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.

Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Country Iceland
National selection
Selection processSöngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1992
Selection date(s)22 February 1992
Selected entrantHeart 2 Heart
Selected song"Nei eða já"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result7th, 80 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

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Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1992

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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
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Arnar Freyr Gunnarsson"Eva"367
2Margét Eir"Þú mátt mig engu leyna"436
3Helga Möller and Karl Örvarsson"Þú, um þig, frá þér, til þín"308
4Bjarni Arason"Karen"802
5Gylfi Már Hilmisson"Nótt sem dag"249
6Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir and Sigrún Eva Ármannsdottir"Nei eða já"921
7Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir"Ljósdimma nótt"514
8Björgvin Halldórsson"Mig dreymir"683
9Helga Möller and Karl Örvarsson"Einfalt mál"485
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSongWestWestfjordsNorthwestNortheastEastSouthReykjanesReykjavíkProfessionalsTotal
1"Eva"5538256236
2"Þú mátt mig engu leyna"3456767543
3"Þú, um þig, frá þér, til þín"6342324630
4"Karen"1010101012881280
5"Nótt sem dag"4223532324
6"Nei eða já"121212121012121092
7"Ljósdimma nótt"8787643851
8"Mig dreymir"7665471071668
9"Einfalt mál"28748105448

At Eurovision

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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

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References

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  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.
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