Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, having internally selected Daði og Gagnamagnið as their representatives with the song "10 Years". They were due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Think About Things" before the event's cancellation.

Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Country Iceland
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 23 October 2020
Song: 13 March 2021
Selected entrantDaði og Gagnamagnið
Selected song"10 Years"
Selected songwriter(s)Daði Freyr Pétursson
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (2nd, 288 points)
Final result4th, 378 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Background
Main article: Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2021 contest, Iceland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 36 times since its first entry in 1986.[1] Iceland's best placing in the contest to this point was second, which it achieved on two occasions: in 1999 with the song "All Out of Luck" performed by Selma and in 2009 with the song "Is It True?" performed by Yohanna. Since the introduction of a semi-final to the format of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004, Iceland has failed to qualify to the final seven times. In 2019, Iceland placed tenth in the grand final with the song "Hatrið mun sigra" performed by the band Hatari.

The Icelandic national broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), broadcasts the event within Iceland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. From 2006 to 2020, Iceland's competitor has been selected by the Söngvakeppnin, a televised national competition. Daði og Gagnamagnið won Söngvakeppnin 2020 with "Think About Things". The song was considered one of the favourites to win,[2] however the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 23 October 2020, RÚV confirmed that Daði og Gagnamagnið will represent Iceland in the 2021 contest.[3] Their entry for 2021, entitled "10 Years", was released on 13 March 2021.[4][5]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. For the 2021 contest, the semi-final allocation draw held for 2020 which was held on 28 January 2020, will be used. Iceland was placed into the second semi-final, which was held on 20 May 2021, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[6]

Once all the competing songs for the 2021 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Iceland was set to perform in position 8, following the entry from Moldova and preceding the entry from Serbia.[7]

Iceland performed 12th in the grand final on 22 May 2021, following Switzerland and preceding Spain.

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1–8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with a diversity in gender and age represented. The judges assess each entry based on the performances during the second Dress Rehearsal of each show, which takes place the night before each live show, against a set of criteria including: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.[8] Jury members may only take part in panel once every three years, and are obliged to confirm that they are not connected to any of the participating acts in a way that would impact their ability to vote impartially. Jury members should also vote independently, with no discussion of their vote permitted with other jury members.[9] The exact composition of the professional jury, and the results of each country's jury and televoting were released after the grand final; the individual results from each jury member were also released in an anonymised form.[10][11]

Points awarded to Iceland

Points awarded by Iceland

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Icelandic jury:[10][11]

Detailed voting results from Iceland (Semi-final 2)[12]
Draw Country Jury Televote
Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  San Marino7117578383
02  Estonia9131010151314
03  Czech Republic13151412141411
04  Greece1034724765
05  Austria5961147492
06  Poland141215141315101
07  Moldova121481391156
08  Iceland
09  Serbia85116109213
10  Georgia15161616161616
11  Albania6101886515
12  Portugal382263838
13  Bulgaria2231321074
14  Finland4793556210
15  Latvia1661215121212
16   Switzerland1154111247
17  Denmark11413911101112
Detailed voting results from Iceland (Final)[13]
Draw Country Jury Televote
Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Cyprus20112021141913
02  Albania1113520171124
03  Israel12251615182018
04  Belgium1019159151419
05  Russia91847129211
06  Malta516622910183
07  Portugal3931421092
08  Serbia2182112211621
09  United Kingdom25232525242520
10  Greece18410637412
11   Switzerland1193111256
12  Iceland
13  Spain8171714221525
14  Moldova23201816202223
15  Germany24222424252417
16  Finland61074565112
17  Bulgaria238263816
18  Lithuania1312128191374
19  Ukraine461413108338
20  France7211085647
21  Azerbaijan22212323162315
22  Norway162419171121101
23  Netherlands1972219231722
24  Italy1752524765
25  Sweden14141111712210
26  San Marino15151318131814

References
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  2. "Eurovision 2020 Odds: Bulgaria Favourite To Win - 10 March". wiwibloggs. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. "Daði og Gagnamagnið return for Iceland". Eurovision. 23 October 2020.
  4. Granger, Anthony (27 January 2021). "Iceland: Eurovision 2021 Entry To Be Revealed on March 13". Eurovoix. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. "Eurovision-lag Íslands komið með nafn" [Iceland's Eurovision song has a name]. RÚV (in Icelandic). 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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