Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

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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.

Before Eurovision

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 1992, hosted by Sigrún Waage. 9 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 8 regional juries and a professional jury. The winner was Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir and Sigrún Eva Ármannsdottir with the song "Nei eða já", composed by Friðrik Karlsson, Grétar Örvarsson and Stefán Hilmarsson. Sigríður had previously represented Iceland in 1990 as a member of Stjórnin with "Eitt lag enn".

Final – 22 February 1992
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Arnar Freyr Gunnarsson "Eva" 36 7
2 Margét Eir "Þú mátt mig engu leyna" 43 6
3 Helga Möller and Karl Örvarsson "Þú, um þig, frá þér, til þín" 30 8
4 Bjarni Arason "Karen" 80 2
5 Gylfi Már Hilmisson "Nótt sem dag" 24 9
6 Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir and Sigrún Eva Ármannsdottir "Nei eða já" 92 1
7 Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir "Ljósdimma nótt" 51 4
8 Björgvin Halldórsson "Mig dreymir" 68 3
9 Helga Möller and Karl Örvarsson "Einfalt mál" 48 5
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song West Westfjords Northwest Northeast East South Reykjanes Reykjavík Professionals Total
1 "Eva" 5 5 3 8 2 5 6 2 36
2 "Þú mátt mig engu leyna" 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 5 43
3 "Þú, um þig, frá þér, til þín" 6 3 4 2 3 2 4 6 30
4 "Karen" 10 10 10 10 12 8 8 12 80
5 "Nótt sem dag" 4 2 2 3 5 3 2 3 24
6 "Nei eða já" 12 12 12 12 10 12 12 10 92
7 "Ljósdimma nótt" 8 7 8 7 6 4 3 8 51
8 "Mig dreymir" 7 6 6 5 4 7 10 7 16 68
9 "Einfalt mál" 2 8 7 4 8 10 5 4 48

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.[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Iceland[2]
Score Country
12 points  United Kingdom
10 points
8 points  Spain
7 points  Austria
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points   Switzerland
2 points  Netherlands
1 point  Norway
Points awarded by Iceland[2]
Score Country
12 points   Switzerland
10 points  Italy
8 points  Malta
7 points  Ireland
6 points  Denmark
5 points  Yugoslavia
4 points  United Kingdom
3 points  Netherlands
2 points  Greece
1 point  Norway

References

  1. ^ "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

External links

  • Icelandic National Final 1992
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "10 Years"
  • "All Out of Luck"
  • "Angel"
  • "Coming Home"
  • "Congratulations"
  • "Ég á líf"
  • "Eitt lag enn"
  • "Gleðibankinn"
  • "Hægt og hljótt"
  • "Hatrið mun sigra"
  • "Hear Them Calling"
  • "Heaven"
  • "If I Had Your Love"
  • "Is It True?"
  • "Je ne sais quoi"
  • "Með hækkandi sól"
  • "Minn hinsti dans"
  • "Nætur"
  • "Nei eða já"
  • "Never Forget"
  • "Nína"
  • "No Prejudice"
  • "Núna"
  • "Open Your Heart"
  • "Our Choice"
  • "Paper"
  • "Power"
  • "Scared of Heights"
  • "Sjúbídú"
  • "Tell Me!"
  • "Think About Things"
  • "This Is My Life"
  • "Unbroken"
  • "Valentine Lost"
  • "Þá veistu svarið"
  • "Það sem enginn sér"
  • "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Iceland did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Alt det som ingen ser"
  • "Amor d'água fresca"
  • "I morgon är en annan dag"
  • "Little Child"
  • "Ljubim te pesmama"
  • "Mister Music Man"
  • "Monté la riviè"
  • "Nei eða já"
  • "Nous on veut des violons"
  • "Olou tou kosmou i Elpida"
  • "One Step Out of Time"
  • "Rapsodia"
  • "Sou fräi"
  • "Teriazoume"
  • "Todo esto es la música"
  • "Träume sind für alle da"
  • "Visjoner"
  • "Why Me?"
  • "Wijs me de weg"
  • "Yamma Yamma"
  • "Yaz Bitti"
  • "Ze Rak Sport"
  • "Zusammen geh'n"