Ég á líf

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title: "Ég á líf" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2013-songs", "eurovision-songs-of-2013", "eurovision-songs-of-iceland", "songs-in-icelandic", "articles-containing-video-clips", "songs-written-by-örlygur-smári", "number-one-singles-in-iceland"] description: "Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013" topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ég_á_líf" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]

Field	Value
name	Ég á líf
cover	Eyþór Ingi - Ég á líf presentation (English).ogv
type	single
artist	Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson
released	February 2013
length	3:00
writer	Örlygur Smári, Pétur Örn Gudmundsson
misc	{{Infobox song contest entry
song	Iceland "Ég á líf"
year	2013
country	Iceland
artist	Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson
language	Icelandic
composer	Örlygur Smári & Pétur Örn Gudmundsson
lyricist	Örlygur Smári & Pétur Örn Gudmundsson
place	17th
points	47
place_semi	6th
points_semi	72
prev	Never Forget
prev_link	Never Forget (Greta Salóme & Jónsi song)
next	No Prejudice
next_link	No Prejudice
::

| name = Ég á líf | cover = Eyþór Ingi - Ég á líf presentation (English).ogv | alt = | type = single | artist = Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson | album = | released = February 2013 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = 3:00 | label = | writer = Örlygur Smári, Pétur Örn Gudmundsson | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Infobox song contest entry|embed=yes | song = Iceland "Ég á líf" | year = 2013 | country = Iceland | artist = Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson | language = Icelandic | composer = Örlygur Smári & Pétur Örn Gudmundsson | lyricist = Örlygur Smári & Pétur Örn Gudmundsson | place = 17th | points = 47 | place_semi = 6th | points_semi = 72 | prev = Never Forget | prev_link = Never Forget (Greta Salóme & Jónsi song) | next = No Prejudice | next_link = No Prejudice "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. In the final it placed 17th. 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.

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. ::data[format=table] | Chart (2013) | Peak position | |---|---| | Germany (Media Control AG) | 75 | | Iceland (RÚV) | 1 | | Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100) | 84 | | Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 46 | ::

References

References

1. (2 February 2013). "Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson to represent Iceland in Malmö". ESC Today.
2. "Eurovision 2013 Iceland: Eythor Ingi - "Ég Á Líf"".
3. "Icelandic Singles Chart". Tonlist.is.
4. (December 2021). "charts.de – Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson – Ég á líf". [[Media Control]]}}{{dead link.
5. "RÚV – Vinsældalisti Rásar 2". [[RÚV]].
6. "dutchcharts.nl – Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson – Ég á líf". Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
7. "hitparade.ch – Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson – Ég á líf". Schweizer Hitparade. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.

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