Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
| Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Participating broadcaster | Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) |
| Participation summary | |
| First appearance | 1986 |
| Highest placement | 2nd: 1999, 2009 |
| External links | |
Iceland's page at Eurovision.tv  | |
Iceland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since its debut in 1986. Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) is the Icelandic broadcaster.
Participation overview
| 1 | First place |
| 2 | Second place |
| 3 | Third place |
| ◁ | Last place |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| 1986 | ICY | "Gleðibankinn" | Icelandic | 16 | 19 | No semi-finals | |
| 1987 | Halla Margrét | "Hægt og hljótt" | Icelandic | 16 | 28 | ||
| 1988 | Beathoven | "Sókrates" | Icelandic | 16 | 20 | ||
| 1989 | Daníel | "Það sem enginn sér" | Icelandic | 22 ◁ | 0 | ||
| 1990 | Stjórnin | "Eitt lag enn" | Icelandic | 4 | 124 | ||
| 1991 | Stefán and Eyfi | "Nína" | Icelandic | 15 | 26 | ||
| 1992 | Heart 2 Heart | "Nei eða já" | Icelandic | 7 | 80 | ||
| 1993 | Inga | "Þá veistu svarið" | Icelandic | 13 | 42 | Kvalifikacija za Millstreet | |
| 1994 | Sigga | "Nætur" | Icelandic | 12 | 49 | No semi-finals | |
| 1995 | Bo Halldórsson | "Núna" | Icelandic | 15 | 31 | ||
| 1996 | Anna Mjöll | "Sjúbídú" | Icelandic | 13 | 51 | 10 | 59 |
| 1997 | Páll Óskar | "Minn hinsti dans" | Icelandic | 20 | 18 | No semi-finals | |
| 1999 | Selma | "All Out of Luck" | English | 2 | 146 | ||
| 2000 | August and Telma | "Tell Me!" | English | 12 | 45 | ||
| 2001 | Two Tricky | "Angel" | English | 22 ◁ | 3 | ||
| 2003 | Birgitta | "Open Your Heart" | English | 8 | 81 | ||
| 2004 | Jónsi | "Heaven" | English | 19 | 16 | Top 11 in 2003 contest[a] | |
| 2005 | Selma | "If I Had Your Love" | English | Failed to qualify | 16 | 52 | |
| 2006 | Silvía Night | "Congratulations" | English | 13 | 62 | ||
| 2007 | Eiríkur Hauksson | "Valentine Lost" | English | 13 | 77 | ||
| 2008 | Euroband | "This Is My Life" | English | 14 | 64 | 8 | 68 |
| 2009 | Yohanna | "Is It True?" | English | 2 | 218 | 1 | 174 |
| 2010 | Hera Björk | "Je ne sais quoi" | English, French | 19 | 41 | 3 | 123 |
| 2011 | Sjonni's Friends | "Coming Home" | English | 20 | 61 | 4 | 100 |
| 2012 | Greta Salóme and Jónsi | "Never Forget" | English | 20 | 46 | 8 | 75 |
| 2013 | Eyþór Ingi | "Ég á líf" | Icelandic | 17 | 47 | 6 | 72 |
| 2014 | Pollapönk | "No Prejudice" | English | 15 | 58 | 8 | 61 |
| 2015 | María Ólafs | "Unbroken" | English | Failed to qualify | 15 | 14 | |
| 2016 | Greta Salóme | "Hear Them Calling" | English | 14 | 51 | ||
| 2017 | Svala | "Paper" | English | 15 | 60 | ||
| 2018 | Ari Ólafsson | "Our Choice" | English | 19 ◁ | 15 | ||
| 2019 | Hatari | "Hatrið mun sigra" | Icelandic | 10 | 232 | 3 | 221 |
| 2020 | Daði og Gagnamagnið | "Think About Things" | English | Contest cancelled[b] X | |||
| 2021 | Daði og Gagnamagnið | "10 Years" | English | 4 | 378 | 2 | 288 |
| 2022 | Systur | "Með hækkandi sól" | Icelandic | 23 | 20 | 10 | 103 |
| 2023 | Diljá | "Power" | English | Failed to qualify | 11 | 44 | |
| 2024 | Hera Björk | "Scared of Heights" | English | 15 ◁ | 3 | ||
| 2025 | Væb | "Róa" | Icelandic | 25 | 33 | 6 | 97 |
Notes
- ↑ According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
- ↑ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2020 cancelled". European Broadcasting Union. 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2020 cancelled over coronavirus". BBC News. 18 March 2020.
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