2016 in Icelandic music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Icelandic music.
January
- 15
- Icelandic broadcaster RÚV revealed the songs competing to be Iceland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 during the Rás 2 radio programmes Virkir morgnar and Poppland.[1] Five of the competitors enter English versions of their songs.[2]
February
- 20
- At Söngvakeppnin 2016 in Reykjavík's Laugardalshöll, Greta Salóme was selected to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Hear Them Calling".[3]
July
- 6 – The 17th Folk music festival of Siglufjordur start in Siglufjordur (July 6 – 10).[4]