here to see all the 43 performances of 2008 edition to rank them and Iceland finishes way higher than what it really got back then. This song objectively was top 10 material and their voices matched so perfectly. Such a small country in term of population and yet so much talent discovered through the years! I hope Iceland will win soon enough 🇮🇸
@alessandrogabrielli56414 жыл бұрын
He is Barney Stinson being a lesbian in How I Met Your Mother. Greetings from the republic of Myanmar!!
@arnau67124 жыл бұрын
What the hell is the republic of Myanmar
@manishshetty71894 жыл бұрын
@@arnau6712 It is a country in Asia surrounded by India Bangladesh China and Thailand
@lucydecastro19864 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@ultimatecow.4 жыл бұрын
I cant unsee it
@marinac76763 жыл бұрын
So underrated song!One of the best ever. 16.01.2021.
@RAimotion2 жыл бұрын
me being form the 79's this is just the kind of music we went to the discos to enjoy all night long. So for me this entry was amazing! Ohh and their vocal performance is just outta this world.
@MarcoAOlivares4 жыл бұрын
The original Fire Saga.
@Massiiiiiiii3 жыл бұрын
Icelands best entry!!! Still in love with this song😍 love from Italy🇮🇹
@UnknownUnknown-ki6zb7 жыл бұрын
Still better than the winner🙆 And perfect vocals👌
@freyapaz40072 жыл бұрын
Denna text har gett mig stor inspiration. Det stämmer i varenda ord. Ta kommandot över ens liv, att fin a lycka i sig själv.
@valkon_ Жыл бұрын
I miss this eurovision..
@eyvazovferid38404 ай бұрын
Me too. No freaks, no drag queens or queers on the stage. Only pure-talented singers with their amazing songs and amazing voices❤ Bring back old Eurovision times!
@charlietowler34162 жыл бұрын
Love how Hera Bjork was one of the background singers 🥰 my 2010 Winner ! And she supported my 2009 Winner Yohanna!🤗
@greenhermit60374 жыл бұрын
This could be the main song for the movie Eurovision Song Contest: the story of Fire Saga!
@jonathanhodgson13538 жыл бұрын
Incredibly cheesy naughties pop but it is performed with conviction and they have stellar vocals which makes it so enjoyable to watch and listen to! 👌🏻
@Euroviking867 жыл бұрын
Great analysis. The singers are out of this world, and Páll Óskar's lyrics excellent. But Örlygur Smári can't write a good song to save his life.
@NebulaPuncture7 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Hodgson this is trance not pop
@renatopereira8103 жыл бұрын
@@NebulaPuncture It's eurodance
@freyapaz40072 жыл бұрын
2022 lyssnar än. Bästa sång någonsin
@catskull4192 Жыл бұрын
This song is still just so damn powerful!
@lpmuse2946 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favourite entries 💙💙💙💙 from Greece
@pepdu428 жыл бұрын
It was my favourite this year !
@sashaj802 жыл бұрын
One of the best performances at ESC ever
@freyapaz40072 жыл бұрын
Si esta canción es la más hermosa q he escuchado. Me encanta el texto la pura verdad, y los dos en él escenario son la combinación perfecta 🤩
@treestomped69548 жыл бұрын
Was Hera Björk one of the backing singers?
@arthurmezacasa10218 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think so... I was noticing her even in the non-official videos with low resolution... hahaha!
@Pure_antidote8 жыл бұрын
Yes, she was the back singer that year)
@ERTMedias8 жыл бұрын
Yep: and also Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson
@evilcitizen46077 жыл бұрын
Icelandic participants always provide backing vocals to each other :) Icelandic ESC solidarity :)
@Eth19946 жыл бұрын
Yes. She was also a backing singer for Maria Ólafs in 2015, and for Yohanna in 2009. Friðrik Ómar (the male half of Euroband) was also a backing singer for Yohanna.
@Jenettt5 жыл бұрын
2008 was a year full of fresh talents
@MichalBergseth-AmitopiaTV Жыл бұрын
This is the BEST Eurovision song Ever! 12 Points!
@bertopstaele65523 жыл бұрын
One of the best tracks on eurovision forever grts belgium
@vahe5795 жыл бұрын
I still listen to this amazing song , Love Euroband ❤❤❤
@lugo_jose4 жыл бұрын
this reminds me Fire Saga movie. First time I saw the movie, it made me think right away to this song
@ariccua61014 жыл бұрын
Double Trouble came into mind.
@markohuber23255 жыл бұрын
great, great great Performance, so underrated … really catchy song and even in 2019 impressive… timeless 12 Points from Austria
@plexx365 Жыл бұрын
God I love this song! It was my favorite that year and it's way too good for Eurovision.
@chichomur6 жыл бұрын
These song was amazing, I still like it.
