Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country  Iceland
National selection
Selection process Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007
Selection date(s) Semi-finals
20 January 2007
27 January 2007
3 February 2007
Final
17 February 2007
Selected entrant Eiríkur Hauksson
Selected song "Valentine Lost"
Finals performance
Semi-final result Failed to qualify (13th)
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Iceland selected their participant using their national final, known as Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007. Eiríkur Hauksson represented Iceland at Eurovision with the song "Valentine Lost". Before the final, there were three semi-finals, comprising 24 songs in total, leading up to the final in Reykjavík which took place on February 17, 2007. Nine song were performed in the Icelandic final, all written by Icelandic composers and sung in Icelandic. The chosen song is written by Kristján Hreinsson and composed by Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson.

At Eurovision, the selected song was translated into English as "Valentine Lost". Eiríkur Hauksson performed in the semi-final of Eurovision on 10 May, failing to qualify for the final. The Icelandic entry was to be presented fifth, after Belarus and before Georgia, however, it failed to reach the final of the contest.

This was the third time Eiríkur performed at Eurovision, having represented the country for the first time in 1986, the year of Iceland's debut in the contest. The second time, Eiríkur performed a song for Norway.

Despite actually being in the Eurovision Song Contest, Eiríkur remained the Icelandic representative for the 2007 Nordic preview show.

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007 - Final

For the results of the semi-finals, see Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007.
Draw Artist Song Place
1 Friðrik Ómar Eldur 2nd
2 Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir Ég Og Heilinn Minn -
3 Andri Bergmann Bjarta Brosið -
4 Eiríkur Hauksson Valentine Lost 1st
5 Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir Blómabörn -
6 Matthías Matthíasson Húsin Hafa Augu -
7 Jónsi Segðu Mér -
8 Hafsteinn Þórólfsson Þú Tryllir Mig 3rd
9 Sigurjón Brink Áfram -

At Eurovision

Points Awarded by Iceland

Semi final

12 points Hungary
10 points Serbia
8 points Denmark
7 points Norway
6 points Andorra
5 points Latvia
4 points Belarus
3 points Turkey
2 points Poland
1 point Israel

Final

12 points Finland
10 points Sweden
8 points Hungary
7 points Serbia
6 points Ukraine
5 points Greece
4 points Belarus
3 points Turkey
2 points Germany
1 point Russia

Points Awarded to Iceland

Points Awarded to Iceland (Semi-Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

External links

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