Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Iceland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway. It was the first time Iceland was represented in the contest. While the country had satellite television contact from other nations (the United States and Canada) since 1981, Iceland was not able to connect to other European nations by satellite before the end of 1985, meaning that 1986 was the first year Iceland could send a delegation to the Eurovision Song Contest.[1]

Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Country Iceland
National selection
Selection processSöngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins
Selection date(s)15 March 1986
Selected entrantICY
Selected song"Gleðibankinn"
Finals performance
Final result16th, 19 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1986 • 1987►

Before Eurovision

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins

The Icelandic national final to select their entry, Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins, was held on 15 March 1986 at the RÚV Studios in Reykjavík, and was hosted by young musician Jónas R. Jónsson. Eurovision Song Contest 1985 winners Bobbysocks were special guests, and they performed their winning song "La det swinge", and a new song entitled "Midnight Rocks" during the show. The votes of a five-member jury decided the winner, although only the top five placings were announced. The winning entry was "Gleðibankinn," performed by Pálmi Gunnarsson and composed by Magnús Eiríksson.

Final – 15 March 1986
DrawArtistSongPlace
1Pálmi Gunnarsson"Gleðibankinn"1
2Eiríkur Hauksson"Þetta gengur ekki lengur"—
3Erna Gunnarsdóttir & Björgvin Halldórsson"Með vaxandi þrá"4
4Pálmi Gunnarsson"Syngdu lag"—
5Eiríkur Hauksson"Gefðu mér gaum"—
6Erna Gunnarsdóttir & Pálmi Gunnarsson"Út vil ek"—
7Björgvin Halldórsson"Ef"2
8Erna Gunnarsdóttir"Vögguvísa"5
9Eiríkur Hauksson"Mitt á milli Moskvu og Washington"—
10Björgvin Halldórsson"Ég lifi í draumi"3

At Eurovision

Pálmi Gunnarsson performed sixth on the night of the contest, following United Kingdom and preceding the Netherlands. He was joined by Helga Möller and Eiríkur Hauksson, comprising the trio ICY.

At the close of the voting it had received 19 points, placing 16th in a field of 20 competing countries. Iceland's first-ever points were awarded to them by the Netherlands (who gave the song five of the eventual 19 points).

Points awarded to Iceland
Points awarded to Iceland
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Iceland
12 points Sweden
10 points Belgium
8 points Ireland
7 points Denmark
6 points Finland
5 points Yugoslavia
4 points Norway
3 points  Switzerland
2 points Spain
1 point Luxembourg

References
  1. "Bergen 1986". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2 August 2020.


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