Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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Country | Iceland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 9 February 2004 Song: 20 March 2004 | |||
Selected entrant | Jónsi | |||
Selected song | "Heaven" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 19th, 16 points | |||
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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As one of ten highest placed finishers in the 2003 contest Iceland directly qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 15 May 2004. Performing in position 17, Iceland placed nineteenth out of the 24 participating countries with 16 points.
Background
Prior to the 2004 Contest, Iceland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixteen times since its first entry in 1986.
The Icelandic national broadcaster,
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
On 23 October 2003, RÚV announced that the Icelandic entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 would be selected internally. The broadcaster also opened the submission period for interested songwriters to submit their entries until the deadline on 17 November 2003.
At Eurovision
It was announced that the competition's format would be expanded to include a semi-final in 2004. According to the rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "
The semi-final and the final were broadcast in Iceland on
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Iceland and awarded by Iceland in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Denmark in the semi-final and to Ukraine in the final of the contest.
Points awarded to Iceland
Score | Country |
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12 points | |
10 points | |
8 points | |
7 points | |
6 points | |
5 points | |
4 points | |
3 points | |
2 points | |
1 point |
Points awarded by Iceland
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