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Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Þá veistu svarið", composed by Jon Kjell Seljeseth, with lyrics by Friðrik Sturluson, and performed by Inga. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), selected its entry through Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1993.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) | |||
| Country |  Iceland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1993 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 20 February 1993 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Inga | |||
| Selected song | "Þá veistu svarið" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 42 points | |||
| Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editSöngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1993
editRíkisútvarpið (RÚV) held the national final on 20 February 1993 at its studios in Reykjavík, hosted by Steinn Ármann Magnússon. 10 songs competed, with the winner being selected by the votes of nine juries – eight regional juries and a final professional jury.
The winner was "Þá veistu svarið" performed by Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir. The song was composed by Jon Kjell Seljeseth, with lyrics by Friðrik Sturluson.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingunn Gylfadóttir | "Brenndar brýr" | 62 | 3 |
| 2 | Anna Mjöll Ólafsdóttir | "Eins og skot" | 70 | 2 |
| 3 | Haukur Hauksson | "Í roki og regni" | 43 | 6 |
| 4 | Margrét Eir | "Ó hve ljúft er að lifa" | 46 | 5 |
| 5 | Eró-bikkjan | "Hopp-abla-ha" | 39 | 7 |
| 6 | Katla Maria Hausmann | "Samba" | 32 | 9 |
| 7 | Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir | "Þá veistu svarið" | 86 | 1 |
| 8 | Ingunn Gylfadóttir | "Ég bý hér enn" | 34 | 8 |
| 9 | Guðlaug Dröfn Ólafsdóttir | "Bless bless" | 48 | 4 |
| 10 | Július Guðmundsson | "Himinn, jörð og haf" | 20 | 10 |
| Draw | Song | West
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Westfjords
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Northwest
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Northeast
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East
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South
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Reykjanes
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Reykjavík
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Professionals
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Total |
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| 1 | "Brenndar brýr" | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 62 | |
| 2 | "Eins og skot" | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 70 |
| 3 | "Í roki og regni" | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 43 | |
| 4 | "Ó hve ljúft er að lifa" | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 46 | |
| 5 | "Hopp-abla-ha" | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 39 | |
| 6 | "Samba" | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 32 | |
| 7 | "Þá veistu svarið" | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 86 | |
| 8 | "Ég bý hér enn" | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 34 | |
| 9 | "Bless bless" | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 48 | |
| 10 | "Himinn, jörð og haf" | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
At Eurovision
editIngibjörg, now as Inga, performed 9th on the night of the contest, held in Millstreet, Ireland, following Malta and preceding Austria. Inga received 42 points for her performance of "Þá veistu svarið", placing 13th of 25 competing countries.[1]
Voting
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References
edit- ^ "Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.