Ég á líf

"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.

"Ég á líf"
Single by Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson
Released	February 2013
Length	3:00
Songwriter(s)	Örlygur Smári, Pétur Örn Gudmundsson
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry
Country	Iceland
Artist(s)	Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson
Language	Icelandic
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) ►

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