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Iceland

Ísland

" Gott kvöld Reykjavík! "

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Iceland in a nutshell

Entries36 in totalin 46 contests (incl. semifinals)
Best placing, finals2nd1999: Selma, All out of luck
2009: Yohanna, Is it true?
Best placing, incl. semifinals1st2009 1st semifinal: Yohanna, Is it true?
Best points, finals3782021: Dađi og Gagnamagniđ - 10 years
Best points, incl. semifinals3782021 final: Dađi og Gagnamagniđ - 10 years
Average placing, finals (2004-2024)14,82 / 31st 11 contests
Average placing, incl. semifinals (1986-2024)12,14 / 33rd 36 entries in 46 contests
Average points (1986-2015)62,6 / 27th28 entries in 35 contests
Average points (1986-2017*)60,6 / 30th30 entries in 37 contests
Qualifying percentage52,6% / 20th 10/19 entries
Worst placing23rd2022 final: Sigga, Beta & Elín - Međ hćkkandi sól
Last places4 times1989: Daniel, Ţađ sem enginn sér
2001: Two Tricky, Angel
2018 1st semifinal: Ari Ólafsson - Our choice
2024 1st semifinal: Hera Björk - Scared of heights
Nil pointsonce1989: Daniel, Ţađ sem enginn sér
EBU memberRUV, Ríkisútvarpid
National finalSöngvakeppnin

Notes

* = points of ESC 2016 & 2017 are included in the statistics as unofficial combined results (so NOT as separate official jury and televoting points)


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Paul OscarJónsi and BirgittaEiríkur HaukssonMaria Olafs
1997: Paul Oscar2004&2012: Jónsi & 2003: Birgitta2007: Eiríkur Hauksson2015: Maria Olafs

Here are the Icelandic entries:

YEARPERFORMER(S)TITLEPLACINGPOINTS
1986I C YGleđibankinn16th19
1987Halla MargrétHćgt og hljótt16th28
1988BeethovenSokrates16th20
1989DanielŢađ sem enginn sér22nd0
1990StjórninEitt lag enn4th124
1991Stefán & EyfiNína15th26
1992Heart 2 HeartNei eđa já7th80
1993IngaŢá veistu svariđ13th42
1994SiggaNćtur12th49
1995Bo HalldórssonNúna15th31
1996Anna MjöllSjúbídú13th51
1997Paul OscarMinn hinsti dans20th18
1998----
1999SelmaAll out of luck2nd146
2000Telma & Einar ÁgústTell me!12th45
2001Two TrickyAngel22nd3
2002----
2003BirgittaOpen your heart9th81
2004s----
2004fJónsiHeaven19th16
2005sSelmaIf I had your love16th52
2005f----
2006sSilvia NightCongratulations13th62
2006f----
2007sEiríkur HaukssonValentine lost13th77
2007f----
2008s2EurobandThis is my life8th68
2008fEurobandThis is my life14th64
2009s1YohannaIs it true?1st174
2009fYohannaIs it true?2nd218
2010s1Hera BjörkJe ne sais quoi3rd123
2010fHera BjörkJe ne sais quoi19th41
2011s1Sjonni's FriendsComing home4th100
2011fSjonni's FriendsComing home20th61
2012s1Greta Salóme & JónsiNever forget8th75
2012fGreta Salóme & JónsiNever forget20th46
2013s2Eythor IngiÉg á líf6th72
2013fEythor IngiÉg á líf17th47
2014s1PollapönkNo prejudice8th61
2014fPollapönkNo prejudice15th58
2015s2Maria OlafsUnbroken15th14
2015f----
2016s1Greta SalómeHear them calling14th51
2016f----
2017s1SvalaPaper15th60
2017f----
2018s1Ari ÓlafssonOur choice19th15
2018f----
2019s1HatariHatriđ mun sigra3rd221
2019fHatariHatriđ mun sigra10th232
2020Dađi og GagnamagniđThink about things--
2021s2Dađi og Gagnamagniđ10 years2nd288
2021fDađi og Gagnamagniđ10 years4th378
2022s1Sigga, Beta & ElínMeđ hćkkandi sól10th103
2022fSigga, Beta & ElínMeđ hćkkandi sól23rd20
2023s2DiljáPower11th44
2023f----
2024s1Hera BjörkScared of heights15th3
2024f----

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Iceland

ICELAND's

TOP10

(Iceland has given points 44 times 1986-2017*)

POSCOUNTRYPOINTS*CONTESTSAVERAGEnotes
[ Australia3348,3 ] 
1Denmark230288,2language
[ Yugoslavia4876,9 ] 
2Sweden239356,8language
3Norway186325,8language
4Finland141285,0 
5Hungary83204,2 
6Estonia67193,5 
7Ukraine60183,3 
8Cyprus89293,1 
9France91303,0 
9Portugal91303,0 
( 49Montenegro090,0 ) 

* = points of ESC 2016 & 2017 are included in the statistics as unofficial combined results (so NOT as separate official jury and televoting points)


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ICELAND's FRIENDS

TOP10

(Iceland has participated 37 times 1986-2017*)

POSCOUNTRYPOINTS*CONTESTSAVERAGEnotes
1Denmark157275,8language
2Sweden175335,3language
3Norway157305,2language
4Hungary85175,0 
5Finland134294,6 
6Estonia75213,6 
7Andorra2473,4 
8United Kingdom100323,1 
9Spain104343,1 
10Portugal95323,0 
( 49Georgia3120,3 ) 

* = points of ESC 2016 & 2017 are included in the statistics as unofficial combined results (so NOT as separate official jury and televoting points)


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Iceland

Chart of the Icelandic entries

final update 16th October 2016
thanks to 80 voters:

POSYEARPERFORMER(S)TITLEPOINTSFAVE
12009YohannaIs it true?51822
22008EurobandThis is my life37812
31999SelmaAll out of luck3582
42003BirgittaOpen your heart2855
51997Paul OscarMinn hinsti dans2848
62012Greta Salóme & JónsiNever forget2770
72013Eythor IngiÉg á líf2763
82010Hera BjörkJe ne sais quoi2672
92016Greta SalómeHear them calling2031
102007Eiríkur HaukssonValentine lost1895
112005SelmaIf I had your love1803
121990StjórninEitt lag enn1491
131987Halla MargrétHćgt og hljótt1351
141994SiggaNćtur1293
151993IngaŢá veistu svariđ1243
161986I C YGleđibankinn1112
172004JónsiHeaven1101
181991Stefán & EyfiNína931
192000Telma & Einar ÁgústTell me!890
202011Sjonni's FriendsComing home851
212006Silvia NightCongratulations802
222014PollapönkNo prejudice771
231992Heart 2 HeartNei eđa já620
232015Maria OlafsUnbroken620
251989DanielŢađ sem enginn sér430
261995Bo HalldórssonNúna320
271988BeethovenSokrates311
281996Anna MjöllSjúbídú80
292001Two TrickyAngel50

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