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.
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.
2023..and this is miles better than any of this years entries...have never forgotten how underrated this incredible vocal performance was from Iceland 🇮🇸 ❤❤❤
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!
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.
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?
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
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.
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! 👌🏻
This is Eurovision. Slightly cheesy but good music. I always know I'm going to love an act for years when it sounds like a Dance Dance Revolution Song, lol
@@nockeynoo I think they tried, but because Eurovision entries can't officially chart or be in anything until the contest, hence why a third of modern Eurovision songs tend to be summer hits (France 2010 for example)
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 🇮🇸
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!
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.
Euroband shows little Iceland produces on of the finest eurodance-trance in the continent. Sadly, abhorrent productions are being awarded there today instead of talent like this or the one from other small countries like Estonia. Turn back to your roots Eurovision, please!
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*
of bu şarkı aşırı underrated. ben çok seviyorum ve eurovisionda da sıralamada çok altlarda kaldı. I love this song. ıt deserves better. greetings from Turkey
Let’s face it it’s Eurovision perfection and their vocals were fucking on point!!!
And stage,and song,and voices,and rytm,all is great!
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.
Iceland is so underrated in the ESC.
I spot another SatW fan
True
Karen Y true I never thought about iceland
Like Spain
Not this year!
Not only the music, but the camera work is damn good as well!
Yes!
Thanks to Sven Stojanović, ESC Belgrade director
Except for the camera shade being on their faces at the end!!!
It would be if the camera crane's shadow wasn't all over them in the end
2024 still listening to it… That means a lot… winner in my heart❤
I am so glad that i lived my childhood years in this type of music. 2000's music is the best!
This is honestly one of my all-time favourite songs ever from Eurovision! Amazing!
Same here :P
@@andredermondbar1137 Same!!!
Same!
Hera Björk on the back vocal too...
Eurodance was not exactly a popular genre in 2008 so 14th seems to be a decent result, but they deserved more than they got.
Well, Örlygur Smári generally can't write a good song to save his life, but the lyrics and the performance were exceptional.
This song has aged incredibly well imo. If they were hypotehtically to send it this year it would very likely finish top 10.
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.
It feels like Iceland has only 6 singers and they just swap positions ever year 😂
Believe me, that impression is not that unfounded.
If Greta and Jonsi went out clubbing: Euroband
I agree! it seems to be in the icelandic culture to support each other
Lane Moje Well, this a bit to be expected with a population of about 340.000 people ;D
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
2023..and this is miles better than any of this years entries...have never forgotten how underrated this incredible vocal performance was from Iceland 🇮🇸 ❤❤❤
Sounds exactly like the studio version, so dammm goood.
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!
Those voices... This is what they call a 'powerhouse' (x2)!
I thought the lady singing was Natalie from cascada for years 😂
This is my favourite Eurovision song EVER. Iceland should have won with this. I think I need to Holiday more in Iceland.
What a year. .Amazing songs and memories
2008
Belgrade 2008,,one of the best esc ever
Someone explain to me why this song didn't make it to the top 3
Mara J I don’t know. I voted for them.
Was Hera Björk one of the backing singers?
Yeah, I think so... I was noticing her even in the non-official videos with low resolution... hahaha!
Yes, she was the back singer that year)
Yep: and also Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson
Icelandic participants always provide backing vocals to each other :) Icelandic ESC solidarity :)
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.
The best icelandic entry and probably the real winner of 2008.
Flavius 97 i agree
Yes I liked the song, but his funky chicken dance at the beginning did him no favours..
Flavius 97 iceland 12 points from Germany ♥
The "real winner" every year is the song that gets the most points. In Russia ..that song was Russia.
Amazing
Esc Mike Iceland is perhaps the most underrated country in ESC
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This song should've been top 2. At the very least, top 3
MY ALL TIME FAVE ...I LOVE IT
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?
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 ❤
Τζιμης ofc I know that! Yohanna is my favourite ever Icelandic entrant ♥ Iceland have been pretty weak in recent years tbh 😔
Wow. Bravo, 13 years later and sounds still perfect. So well sung, a perfect combination of all voices. Fantastic!
Flawless performance, CD vocal material. Awesome till this day
He is Barney Stinson being a lesbian in How I Met Your Mother.
Greetings from the republic of Myanmar!!
What the hell is the republic of Myanmar
@@arnau6712 It is a country in Asia surrounded by India Bangladesh China and Thailand
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I cant unsee it
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
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
I hope one day Eurodisco will make a real comeback in Eurovision, this is such a bop with excellent lyrics.
You have Austria 2024 ;) This one is much better, though
@@luisdireito Austria this year was nothing compared to this
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.
Still the best part from 2:20 till the end. After all these years I still love this song and remember lyrics
damn they deserved at least top 10
This has been one of my favourite songs since 2008 when I first heard.Still love it!
Regina Osk and Friðrik Omar are so amazing singers, i love them❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This song is one of the best dance songs, and very very underrated :-( One of my favourite ESC songs.
There's a wild Hera Bjork in the background....
2008 is by far my favorite Eurovision year
The original Fire Saga.
