Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 explained

Year:1993
Country:Iceland
Preselection:Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1993
Preselection Date:20 February 1993
Entrant:Inga
Song:Þá veistu svarið
Final Result:13th, 42 points

Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 by Inga with the song "Þá veistu svarið". Inga was the winner of the Icelandic national final, Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1993, organised by Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV).

Before Eurovision

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1993

The final was held on 20 February 1993 at the RÚV studios in Reykjavík, hosted by Steinn Ármann Magnússon. 10 songs competed, with the winner being selected by the votes of nine juries - eight regional juries and a final professional jury.

The winner was "Þá veistu svarið" performed by Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir. The song was composed by Jon Kjell Seljeseth and Friðrik Sturluson.

Final – 20 February 1993
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Ingunn Gylfadóttir"Brenndar brýr"623
2Anna Mjöll Ólafsdóttir"Eins og skot"702
3Haukur Hauksson"Í roki og regni"436
4Margrét Eir"Ó hve ljúft er að lifa"465
5Eró-bikkjan"Hopp-abla-ha"397
6Katla Maria Hausmann"Samba"329
7Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir"Þá veistu svarið"861
8Ingunn Gylfadóttir"Ég bý hér enn"348
9Guðlaug Dröfn Ólafsdóttir"Bless bless"484
10Július Guðmundsson"Himinn, jörð og haf"2010
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSongWestWestfjordsNorthwestNortheastEastSouthReykjanesReykjavíkProfessionalsTotal
1"Brenndar brýr"1010610738862
2"Eins og skot"55127256121670
3"Í roki og regni"217610112443
4"Ó hve ljúft er að lifa"8853687146
5"Hopp-abla-ha"4742865339
6"Samba"7431371632
7"Þá veistu svarið"12128121210101086
8"Ég bý hér enn"6224544734
9"Bless bless"331084123548
10"Himinn, jörð og haf"1615122220

At Eurovision

Ingibjörg, now as Inga, performed 9th on the night of the contest, held in Millstreet, Ireland, following Malta and preceding Austria. Inga received 42 points for her performance of "Þá veistu svarið", placing 13th of 25 competing countries.[1]

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final of Millstreet 1993 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417180232/https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final . 17 April 2021 . live.
  2. Web site: Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417195245/https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final/results/iceland . 17 April 2021 . live.