Iceland in EuroMusic Song Contest 9

Iceland participated in the ninth edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The Icelandic broadcaster, RÚV, was responsible for their act.

Selection process
For their first participation the Icelandic broadcaster decided to select their submission internally. They announced to select a song in Icelandic. Later it was clear that they would perform: "Ég á mig sjálf" in Gothenborg.

At EuroMusic Song Contest
Iceland was drawn to perform twelfth following Italy and preceding The Netherlands, the winner of the contest.

The Icelandic song was able to get enough points to finish tenth in the final. They received 52 points, were they got 12 points from Ireland

Voting
The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Iceland and awarded by Iceland in the final.