Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 explained

Year:1994
Broadcaster:Icelandic: [[RÚV|Ríkisútvarpið]]|i=no (RÚV)
Country:Iceland
Preselection:Song: Icelandic: [[Söngvakeppnin|Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins]] 1994
Artist: Internal selection
Preselection Date:23 February 1994
Entrant:Sigga
Song:Icelandic: Nætur|i=no
Final Result:12th, 49 points

Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "Icelandic: Nætur|i=no", composed by Friðrik Karlsson, with lyrics by Stefán Hilmarsson, and performed by Sigga. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, Icelandic: [[RÚV|Ríkisútvarpið]]|i=no (RÚV), selected its entry through Icelandic: [[Söngvakeppnin|Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins]] 1994 and, subsequently, the performers internally once the national final was over.

Before Eurovision

Icelandic: Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1994

Icelandic: [[RÚV|Ríkisútvarpið]]|i=no (RÚV) opted to change the format of the final compared to the previous years, due to the cost of a ten-song final being considered extremely high and being able to put in more effort in the final version of the song. RÚV held the national final on 23 February 1994 at its studios in Reykjavík, hosted by Hermann Gunnarsson. Three songs were competed, with the winner being selected by an "expert" jury, consisting of: Hermanns Gunnarssonar, Á tali and Hemma Gunn. Only the winner was announced. The winner was "Icelandic: Nætur|i=no" performed by Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir.

Key: Winner

Final – 23 February 1994
DrawArtistSong
1Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir"Nætur"
2Þóranna Jónbjörnsdóttir and Elvar Aðalsteinsson"Indæla jörð"
3Anna Mjöll Ólafsdóttir"Stopp"

Artist replacement

After the national final, officials at RÚV believed that the original arrangement would not fair well at the contest and gave the task of rearranging the song to Frank McNamara, who also chose a new singer, which turned out to be Sigga.[1] Sigga had already represented the country 2 times by that point, in 1990 (as part of Stjórnin) and 1992 (as member of Heart 2 Heart).

At Eurovision

Sigga performed 5th on the night of the contest, held in Dublin, Ireland, following Cyprus and preceding the United Kingdom. She received 49 points for her performance of "Nætur", placing 12th of 25 competing countries.[2] The Icelandic jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland.[3]

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ICELANDIC NATIONAL FINAL 1994.
  2. Web site: Final of Dublin 1994 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417121756/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1994/final . 17 April 2021 . live.
  3. https://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=727 ESC History - Iceland 1994
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Dublin 1994 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417124849/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1994/final/results/iceland . 17 April 2021 . live.