Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988

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Eurovision Song Contest 1988

Country|  Iceland
National selection
Selection process| Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1988
Selection date(s)| 21 March 1988
Selected entrant| Beathoven
Selected song| "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"
Selected songwriter(s)| Sverrir Stormsker
Finals performance
Final result| 16th, 20 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 by Beathoven with the song "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)". Beathoven was the winner of the Icelandic national final, Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1988, organised by Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV).

## Before Eurovision[edit]

### Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1988[edit]

The final was held on 21 March 1988 at the RÚV studios in Reykjavík, hosted by Hermann Gunnarsson. 10 songs competed, which were all shown as pre-recorded video clips, and the winner was chosen by the votes of 8 regional juries.[1]

Final – 21 March 1988  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Points  | Place

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1  | Pálmi Gunnarsson | "Eitt vor"  | 12  | 10
2  | Grétar Örvarsson and Gígja Sigurðardóttir  | "Í fyrrasumar"  | 34  | 7
3  | Eyjólfur Kristjánsson and Ingi Gunnar Jóhannsson  | "Ástarævintýri (á vetrarbraut)"  | 63  | 2
4  | Magnús Kjartansson and Margrét G. Magnúsdóttir  | "Sólarsamba"  | 37  | 6
5  | Bjarni Arason  | "Aftur og aftur"  | 17  | 9
6  | Eyjólfur Kristjánsson and Sigrún Waage  | "Mánaskin"  | 61  | 3
7  | Stefán Hilmarsson | "Látum sönginn hljóma"  | 57  | 4
8  | Sverrir Stormsker and Stefán Hilmarsson | "Þú og þeir"  | 96  | 1
9  | Björgvin Halldórsson and Edda Borg Ólafsdóttir  | "Í tangó"  | 55  | 5
10  | Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir  | "Dag eftir dag"  | 32  | 8
Detailed Regional Jury Votes

Draw  | Song  | Regional Juries  | Total
West  | Westfjords  | Northwest  | Northeast  | East  | South  | Reykjanes  | Reykjavík
1  | "Eitt vor" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12
2  | "Í fyrrasumar" | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 34
3  | "Ástarævintýri" | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 63
4  | "Sólarsamba" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 37
5  | "Aftur og aftur" | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17
6  | "Mánaskin" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 61
7  | "Látum sönginn hljóma" | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 57
8  | "Þú og þeir" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 96
9  | "Í tangó" | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 55
10  | "Dag eftir dag" | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 32

## At Eurovision[edit]

Stormsker and Hilmarsson, now as Beathoven, performed first on the night of the contest, held in Dublin, Ireland, preceding Sweden. Iceland received 20 points, placing 16th of 21 competing countries.[2] The Icelandic jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.[3]

The members of the Icelandic jury included Árni Gunnarsson, Ásgeir Guðnason, Davíð Sveinsson, Elín Þóra Stefánsdóttir, Ellý Þorðardóttir, Erla Björk Jónasdóttir, Guðrún Kristmannsdóttir, Hólmfríður Jónsdóttir, Jónas Engilbertsson, Jónína Bachmann, Kjartan Þor Kjartansson, Ólafur Egilsson, Sigrún Kristjánsdóttir, Sigurður Fanndal, Sigurður Ægisson, and Þórdís Garðarsdóttir.[4]

### Voting[edit]

Points awarded to Iceland[5] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |
10 points  |
8 points  |  Portugal
7 points  |
6 points  |
5 points  |
4 points  |

* Denmark
* Netherlands

3 points  |
2 points  |  France
1 point  |

* Italy
* Sweden

Points awarded by Iceland[5] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Yugoslavia
10 points  |  Denmark
8 points  |  Germany
7 points  |  Switzerland
6 points  |  Israel
5 points  |  Norway
4 points  |  Luxembourg
3 points  |  Sweden
2 points  |  Spain
1 point  |  United Kingdom

## References[edit]

1. ^ "ICELANDIC NATIONAL FINAL 1988".
2. ^ "Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
3. ^ ESC History - Iceland 1988
4. ^ "Fór út með vinningsglampann í sólgleraugunum segir Sverrir Stormsker". Mbl.is. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Icelandic National Final 1988

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Artists|

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* Beathoven
* Birgitta
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* Daði og Gagnamagnið
* Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson
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* Two Tricky
* Yohanna

Songs|

* "10 Years"
* "All Out of Luck"
* "Angel"
* "Coming Home"
* "Congratulations"
* "Ég á líf"
* "Eitt lag enn"
* "Gleðibankinn"
* "Hægt og hljótt"
* "Hatrið mun sigra"
* "Hear Them Calling"
* "Heaven"
* "If I Had Your Love"
* "Is It True?"
* "Je ne sais quoi"
* "Með hækkandi sól"
* "Minn hinsti dans"
* "Nætur"
* "Nei eða já"
* "Never Forget"
* "Nína"
* "No Prejudice"
* "Núna"
* "Open Your Heart"
* "Our Choice"
* "Paper"
* "Power"
* "Sjúbídú"
* "Tell Me!"
* ~~"Think About Things"~~
* "This Is My Life"
* "Unbroken"
* "Valentine Lost"
* "Þá veistu svarið"
* "Það sem enginn sér"
* "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where Iceland did not compete

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Countries|

| Final|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

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Disqualified|

* Cyprus

Artists|

| Final|

* Yardena Arazi
* Luca Barbarossa
* Beathoven
* Boulevard
* La Década
* Céline Dion
* Dora
* Lara Fabian
* Scott Fitzgerald
* Afroditi Frida
* Maxi and Chris Garden
* Hot Eyes
* Gerard Joling
* Jump the Gun
* Tommy Körberg
* Karoline Krüger
* Gérard Lenorman
* MFÖ
* Reynaert
* Srebrna krila
* Wilfried

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Disqualified|

* Yiannis Dimitrou

Songs|

| Final|

* "Ben Adam"
* "Chanteur de charme"
* "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)"
* "Clown"
* "Croire"
* "For vår jord"
* "Go"
* "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?"
* "Laissez briller le soleil"
* "Lied für einen Freund"
* "Lisa Mona Lisa"
* "Mangup"
* "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
* "Ne partez pas sans moi"
* "Shangri-La"
* "Stad i ljus"
* "Sufi"
* "Take Him Home"
* "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"
* "Vivo (Ti scrivo)"
* "Voltarei"

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Disqualified|

* "Thimame"

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