Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "", composed by Hörður G. Ólafsson, with lyrics by Aðalsteinn Ásberg Sigurðsson, and performed by Stjórnin. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, (RÚV), selected its entry through 1990.
Before Eurovision
1990 (RÚV) organised the fifth edition of in order to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1990.
Semi-finals The first semi-final took place on 27 January 1990 and six of the competing acts performed. The top three entries, decided by a jury of 60 people in the studio audience, advanced to the final. + Semi-final 1 – 27 January 1990 Artist Song Points Place Result 1Eyjólfur Kristjánsson"Austur eða vestur" 36 4 2Ari Jónsson"Mánaskin" 30 6 3Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir and Grétar Örvarsson"Eitt lag enn" 118 1 Qualified 4Ingi Gunnar Jóhansson"Dagdraumar" 36 4 5Eyjólfur Kristjánsson"Ég er að leita þín" 47 3 Qualified 6Björgvin Halldórsson"Sú ást er heit" 93 2 Qualified
The second semi-final took place on 3 February 1990 and six of the competing acts performed. The top three entries, decided by a jury of 60 people in the studio audience, advanced to the final. + Semi-final 2 – 3 February 1990 Artist Song Points Place Result 1Ellen Kristjánsdóttir"Ég læt mig dreyma" 82 2 Qualified 2Helga Möller"Eitt lítið lag" 69 3 Qualified 3Bergþóra Árnadóttir"Gott er að lifa" 24 6 4Björgvin Halldórsson"Til þín" 92 1 Qualified 5Ruth Reginalds"Eilífur dagur" 28 5 6Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir and Grétar Örvarsson"Ef ekki er til nein ást" 65 4
Final The final was held on 10 February 1990 at the RÚV studios in Reykjavík, hosted by Edda Andrésdóttir. 6 songs competed, with the winner being selected by the votes of nine juries - eight regional juries and a final professional jury.
+ Final – 10 February 1990 Artist Song Points Place 1Björgvin Halldórsson"Sú ást er heit"584 2Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir and Grétar Örvarsson"Eitt lag enn"1291 3Helga Möller"Eitt lítið lag"672 4Ellen Kristjánsdóttir"Ég læt mig dreyma"325 5Björgvin Halldórsson"Til þín"603 6Eyjólfur Kristjánsson"Ég er að leita þín"116 + Detailed Jury Votes Song scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" Total 1"Sú ást er heit"8841129115 58 2 "Eitt lag enn"1718191420111416 129 3 "Eitt lítið lag" 10911781354 67 4 "Ég læt mig dreyma"24118439 80 5 "Til þín" 4368 4772160 6 "Ég er að leita þín" 1 114121 11
At Eurovision Beinteinsdóttir and Örvarsson, now as Stjórnin, performed 8th on the night of the contest, held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, following the United Kingdom and preceding Norway. They received 124 points for her performance of "", placing 4th of 22 competing countries, which was Iceland's best result in Eurovision until 1999.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Iceland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Iceland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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