Harmony Song Contest 5

Harmony Song Contest 5 will be the fifth edition of the Harmony Song Contest. It will be hosted in Iceland, following the victory of Laufey in the previous edition with "Fragile".

Location
For further information see Kópavogur Kópavogur (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈkʰouːpaˌvɔːɣʏr̥]) is a town in Iceland that is the country's second largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region. The name literally means seal pup inlet. The town seal contains the profile of the church Kópavogskirkja with a seal pup underneath. Kópavogur is largely made up of residential areas, but has commercial areas and much industrial activity as well. The tallest building in Iceland, the Smáratorg Tower, is located in central Kópavogur.

Kópavogur is historically significant as the site of the 1662 Kópavogur meeting. This event marked the total incorporation of Iceland into Denmark–Norway when, on behalf of the Icelandic people, Bishop Brynjólfur Sveinsson and Árni Oddsson, a lawyer, signed a document confirming that the introduction of absolute monarchy by Frederick III of Denmark–Norway also applied to Iceland.

Kópavogur is also one of Iceland's most prominent sites for Icelandic urban legends about the huldufólk; it also features in this capacity in the 2010 film Sumarlandið, where the stone Grásteinn is portrayed as an elf-house in the Kópavogur municipality.

An independent township, Kópavogur is adjacent to Reykjavík.

Participating countries
The submissions for the fifth edition will open in 2023. Each country has the option of hosting a National selection or making an internal selection.

Semi-final 1
Iceland, Lithuania and Spain will also vote in this semi-final.

Semi-final 2
Greece, Latvia and San Marino will also vote in this semi-final.

Final
Twenty-six countries will participate in the final, with all forty-two participating countries eligible to vote.