Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Iceland was represented by the fictional character Silvía Night in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Congratulations". The song tells the story of how Silvía will win the Eurovision Song Contest and how she is better than everyone else. The song was considered a strong favourite from the moment the competing songs were announced. It was written by Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Gaukur Úlfarsson and composed by Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson.
Silvía Nótt is a fictional character in Sjáumst með Silvíu Nótt, an extremely popular Icelandic semi-reality show on the TV channel Skjár 1. Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, singer for band Ske and an actress, and Gaukur Úlfarsson decided to invent a character that brought out all the worst things in human behaviour in modern society. Silvía's personality is highly affected by narcissism and she sees herself as the most famous and talented person in the world.
Before Eurovision
Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2006
Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2006 was the music competition that selected Iceland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006.Format
Twenty-four songs in total competed in Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2006, where the winner was determined after three semi-finals and a final. The three semi-finals took place at the Fiskislóð 45 in Reykjavík on 21 January, 28 January and 4 February 2006, with eight songs competing in each. The final once again took place at the Fiskislóð 45 in Reykjavík on 18 February 2006, where the top four songs from each semi-final competed. In addition to that, the Icelandic national broadcaster reserved a right to advance a number of wildcard acts to the final out of the remaining non-qualifying acts from the semi-finals.Competing entries
RÚV opened a submission period in order for interested parties to submit their entries. From all 226 songs submitted to RÚV, 24 songs were selected for the competition, with the selected entries being announced on 13 December 2005.| Artist | Song ' | Composer |
| Ardís Ólöf | "Eldur nýr" ' | Örlygur Smári, Niclas Kings, Daniella Vecchia |
| Birgitta Haukdal | "Mynd af þér" ' | Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, Kristján Hreinsson |
| Bjartmar Þórðarson | "Á ég?" ' | Örlygur Smari, Sigurdur Örn Jonsson |
| Davíð Olgeirsson | "Strengjadans" ' | Davíð Olgeirsson |
| Dísella Lárusdóttir | "Útópía" ' | Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, Kristján Hreinsson |
| Edgar Smári Atlason & Þóra Gísladóttir | "Stundin – staðurinn" ' | Ómar Þ. Ragnarsson |
| Eyjólfur Kristjánsson & Bergsveinn Arilíusson | "Lífið" ' | Eyjólfur Kristjánsson |
| Fanney Óskarsdóttir | "Hamingjusöm" ' | Fanney Óskarsdóttir |
| Friðrik Ómar | "Það sem verður" ' | Hallgrímur Óskarsson, Lára Unnur Ægisdóttir |
| Geir Ólafsson | "Dagurinn í dag" ' | Friðrik Hjörleifsson, Kristján Hreinsson |
| Guðrún Árný Karlsdóttir | "Andvaka" ' | Trausti Bjarnason |
| Gunnar Ólason | "María" ' | Roland Hartwell, Birgir S. Klingenberg |
| Gunnar Ólason | "Það var lagið" ' | Roland Hartwell, Birgir S. Klingenberg |
| Heiða | "100% hamingja" ' | Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, Kristján Hreinsson |
| Íris Kristinsdóttir | "Ég sé" ' | Iris Kristinsdottir |
| Katy Þóra Winter | "Meðan hjartað slær" ' | Tómas Hermannsson, Ragnheiður Gröndal |
| Magni Ásgeirsson | "Flottur karl, Sæmi rokk" ' | Sævar Benediktsson |
| Maríanna Másdóttir | "Í faðmi þér" ' | Ingvi Þór Kormáksson, Valgeir Skagfjörð |
| Matthías Matthíasson | "Sést það ekki á mér?" ' | Sigurdur Örn Jonsson |
| Regína Ósk | "Þér við hlið" ' | Trausti Bjarnason, Magnús Þór Sigmundsson |
| Rúna Stefánsdóttir & Brynjar Már Valdimarsson | "100%" | Hördur G. Olafsson |
| Sigurjón Brink | "Hjartaþrá" ' | Bryndís Sunna Valdimarsdóttir, Þórir Úlfarsson |
| Silvía Nótt | "Til hamingju Ísland" ' | Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, Silvía Nótt |
| Sólveig Samúelsdóttir | "Mig langar að hafa þig hér" ' | Hallgrímur Óskarsson |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 21 January 2006 and eight of the competing acts performed. The top four entries decided solely by televoting advanced to the final.Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 28 January 2006 and eight of the competing acts performed. The top four entries decided solely by televoting advanced to the final.Semi-final 3
The third semi-final took place on 4 February 2006 and eight of the competing acts performed. The top four entries decided solely by televoting advanced to the final.As Silvía Nótt's song was available to download on the internet shortly before the third semi-final, it was decided that the top 5 songs in the third semi-final would qualify for the final.