WHAT A HUGE DANCE TECHNO MUSIC FROM ICELAND, WOW, I WAS AMAZING AT IT'S MOMENT BUT NOWADAYS, I MISS THIS SO MUCH =)
Still better than the winner🙆 And perfect vocals👌
This could be the main song for the movie Eurovision Song Contest: the story of Fire Saga!
If Neil Patrick Harris was Icelandic
Insane vocals!
Ryan and Sharpay Evans
Yess
Of Iceland
YES
I do still play this song, and I love the Icelandic entries.
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!
Also that woah-woah bit is so reliant on Hera's backing! 👌🏻😍💁🏼
I went absolutely mental for this song. Couldn't believe it didn't win.
THe more I listen the better its gets
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! 👌🏻
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.
Jonathan Hodgson this is trance not pop
@@NebulaPuncture It's eurodance
Okay i wasen’t born 2008😳 but i’m icelandic and Friðrik ómar looked so wierd!
What is Barney Stinson doing on there?
That was what I thought
Love how Hera Bjork was one of the background singers 🥰 my 2010 Winner ! And she supported my 2009 Winner Yohanna!🤗
How come they did not win? It's such a good song and great performance!!
A letra dessa música é perfeita auto ajuda
Listening to this absolute banger 15 years later❤ This year on ESC is absolute trash.
Love from Serbia❤
The woman at 2:33 on the left (one of the back up singers) competed in Eurovision for Iceland in 2010.
and 2024 too
HEY THERS HERA BJORK! 2:32 ! :D
She is a legend XD
This is Eurovision. Slightly cheesy but good music. I always know I'm going to love an act for years when it sounds like a Dance Dance Revolution Song, lol
dancing stage supernova 2 could've been better to include this song~
@@nockeynoo I think they tried, but because Eurovision entries can't officially chart or be in anything until the contest, hence why a third of modern Eurovision songs tend to be summer hits (France 2010 for example)
@@silvergir89 uhh, what does officially charts and the game i mentioned have to do with each other?
@@silvergir89 I'm not sure that's true anymore. Songs are released and purchasable often months in advance.
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 🇮🇸
I want them to cover Double Trouble, because this is the closest it went!
Title: *This is my Life (Non-Bergendahlised version)*
This song is still just so damn powerful!
Friðrik Ómar should really try again Eurovision!!!
i'm fan of eurodance, so this song is for me~ it's so Dance Dance Revolution
Why couldn't they just win the contest in that year? I'll never understand it..
Icelands best entry!!! Still in love with this song😍 love from Italy🇮🇹
5:00 am, drunk me dancing to this banger- everything perfectly fine over here
I miss this eurovision..
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!
So underrated song!One of the best ever.
16.01.2021.
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.
We need more songs like this one in Eurovision, got tired of ballads.
I swear that is Cascada
I am here after 12 years and I have to say this song is STILL really fucking good. xD
could not agree more, 2022 here still banging :p so full of energy and the vibe from a great time :)
This is the BEST Eurovision song Ever! 12 Points!
Iceland have had so many great entries but this is probably my favourite! Love it
Они были лучшими тогда. Впрочем, как и сейчас.
It was my favourite this year !
Best song ever in the Eurovision. Without any competition at all🫡
always be the winner that never won in my eyes
This is one of my favourite entries 💙💙💙💙 from Greece
Iceland underrated as always...
Every time I watch this I cannot believe they are actually singing this. Their voices are incredible together.
This deserved so much better! ❤
great, great great Performance, so underrated … really catchy song and even in 2019 impressive… timeless 12 Points from Austria
1:38 these vocals 😳
this reminds me Fire Saga movie. First time I saw the movie, it made me think right away to this song
Double Trouble came into mind.
One of the best tracks on eurovision forever grts belgium
Could have been E-type, doing this!!
and Nana Hedins vocals .. would been amazing
Young Lars and Sigrit from FIRE SAGA
God I love this song! It was my favorite that year and it's way too good for Eurovision.
Euroband shows little Iceland produces on of the finest eurodance-trance in the continent. Sadly, abhorrent productions are being awarded there today instead of talent like this or the one from other small countries like Estonia. Turn back to your roots Eurovision, please!
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*
2019,2020?Very underrated song that year!Love it,so catchy.
I'm becoming 30 this year but damn this still feels awesome 🥺
of bu şarkı aşırı underrated. ben çok seviyorum ve eurovisionda da sıralamada çok altlarda kaldı. I love this song. ıt deserves better. greetings from Turkey
2:36 - Hera Bjork's voice can be heard :D
Απορώ πως δεν κέρδισε στην Γιουροβιζιον τη πρώτη θέση....
....Namber One....Perfect.....Fantastic.....From Greece .....!!!👍👍👍👏👏👏🕺🕺🕺🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
One of the best performances at ESC ever
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 🤩
Still playing in 2021 october 🔊🔊🎶🎶🎶 my favourite Eurovision song😁😄
Asla hakettiklerini değeri alamayan harika ötesi bir parça .. :(.
I love Euroband !!!
Kesinlikle..
Çok iyi bir parça🌱
@@Zehraa_99 eurovision formatının halen house ve elektro pop tarzına hazır olmadığının en guzel kanıtıydı aslında. Gercı halen hazır değil .
O yıl çok güçlü bir yıldı. Neredeyse tüm şarkılar güzeldi
This is amazing ❤
These song was amazing, I still like it.