| Year: | 1989 |
| Country: | Iceland |
| Preselection: | Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1989 |
| Preselection Date: | 30 March 1989 |
| Entrant: | Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson |
| Song: | Það sem enginn sér |
| Final Result: | 22nd, 0 points |
Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 by Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson with the song "Það sem enginn sér". Ágúst was the winner of the Icelandic national final, Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1989, organised by Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV).
The final was held on 30 March 1989 at the RÚV studios in Reykjavík, hosted by Jónas R. Jónsson. 5 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 | Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson | "Það sem enginn sér" | 66 | 1 | |
| 2 | Jóhanna Linnet | "Þú leiddir mig í ljós" | 30 | 5 | |
| 3 | Ellen Kristjánsdóttir and Mannakorn | "Línudans" | 58 | 2 | |
| 4 | Björgvin Halldórsson and Katla Maria | "Sóley" | 44 | 4 | |
| 5 | Bítlavinafélagið | "Alpatwist" | 58 | 2 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Regional Juries | Total | ||||||||
| West | Westfjords | Northwest | Northeast | East | South | Reykjanes | Reykjavík | ||||
| 1 | "Það sem enginn sér" | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 66 | |
| 2 | "Þú leiddir mig í ljós" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 30 | |
| 3 | "Línudans" | 8 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 58 | |
| 4 | "Sóley" | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 44 | |
| 5 | "Alpatwist" | 6 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 58 | |
Ágúst performed 20th on the night of the contest, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, following Greece and preceding Germany. Iceland did not manage to receive any points from all countries, placing 22nd (last) of 22 competing countries.[2] The Icelandic jury awarded its 12 points to Cyprus.[3]
Iceland did not receive any points at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest.[4]