@milosnikolic5780 Жыл бұрын
I remember that day i was child going with parients to watch eurovision in stark arena i think this songs is on top 5 that year.greetings from Serbia❤❤❤
@gemelo832 жыл бұрын
Still listening to this song in 2022💪🏽 They’ve set that stage on fireeeeee 🔥
@garymcewan8684 ай бұрын
This is still probably one of the best songs from 2008. I think another things that’s missing as well is massive stages along with great sweeping jib camera shots. This performance along is full of great camera angles and sweeping shots.
@chiriladorin-alexandru27762 жыл бұрын
14 years ago. amazing song. belgrade 2008.
@jdeast85692 жыл бұрын
How come they did not win? It's such a good song and great performance!!
@erikbe753 жыл бұрын
This deserved so much better! ❤
@karlb.98924 жыл бұрын
2019,2020?Very underrated song that year!Love it,so catchy.
@paulhancock39574 ай бұрын
2024...and yes. Still Mile's better than any of this years entries ❤
@ariccua61014 жыл бұрын
I want them to cover Double Trouble, because this is the closest it went!
@Missi1XD2 жыл бұрын
5:00 am, drunk me dancing to this banger- everything perfectly fine over here
@mikimaus99647 жыл бұрын
Ryan and Sharpay Evans
@jalentess39905 жыл бұрын
Yess
@jalentess39905 жыл бұрын
Of Iceland
@PauloCesarLira53 жыл бұрын
YES
@Kantong52 жыл бұрын
The woman at 2:33 on the left (one of the back up singers) competed in Eurovision for Iceland in 2010.
@PeterNguyen-fo5hqАй бұрын
and 2024 too
@campanula90196 жыл бұрын
Iceland have had so many great entries but this is probably my favourite! Love it
@oziverson7 жыл бұрын
2017 still in love with this
@RAimotion2 жыл бұрын
2022 still banging :)
@deeve237 жыл бұрын
I love this song... So underrated
@994Milicica Жыл бұрын
Listening to this absolute banger 15 years later❤ This year on ESC is absolute trash. Love from Serbia❤
@nockeynoo5 жыл бұрын
i'm fan of eurodance, so this song is for me~ it's so Dance Dance Revolution
@rhymesrnb4 жыл бұрын
This song is amazing its still in my head after so many years
@pelleplutt754 жыл бұрын
This was one of my favourites this year... lovely song..
@nathaliebazinga4 жыл бұрын
I am here after 12 years and I have to say this song is STILL really fucking good. xD
@RAimotion2 жыл бұрын
could not agree more, 2022 here still banging :p so full of energy and the vibe from a great time :)
@TheKommet775 жыл бұрын
The greatest song of ESC 2008. Unfairly underrated.
@SurvivalHorror825 жыл бұрын
We need more songs like this one in Eurovision, got tired of ballads.
@michaelsellers99713 жыл бұрын
If this song was entered a couple of years earlier it would've have been top 5 for sire, so underrated!
@KlaudiaBara7 жыл бұрын
this and heras song ARE AMAZING!!! BOTH.....
@doremizontas3 жыл бұрын
The best song the latest 20 years by far
@jajkomaster Жыл бұрын
I'm becoming 30 this year but damn this still feels awesome 🥺
@penoulilini Жыл бұрын
One of the most "eurovision" songs I have ever heard!
@annasummar56082 жыл бұрын
Я обожаю их. Самая лучшая группа!!! Это песня,которую единственную я запомнила на Евровидение!!! Браво,ребята, люблю Вас, вы должны были выигрывать!!! Люблю!
@tommcfadden7483 жыл бұрын
Iceland have given us so many good songs in Eurovision. Aside from 2008, there is 1991,1997, 2021 and the best for me is 2009! Looking forward to when Iceland win the Grand Prix!!!
@RAimotion2 жыл бұрын
ohh ya the 2009 was also focking amazing should have won that year if you ask me.
@neknarf19733 жыл бұрын
One of my top favourits of all years
@christophergrevenerofficial2 жыл бұрын
My winner of 2008
@GalaxyNokiaGames3 ай бұрын
one of the members is doing the jury points of Iceland this year, and one of the backing singers appeared in the 1st semifinal for her song *Scared of Heights*
@ziptoy0772 жыл бұрын
Still playing in 2021 october 🔊🔊🎶🎶🎶 my favourite Eurovision song😁😄
@Hultis70Ай бұрын
Best song ever in the Eurovision. Without any competition at all🫡
@BRIXandSTRINGS4 жыл бұрын
God damn. 2008 was an awesome year for Eurovision!
@gregorybringanddedrumel79992 жыл бұрын
14 years later and still a banger, one of my favorite Eurovision songs ever. I suggest you all to check the national final performance 'Eurobandið - Fullkomið líf'. Thank god they completely tweaked song for ESC as it was a huge disaster in the first place (but the talent was already there!)