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| Broadcaster | RÚV |
| Selection process | Söngvakeppnin |
| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 8 (7 finals) |
| Debut | ESC #02 |
| Best result | 1st: #04, #06 |
| Worst result | 14th SF: #02 |
Iceland debuted in the second edition of Europa Song Contest and has participated in every edition since then. The Icelandic broadcaster, RÚV, has been in charge for the country's participation since the second edition. The broadcaster started hosting Söngvakeppnin.
Iceland has two victories. The first victory of the country was achieved by Gladius ft. Klara Elias in the fourth edition with the song "The Lunatics" and the second victory was achieved by iLL Blu ft. Glowie in the sixth edition with the song "Tribalist". However, Birgir Stefánsson brought the first and to date only non-qualification to Iceland in the second edition, when he came fourteenth in the semi-final with the song "Last For Long" and therefore failed to gain enough points to qualify for the final.
Contents
History of Iceland in the Europa Song Contest
Greta Salóme performing "Running Out Of Time" during the grand final in Reykjavík.
RÚV has shown interest on participating in the contest very early. They confirmed their debut a few hours after the submissions of the contest had opened. They started hosting Söngvakeppnin since the fourth edition. Their best result is so far one victory in the fourth edition while their worst result is the fourteenth place in the semi-final achieved in the second edition. Iceland host the contest in the fifth edition, in Reykjavik and choose internal Greta Salóme with the song "Running Out Of Time".
Contestants & Results
- Table key
- Winner
- Second place
- Third place
- Last place
- Automatically qualified to the final
- Did not qualify for the final
- Did not compete or was disqualified
- Did not qualify from the heats
| Edn. | Host city | Artist | Song | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| #02 |  Oldenburg
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Birgir Stefánsson | "Last For Long" | 14 | 55 | ||
| #03 |  Malmö
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Thorsteinn Einarsson | "Aurora" | 24 | 41 | 3 | 95 |
| #04 |  Thessaloniki
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Gladius ft. Klara Elias | "The Lunatics" | 1 | 330 | 2 | 204 |
| #05 |  Reykjavík
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Greta Salóme | "Running Out Of Time" | 8 | 225 | Host Country | |
| #06 |  Dnipro
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iLL Blu ft. Glowie | "Tribalist" | 1 | 410 | 1 | 245 |
| #07 | Akranes
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Blissful | "Find A Way" | 14 | 191 | Host Country | |
| #08 |  Sarajevo
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Hildur | "Water" | 8 | 250 | 3 | 217 |
Voting history
The tables list the points given or received by Iceland in the semi-finals, the finals and a total of both. However, the points given in Pre-Qualification Rounds are not included. Poland is currently the country that has received the most points from Iceland while Poland is the country that has given the most points to Iceland.
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Commentators and spokespersons
Since the second edition there have been different commentators and spokespersons for Iceland. However, all the events were broadcasted by RÚV, on both radio and television. George Rospier have been the one semi-final and final television commentator, all serving for different editions.
The spokespersons have been different in each edition except the third and the fourth.
| Edition(s) | Final television commentator | Semi-finals television commmentator | Radio commentator | Spokesperson | Broadcaster |
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| ESC #02 | George Rospier | Gísli Marteinn Baldursson | Kristbjörg Kjeld | RÚV | |
| ESC #03 | Greta Salóme | ||||
| ESC #04 | Greta Salóme | ||||
| ESC #05 | María Ólafs | ||||
| ESC #06 | Sylvia Erla | ||||
| ESC #07 | Glowie | ||||
| ESC #08 | TBA | ||||
Hostings
Iceland has hosted two editions of the contest: the fifth and the seventh edition.
| Edition | Location | Venue | Presenters |
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| #05 | Reykjavík | Laugardalshöll | Glowie |
| #07 | Akranes | Akranesvöllur | Greta Salóme |
Other contests
OGAE Second Chance Contest
The contest takes place during the contest, usually during the second semi-final of the respective edition. It is not an televised event, but only through YouTube. Iceland debuted in the second edition, held for the fourth edition.
| Edn. | Artist | Song | Final | Points | Place in SV |
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| #04 | Hildur | "Næsta Sumar" | 1 | 42 | 4th |
| #05 | Did not participate | ||||
| #06 | Greta Salóme | "Wildfire" | 2 | 62 | 2nd |
| #07 | Nova Miller | "Turn Up The Fire" | 1 | 82 | 3rd |
| #08 | BRÍET | "In Too Deep" | 2nd | ||
See also
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