Iceland

Photo: Jonatan Pie

Countries

Iceland

Full name

Iceland

Capital

Reykjavik

Participations

First participation

1986 (Icy)

Victories

None

Hosts

Never hosted

Broadcasters

RÚV

Iceland is famous for its hot springs, geysers and volcanoes. The majority of the population live in the capital Reykjavik. Iceland joined the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986.

Iceland made its Eurovision debut in 1986 and has yet to win the contest. In 1999, Selma finished second with her song All Out Of Luck and ten years later 2009, Yohanna equalled this success with her ballad Is It True?

Iceland boasts strong viewing figures for the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2016, the country delivered the largest viewing share of all 42 participating countries with 95.3% of those watching TV in the country watching the Grand Final.

Rotterdam 2021

Daði og Gagnamagnið

10 Years

Participation history

Event	Contestant	Song	Place
Bergen 1986	Icy	Gleðibankinn	19 points 16th
Brussels 1987	Halla Margarét	Hægt Og Hljótt	28 points 16th
Dublin 1988	Beathoven	Sókrates	20 points 16th
Lausanne 1989	Daníel Augúst Haraldsson	Það Sem Enginn Sér	22nd
Zagreb 1990	Stjórnin	Eitt Lag Enn	124 points 4th
Rome 1991	Stefán and Eyfi	Nina	26 points 15th
Malmö 1992	Heart 2 Heart	Nei Eða Já	80 points 7th
Millstreet 1993	Inga	þá Veistu Svarið	42 points 13th
Dublin 1994	Sigga	Nætur	49 points 12th
Dublin 1995	Bó Halldórsson	Núna	31 points 15th
Oslo 1996	Anna Mjöll	Sjúbídú	51 points 13th
Dublin 1997	Paul Oscar	Minn Hinsti Dans	18 points 20th
Jerusalem 1999	Selma Björnsdóttir	All Out Of Luck	146 points 2nd
Stockholm 2000	Einer Augúst Víðisson en Telma Augústdóttir	Tell Me!	45 points 12th
Copenhagen 2001	TwoTricky	Angel	3 points 22nd
Riga 2003	Birgitta	Open Your Heart	81 points 8th
Istanbul 2004	Jónsi	Heaven
Grand Final			16 points 19th
Kyiv 2005	Selma	If I Had Your Love
Semi-Final			52 points 16th
Athens 2006	Silvia Night	Congratulations
Semi-Final			62 points 13th
Helsinki 2007	Eiríkur Hauksson	Valentine Lost
Semi-Final			77 points 13th
Belgrade 2008	Euroband	This Is My Life
Second Semi-Final			68 points 8th
Grand Final			64 points 14th
Moscow 2009	Yohanna	Is It True?
First Semi-Final			174 points 1st
Grand Final			218 points 2nd
Oslo 2010	Hera Björk	Je Ne Sais Quoi
First Semi-Final			123 points 3rd
Grand Final			41 points 19th
Düsseldorf 2011	Sjonni's Friends	Coming Home
First Semi-Final			100 points 4th
Grand Final			61 points 20th
Baku 2012	Greta Salóme & Jónsi	Never Forget
First Semi-Final			75 points 8th
Grand Final			46 points 20th
Malmö 2013	Eythor Ingi	Ég Á Líf
Second Semi-Final			72 points 6th
Grand Final			47 points 17th
Copenhagen 2014	Pollapönk	No Prejudice
First Semi-Final			61 points 8th
Grand Final			58 points 15th
Vienna 2015	Maria Olafs	Unbroken
Second Semi-Final			14 points 15th
Stockholm 2016	Greta Salóme	Hear Them Calling
First Semi-Final			51 points 14th
Kyiv 2017	Svala	Paper
First Semi-Final			60 points 15th
Lisbon 2018	Ari Ólafsson	Our Choice
First Semi-Final			15 points 19th
Tel Aviv 2019	Hatari	Hatrið mun sigra
First Semi-Final			221 points 3rd
Grand Final			232 points 10th
Rotterdam 2020	Daði og Gagnamagnið	Think About Things	—
Rotterdam 2021	Daði og Gagnamagnið	10 Years
Second Semi-Final			288 points 2nd
Grand Final			378 points 4th