| Eurovision Song Contest 1988 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Iceland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1988 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 21 March 1988 | |||
| Selected entrant | Beathoven | |||
| Selected song | "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Sverrir Stormsker | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 20 points | |||
| Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 by Beathoven with the song "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)". Beathoven was the winner of the Icelandic national final, Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1988, organised by Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV).
Before Eurovision
Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1988
The final was held on 21 March 1988 at the RÚV studios in Reykjavík, hosted by Hermann Gunnarsson. 10 songs competed, which were all shown as pre-recorded video clips, and the winner was chosen by the votes of 8 regional juries.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pálmi Gunnarsson | "Eitt vor" | 12 | 10 |
| 2 | Grétar Örvarsson and Gígja Sigurðardóttir | "Í fyrrasumar" | 34 | 7 |
| 3 | Eyjólfur Kristjánsson and Ingi Gunnar Jóhannsson | "Ástarævintýri (á vetrarbraut)" | 63 | 2 |
| 4 | Magnús Kjartansson and Margrét G. Magnúsdóttir | "Sólarsamba" | 37 | 6 |
| 5 | Bjarni Arason | "Aftur og aftur" | 17 | 9 |
| 6 | Eyjólfur Kristjánsson and Sigrún Waage | "Mánaskin" | 61 | 3 |
| 7 | Stefán Hilmarsson | "Látum sönginn hljóma" | 57 | 4 |
| 8 | Sverrir Stormsker and Stefán Hilmarsson | "Þú og þeir" | 96 | 1 |
| 9 | Björgvin Halldórsson and Edda Borg Ólafsdóttir | "Í tangó" | 55 | 5 |
| 10 | Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir | "Dag eftir dag" | 32 | 8 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Regional Juries | Total | |||||||
| West | Westfjords | Northwest | Northeast | East | South | Reykjanes | Reykjavík | |||
| 1 | "Eitt vor" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | "Í fyrrasumar" | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | "Ástarævintýri" | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 63 |
| 4 | "Sólarsamba" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 37 |
| 5 | "Aftur og aftur" | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | "Mánaskin" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 61 |
| 7 | "Látum sönginn hljóma" | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 57 |
| 8 | "Þú og þeir" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 96 |
| 9 | "Í tangó" | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 55 |
| 10 | "Dag eftir dag" | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 32 |
At Eurovision
Stormsker and Hilmarsson, now as Beathoven, performed first on the night of the contest, held in Dublin, Ireland, preceding Sweden. Iceland received 20 points, placing 16th of 21 competing countries.[2] The Icelandic jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.[3]
The members of the Icelandic jury included Árni Gunnarsson, Ásgeir Guðnason, Davíð Sveinsson, Elín Þóra Stefánsdóttir, Ellý Þorðardóttir, Erla Björk Jónasdóttir, Guðrún Kristmannsdóttir, Hólmfríður Jónsdóttir, Jónas Engilbertsson, Jónína Bachmann, Kjartan Þor Kjartansson, Ólafur Egilsson, Sigrún Kristjánsdóttir, Sigurður Fanndal, Sigurður Ægisson, and Þórdís Garðarsdóttir.[4]
Voting
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References
- ↑ "ICELANDIC NATIONAL FINAL 1988".
- ↑ "Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ↑ ESC History - Iceland 1988
- ↑ "Fór út með vinningsglampann í sólgleraugunum segir Sverrir Stormsker". Mbl.is. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- 1 2 "Results of the Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.