Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Iceland competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing during the show in position 10, "If I Had Your Love" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Iceland placed sixteenth out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 52 points.
Background
Prior to the 2005 Contest, Iceland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest seventeen times since its first entry in 1986.[1] Iceland's best placing in the contest to this point was second, which it achieved in 1999 with the song "All Out of Luck" performed by Selma. In 2004, Iceland placed nineteenth in the final as an automatic qualifier with the song "Heaven" performed by Jónsi.
The Icelandic national broadcaster,
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Selma_Bjornsdottir.jpg/220px-Selma_Bjornsdottir.jpg)
On 20 December 2004, RÚV announced that the Icelandic entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 would be selected internally.[3] On 7 February 2005, Selma Björnsdóttir who previously represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 and placed second with the song "All Out of Luck" revealed that she had been approached by the broadcaster, but was yet to make a decision.[4] Selma was confirmed as the Icelandic representative on 8 February 2005 during the RÚV evening news broadcast. In regards to her selection as the Icelandic entrant, Selma stated: "I'm very excited about all of this. We've been very busy lately. A competition such as this one requires careful planning and hard work, but there are many good times ahead, I'm sure."[5]
On 3 March 2005, it was announced that Selma would be performing the song "If I Had Your Love", composed by Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson and
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "
During the semi-final performance, Selma was dressed in a red outfit with gold trimmings and performed choreography with four dancers dressed in white and gold outfits, all of them which also performed backing vocals.[9] Among the backing performers was Regína Ósk, who would later represent Iceland in 2008 as part of the duo Euroband.[10] At the end of the semi-final, Iceland was not announced among the top 10 entries in the semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Iceland placed sixteenth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 52 points.[11]
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 Norway in the semi-final and the final of the contest.
Points awarded to Iceland
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12 points | |
10 points | |
8 points | ![]() |
7 points | ![]() |
6 points | ![]() |
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4 points | ![]() |
3 points | ![]() |
2 points | |
1 point |
Points awarded by Iceland
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References
- ^ "Iceland Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ Halldorsson, Bjarni H. (27 July 2004). "Iceland returns to national final in 2005". Esctoday. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b Philips, Roel (20 December 2004). "Iceland to hold internal selection". Esctoday. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Philips, Roel (7 February 2005). "Selma back for Iceland?!". Esctoday. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ a b Philips, Roel (8 February 2005). "Selma with up-tempo song to Kiev!". Esctoday. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Halldorsson, Bjarni H. (3 March 2005). "Selma to sing 'If I had your love'". Esctoday. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (19 March 2005). "Iceland presents entry for Kiev". Esctoday. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (22 March 2005). "TODAY: The draw for running order". Esctoday. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (14 May 2005). "Iceland rehearsal and press conference". Esctoday. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Iceland". Six on Stage. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Fréttablaðið, 21.05.2005". Timarit.is. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.