Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Country  Iceland
National selection
Selection process Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1992
Selection date(s) 22 February 1992
Selected entrant Heart 2 Heart
Selected song "Nei eða já"
Finals performance
Final result 7th, 80 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Iceland sent Heart 2 Heart with the song "Nei eða já" to the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 in Malmö, Sweden, after they won the Icelandic national final.

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1992

The Icelandic broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), held a national final to select the Icelandic entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 - Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1992. The contest was held at the RÚV TV studios in Reykjavík on 22 February, hosted by Sigrún Waage. 9 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 9 regional juries.

The winner was Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir and Sigrún Eva Ármannsdottir with the song "Nei eða já" (No or Yes), composed by Friðrik Karlsson, Grétar Örvarsson and Stefán Hilmarsson. Sigríður has previously represented Iceland in 1990 as a member of Stjórnin with "Eitt lag enn".

National Final - 22 February 1992
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Arnar Freyr Gunnarsson "Eva" 36 7th
2 Margét Eir "Þú mátt mig engu leyna" 43 6th
3 Helga Möller & Karl Örvarsson "Þú, um þig, frá þér, til þín" 30 8th
4 Bjarni Arason "Karen" 80 2nd
5 Gylfi Már Hilmisson "Nótt sem dag" 24 9th
6 Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir & Sigrún Eva Ármannsdottir "Nei eða já" 92 1st
7 Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir "Ljósdimma nótt" 51 4th
8 Björgvin Halldórsson "Mig dreymir" 68 3rd
9 Helga Möller & Karl Örvarsson "Einfalt mál" 48 5th
Jury votes
Song Vesturland Vestfirðir Norðurland vestra Norðurland eystra Austurland Suðurland Reykjanes Reykjavik Total
Eva5538256236
Þú mátt mig engu leyna3456767543
Þú, um þig, frá þér, til þín6342324630
Karen1010101012881280
Nótt sem dag4223532324
Nei eða já121212121012121092
Ljósdimma nótt8787643851
Mig dreymir76654710752
Einfalt mál28748105448

At Eurovision

Sigríður and Sigrún performed for Iceland along with Grétar Örvarsson and Friðrik Karlsson as Heart 2 Heart. The group performed 11th on the night of the contest, following Malta and preceding Finland, and received 80 points for their performance of "Nei eða ja", placing 7th of 23 competing countries.

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