Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Iceland |
| National preselection | |
| Preselection process | National Final |
| Preselection date(s) | Heats Weekly: 6 October to 12 January 2007 Semi-finals Weekly: 19 January to 9 February 2008 Final 23 February 2008 |
| Selected entrant | Eurobandið |
| Selected song | This Is My Life |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result | Qualified (8th) |
| Final result | 14th |
Laugardagslögin was the national selection for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The contest contained 11 semi finals with three songs in each, one second chance round and one final, which was held on 23rd February 2008. The winner of the final, This Is My Life by Eurobandið, represented Iceland in Belgrade, on 22nd May, where they participated in the second semi final. Qualifying from this semi in 8th place, the song finished 14th in final on 24th May.
146 songs were submitted to RUV. Most of the songs in the selections were, however, written by invited composers.
The Icelandic Eurovision selection show was previously entitled Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins, or the Television Song Contest.
[edit] Final
The final was held in Reykjavík on 23rd February 2008. At the beginning of the show, past Icelandic Eurovision entrants presented a medley of the songs they competed with. This included Paul Oscar's Minn Hinsti Dans (1997), Stjórnin's Eitt Lag Enn (1990) and Nei eða já (1992), Silvia Night's infamous 2006 entry Congratulations and Selma's All Out of Luck (which achieved second place for Iceland in 1999). The result was decided by national televoting.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davíð Þorsteinn Olgeirsson | "In Your Dreams" | |
| 2 | Páll Rósinkranz & Gospelkór Reykjavíkur | "Gef mér von" | |
| 3 | Eurobandið | "This Is My Life" | 1st |
| 4 | Ragnheiður Gröndal | "Don't Wake Me Up" | |
| 5 | Merzedes Club | "Ho, Ho, Ho, We say Hey, Hey, Hey" | 2nd |
| 6 | Baggalútur | "Hvað var það sem þú sást í honum?" | |
| 7 | Birgitta Haukdal & Magni Ásgeirsson | "Núna veit ég" | |
| 8 | Dr Spock | "Hvar ert þú?" | 3rd |
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