Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Iceland selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 through the Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins contest, with the contest held over January and February 2010, organised by Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið.
Before Eurovision
Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2010
Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2010 consisted of three semi-finals held in January 2010, each containing 5 songs. 2 songs from every semi-final qualified to the grand final, held on 6 February. All shows were hosted by Eva María Jónsdóttir and Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir.Competing entries
Rules for the contest were released by RÚV in September 2009. A maximum of three compositions could be submitted by each composer, with all applicants having been Icelandic citizens, or have their official residence in the island, as of 1 October 2009. Submissions were accepted until 5 October 2009 at midnight. A total of 150 compositions were submitted to RÚV, a significant decrease from last year's contest. The fifteen performing songs, their performers and authors were announced by RÚV on 18 December.| Artist | Song | Composer |
| Anna Hlín | "Komdu á morgun til mín" | Grétar Sigurbergsson |
| Arnar Jónsson | "Þúsund stjörnur" | Jóhannes Kári Kristinsson |
| Edgar Smári Atlason | "Now And Forever" | Albert Guðmann Jónsson, Albert Guðmann Jónsson, Katrín Halldórsdóttir |
| Hera Björk | "Je ne sais quoi" | Örlygur Smári, Hera Björk |
| Hvanndalsbræður | "Gleði og glens" | Rögnvaldur Rögnvaldsson |
| Íris Hólm | "The One" | Birgir Jóhann Birgisson, Ingvi Þór Kormáksson |
| Jógvan Hansen | "One More Day" | Óskar Páll Sveinsson, Bubbi Morthens |
| Karen Pálsdóttir | "In The Future" | Bryndís Sunna Valdimarsdóttir, Daði Georgsson, Bryndís Sunna Valdimarsdóttir |
| Kolbrún Eva Viktorsdóttir | "You Are The One" | Haraldur G. Ásmundsson, Kolbrún Eva Viktorsdóttir |
| Matthias Matthiasson | "Out of Sight" | Matthías Stefánsson |
| Menn ársins | "Gefst ekki upp" | Haraldur Vignir Sveinbjörnsson, Sváfnir Sigurðarson |
| Sigrún Vala Baldursdóttir | "I Believe In Angels" | Halldór Guðjónsson, Ronald Kerst |
| Sigurjón Brink | "You Knocked On My Door" | Jóhannes Kári Kristinsson |
| Sigurjón Brink | "Waterslide" | Sigurjón Brink |
| Steinarr Logi Nesheim | "Every Word" | Steinarr Logi Nesheim |
Shows
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final was held on 9 January 2010. The show featured last year's Icelandic entrant Yohanna, and Ingó, Yohanna's runner-up at Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2009, who performed a number of acoustic duets together. Íris Hólm and Matthias Matthiasson qualified to the final by a public televote out of the five competing acts.Semi-final 2
The second semi-final was held on 16 January 2010. Jógvan Hansen and Hvanndalsbræður qualified to the final by a public televote out of the five competing acts.Semi-final 3
The third and final semi-final was held on 23 January 2010. Sigurjón Brink and Hera Björk were chosen by a public televote to qualify to the final out of the five competing acts.Final
The final was held on 6 February, after a recap of the contest was held on 30 January. The six semi-final qualifiers performed again, and the televoters decided the winner. After the top two were revealed it was announced that Hera Björk was the winner of the contest with the song "Je ne sais quoi", beating Jógvan Hansen into second place.At Eurovision
Iceland competed in the first semi-final of the contest, on 25 May, reaching third place and qualifying to the final, in which they came nineteenth.Split results
- In the Semi-final 1 Iceland came 3rd with 123 points: the public awarded Iceland 2nd place with 149 points and the jury awarded 6th place with 85 points.
- In the Final Iceland came 19th with 41 points: the public awarded Iceland 15th place with 40 points and the jury awarded 19th place with 57 points.
Points awarded by Iceland[Eurovision [Song Contest 2008]]
Semi-final 1
Final
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