Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

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Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Country Iceland
National selection
Selection processSöngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2010
Selection date(s)Semi-finals
9 January 2010
16 January 2010
23 January 2010
Final
6 February 2010
Selected entrantHera Björk
Selected song"Je ne sais quoi"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (3rd, 123 points)
Final result19th, 41 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2009 • 2010 • 2011►

Iceland selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 through the Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins contest, with the contest held over January and February 2010, organised by Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV).

Before Eurovision[]

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2010[]

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Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2010 was the national final format developed by RÚV in order to select Iceland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The four shows in the competition were hosted by Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir and Eva María Jónsdóttir and all took place at the RÚV studios in Reykjavík.

Format[]

Fifteen songs in total competed in Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2010 where the winner was determined after three semi-finals and a final. Five songs competed in each semi-final on 9, 16 and 23 January 2010. The top two songs from each semi-final qualified to the final which took place on 6 February 2010. The results of all shows were determined by 100% public televoting.

Competing entries[]

On 9 September 2009, RÚV opened the submission period for interested songwriters to submit their entries until the deadline on 5 October 2009. Songwriters were required to be Icelandic, possess Icelandic citizenship or have permanent residency in Iceland as of 1 October 2009, and had the right to submit up to three entries.[1][2] At the close of the submission deadline, 150 entries were received.[3][4] A selection committee was formed in order to select the top fifteen entries. The twelve competing artists and songs were revealed by the broadcaster on 18 December 2009.[5][6]

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Anna Hlín "Komdu á morgun til mín" Grétar Sigurbergsson
Arnar Jónsson "Þúsund stjörnur" Jóhannes Kári Kristinsson
Edgar Smári Atlason "Now and Forever" Albert Guðmann Jónsson, Albert Guðmann Jónsson, Katrín Halldórsdóttir
Hera Björk "Je ne sais quoi" Örlygur Smári, Hera Björk
Hvanndalsbræður "Gleði og glens" Rögnvaldur Rögnvaldsson
Íris Hólm "The One" Birgir Jóhann Birgisson, Ingvi Þór Kormáksson
Jógvan Hansen "One More Day" Óskar Páll Sveinsson, Bubbi Morthens
Karen Pálsdóttir "In the Future" Bryndís Sunna Valdimarsdóttir, Daði Georgsson, Bryndís Sunna Valdimarsdóttir
Kolbrún Eva Viktorsdóttir "You Are the One" Haraldur G. Ásmundsson, Kolbrún Eva Viktorsdóttir
Matthías Matthíasson "Out of Sight" Matthías Stefánsson
Menn ársins "Gefst ekki upp" Haraldur Vignir Sveinbjörnsson, Sváfnir Sigurðarson
Sigrún Vala Baldursdóttir "I Believe in Angels" Halldór Guðjónsson, Ronald Kerst
Sigurjón Brink "Waterslide" Sigurjón Brink
"You Knocked Upon My Door" Jóhannes Kári Kristinsson
Steinarr Logi Nesheim "Every Word" Steinarr Logi Nesheim

Semi-finals[]

Three semi-finals took place on 9, 16 and 23 January 2010. In each semi-final five competing acts presented their entries and the top two entries voted upon solely by public televoting proceeded to the final.[7][8][9]

In addition to the competing entries, the first semi-final also featured guest performances by 2009 Icelandic Eurovision entrant Yohanna and runner-up of Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2009 Ingó. Yohanna and Ingó together covered the 2000 Icelandic Eurovision entry "Tell Me!" and an acoustic version of "It Ain't Me Babe".[10]

Semi-final 1 – 9 January 2010[11]
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Íris Hólm "The One" Advanced
2 Matthías Matthíasson "Out of Sight" Advanced
3 Sigurjón Brink "You Knocked Upon My Door" Eliminated
4 Kolbrún Eva Viktorsdóttir "You Are the One" Eliminated
5 Karen Pálsdóttir "In the Future" Eliminated
Semi-final 2 – 16 January 2010[12]
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Menn ársins "Gefst ekki upp" Eliminated
2 Hvanndalsbræður "Gleði og glens" Advanced
3 Sigrún Vala Baldursdóttir "I Believe in Angels" Eliminated
4 Jógvan Hansen "One More Day" Advanced
5 Edgar Smári Atlason "Now and Forever" Eliminated
Semi-final 3 – 23 January 2010[13]
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Arnar Jónsson "Þúsund stjörnur" Eliminated
2 Sigurjón Brink "Waterslide" Advanced
3 Hera Björk "Je ne sais quoi" Advanced
4 Steinarr Logi Nesheim "Every Word" Eliminated
5 Anna Hlín "Komdu á morgun til mín" Eliminated

Final[]

The final took place on 6 February 2010 where the six entries that qualified from the preceding three semi-finals competed. The winner, "Je ne sais quoi" performed by Hera Björk, was determined solely by public televoting.[14][15]

Final – 6 February 2010
Draw Artist Song Place
1 Íris Hólm "The One" —
2 Matthías Matthíasson "Out of Sight" —
3 Hvanndalsbræður "Gleði og glens" —
4 Jógvan Hansen "One More Day" 2
5 Sigurjón Brink "Waterslide" —
6 Hera Björk "Je ne sais quoi" 1

At Eurovision[]

Iceland competed in the first semi-final of the contest, on 25 May, reaching 3rd place with 123 points and qualifying to the final, in which they came 19th with 41 points.[16][17] In the semi-final the public awarded Iceland 2nd place with 149 points and the jury awarded 6th place with 85 points. In the final the public awarded the country 15th place with 40 points and the jury awarded 19th place with 57 points.[18]

Voting[]

Points awarded to Iceland[]

Points awarded by Iceland[]

References[]

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