“Working closely with the European Broadcasting Union, Daði og Gagnamagnið made the difficult decision to not perform live as they can only perform as the whole band,” the organizers of the music competition said in a statement.

During the semi-finals on Thursday 20 May, the song by Icelandic performers will be featured on a recording made during rehearsals on 13 May.

On May 18, Rotterdam hosted the first semi-final of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest 2021. According to the results of the voting by the jury members and the audience, the Russian singer Manizha entered the final of the show, presenting the song Russian Woman.