Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

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"
Selected songwriter(s)	Friðrik Karlsson; Grétar Örvarsson; Stefán Hilmarsson;
Finals performance
Final result	7th, 80 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest

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	Germany Greece Portugal Sweden
5 points	Denmark Italy Luxembourg
4 points	Belgium Israel
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

^ "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^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

[1] "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

[1992detailed-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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Söngvakeppnin
Participation	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Anna Mjöll Ari Ólafsson August and Telma Beathoven Birgitta Bó Halldórsson Daði og Gagnamagnið Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson Diljá Eiríkur Hauksson Euroband Eythor Ingi Greta Salóme Halla Margrét Hatari Heart 2 Heart Hera Björk ICY Inga Jónsi Maria Olafs Paul Oscar Pollapönk Selma Sigga Silvía Night Sjonni's Friends Stefán and Eyfi Stjórnin Svala Systur Two Tricky Yohanna
Songs	"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	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Malta Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Daisy Auvray Michael Ball Christer Björkman Humphrey Campbell Cleopatra Dafna Dina Evridiki Extra Nena Heart 2 Heart Kali Linda Martin Mia Martini Morgane Lotte Nilsson and Kenny Lübcke Pave Serafín Mary Spiteri Merethe Trøan Aylin Vatankoş Tony Wegas Marion Welter and Kontinent Wind
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"