Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Iceland

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Member station RÚV
National selection events Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins
Appearances 20
First appearance 1986
Best result 2nd, 1999
Worst result Last, 1989, 2001
External links
RÚV page
Iceland's page at Eurovision.tv
Eiríkur Hauksson at Helsinki (2007)
Eiríkur Hauksson at Helsinki (2007)
Euroband at Belgrade (2008)
Euroband at Belgrade (2008)

Iceland has entered the Eurovision Song Contest twenty times since 1986. It did not enter in 1998 and 2002 when prevented due to finishing outside qualification places the preceeding years. The country has never won the contest, the best result being second place 1999 with Selma's song "All Out Of Luck" overtaken by eventual winner Sweden's Charlotte Nilsson near the end of the voting. With the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Iceland automatically qualified for the final, due to Birgitta's eigth place the previous year. In 2008, Iceland reached the final for the first time, when Euroband sang This Is My Life, eventually finishing fourteenth.

Iceland has come last twice, scoring no points in 1989 and just three points in 2001. Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir has participated three times (1990, 1992 & 1994). Selma Björnsdóttir has participated twice (1999 & 2005), as with as with Eiríkur Hauksson (as group member 1986 and solo artist in 2007.)

Year Artist Title Final Points Semi Points
1986 ICY Gleðibankinn 16 19
1987 Halla Margrét Hægt og hljótt 16 28
1988 Beathoven Þú og þeir (Sókrates) 16 20
1989 Daníel Ágúst Það sem enginn sér 22 0
1990 Stjórnin Eitt lag enn 4 124
1991 Stefán & Eyfi Draumur um Nínu 15 26
1992 Heart 2 Heart Nei eða já 7 80
1993 Inga Þá veistu svarið 13 42
1994 Sigga Nætur 12 49
1995 Bo Halldórsson Núna 15 31
1996 Anna Mjöll Sjúbídú 13 51
1997 Paul Oscar Minn hinsti dans 20 18
1999 Selma All Out Of Luck 2 146
2000 August & Telma Tell Me! 12 45
2001 Two Tricky Angel 22 3
2003 Birgitta Open Your Heart 8 81
2004 Jónsi Heaven 19 16 X X
2005 Selma If I Had Your Love X X 16 52
2006 Silvia Night Congratulations X X 13 62
2007 Eiríkur Hauksson Valentine Lost X X 13 77
2008 Euroband This Is My Life 14 64 8 68