Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 32 times since its debut in, missing only two contests since then, in and, when prevented from competing due to finishing outside qualification places the preceding years. The country's best result is two second-place finishes, with Selma in and Yohanna in.
Iceland has achieved a total of six top ten placements, with the others being Stjórnin finishing fourth, Heart 2 Heart seventh, Birgitta eighth and Hatari tenth. Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Iceland has failed to qualify for the final seven times, including four years consecutively. As of 2019, Iceland is the only Nordic country that is yet to win the contest.
History
Iceland's best position at the contest is second place, which they have achieved twice: in when Selma represented Iceland with the song "All Out of Luck", and came second to 's Charlotte Nilsson and in when Yohanna came second to 's Alexander Rybak with the ballad "Is It True?".In contrast Iceland's worst result in a grand final is last place, which has been achieved twice to date: In when Daníel Ágúst received nul points for his entry "Það sem enginn sér" and in when Two Tricky received 3 points for their entry "Angel".
With the introduction of semi-finals in, Iceland automatically qualified for the final that year due to Birgitta's 8th place the previous year. In, Iceland reached the final for the first time since then, when Euroband sang "This Is My Life". Iceland qualified for the final in seven consecutive contests between and ; however, it failed to qualify for the final from to. In Hatari brought the country back to the final for the first time since 2014.
Despite these mixed fortunes, Iceland is the second most successful country never to win the contest.
Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir has participated four times. Hera Björk has participated four times. Stefán Hilmarsson has participated twice, as have Selma Björnsdóttir, Eiríkur Hauksson, Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson and Gréta Salóme Stefánsdóttir.
The Icelandic broadcaster for the contest is Ríkisútvarpið.
Contestants
Related involvement
Heads of delegation
Commentators and spokespersons
Iceland has broadcast the show since 1970. The first to be broadcast live was the 1983 edition after the plan to broadcast the 1982 contest failed. Since 1985, RÚV has broadcast the contest on the radio using same commentator for TV and radio and the Internet broadcast since early 2000s.| Year | Commentator | Spokesperson | |
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| Hinrik Bjarnason | - | ||
| Þorgeir Ástvaldsson | Guðrún Skúladóttir | ||
| Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir | Guðrún Skúladóttir | ||
| Hermann Gunnarsson | Guðrún Skúladóttir | ||
| Arthúr Björgvin Bollason | Erla Björk Skúladóttir | ||
| Arthúr Björgvin Bollason | Árni Snævarr | ||
| Arthúr Björgvin Bollason | Guðríður Ólafsdóttir | ||
| Árni Snævarr | Guðrún Skúladóttir | ||
| Jakob Frímann Magnússon | Guðrún Skúladóttir | ||
| Jakob Frímann Magnússon | Sigríður Arnardóttir | ||
| Jakob Frímann Magnússon | Áslaug Dóra Eyjólfsdóttir | ||
| Jakob Frímann Magnússon | Svanhildur Konráðsdóttir | ||
| Jakob Frímann Magnússon | Svanhildur Konráðsdóttir | ||
| Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson | |||
| Áslaug Dóra Eyjólfsdóttir | |||
| Ragnheiður Elín Clausen | |||
| Eva María Jónsdóttir | |||
| Logi Bergmann Eiðsson | |||
| Gísli Marteinn Baldursson | Eva María Jónsdóttir | ||
| Gísli Marteinn Baldursson | Sigrún Ósk Kristjánsdóttir | ||
| Gísli Marteinn Baldursson | Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir | ||
| Sigmar Guðmundsson | Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir | ||
| Sigmar Guðmundsson | Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir | ||
| Sigmar Guðmundsson | Brynja Þorgeirsdóttir | ||
| Sigmar Guðmundsson | Þóra Tómasdóttir | ||
| Sigmar Guðmundsson | Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir | ||
| Hrafnhildur Halldórsdóttir | Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir | ||
| Hrafnhildur Halldórsdóttir | Matthías Matthíasson | ||
| Felix Bergsson | María Sigrún Hilmarsdóttir | ||
| Felix Bergsson | Benedikt Valsson | ||
| Felix Bergsson | Sigríður Halldórsdóttir | ||
| Gísli Marteinn Baldursson | Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson | ||
| Gísli Marteinn Baldursson | Björgvin Halldórsson | ||
| Gísli Marteinn Baldursson | Edda Sif Pálsdóttir | ||
| Gísli Marteinn Baldursson | Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson |