Það sem enginn sér

"Það sem enginn sér" (English translation: "What No One Sees") was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed in Icelandic by Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson.

"Það sem enginn sér"
Eurovision Song Contest 1989 entry
Country
Artist(s)
As
Daniel
Language
Composer(s)
Valgeir Guðjónsson
Lyricist(s)
Valgeir Guðjónsson
Finals performance
Final result
22nd
Final points
0
Entry chronology
◄ "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)" (1988)   
"Eitt lag enn" (1990) ►

The song is a ballad, in which the singer asks the moon to light his path, musing that "Though the road seems clear there are things the eye can't see".

It was performed twentieth on the night (following Greece's Mariana with "To Dhiko Su Asteri" and preceding Germany's Nino de Angelo with "Flieger"). At the close of voting, it had received no points, placing 22nd (last) in a field of 22. This was probably because the song was sung in a very lacklustre style,[1] perhaps so Daníel Ágúst could express his disdain at being awarded a cactus[2] for winning the Icelandic national final.

It was succeeded as Icelandic representative at the 1990 Contest by Stjórnin with "Eitt lag enn".

It is known in Iceland as "Það sem enginn heyrði" (English translation: "What No One Heard") due to receiving no points in the contest.

References
  1. O'Connor, John Kennedy (2005). "The Eurovision Song Contest: 50 Years The Official History. Carlton Books Ltd.
  2. O'Connor, John Kennedy (2005). "The Eurovision Song Contest: 50 Years The Official History. Carlton Books Ltd.


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