Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 by Inga with the song "Þá veistu svarið". Inga was the winner of the Icelandic national final, Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1993, organised by Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV).

Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Country Iceland
National selection
Selection processSöngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1993
Selection date(s)20 February 1993
Selected entrantInga
Selected song"Þá veistu svarið"
Finals performance
Final result13th, 42 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1993

The final was held on 20 February 1993 at the RÚV studios in Reykjavík, hosted by Steinn Ármann Magnússon. 10 songs competed, with the winner being selected by the votes of nine juries - eight regional juries and a final professional jury.

The winner was "Þá veistu svarið" performed by Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir. The song was composed by Jon Kjell Seljeseth and Friðrik Sturluson.

Final – 20 February 1993
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Ingunn Gylfadóttir "Brenndar brýr" 62 3
2 Anna Mjöll Ólafsdóttir "Eins og skot" 70 2
3 Haukur Hauksson "Í roki og regni" 43 6
4 Margrét Eir "Ó hve ljúft er að lifa" 46 5
5 Eró-bikkjan "Hopp-abla-ha" 39 7
6 Katla Maria Hausmann "Samba" 32 9
7 Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir "Þá veistu svarið" 86 1
8 Ingunn Gylfadóttir "Ég bý hér enn" 34 8
9 Guðlaug Dröfn Ólafsdóttir "Bless bless" 48 4
10 Július Guðmundsson "Himinn, jörð og haf" 20 10

At Eurovision

Ingibjörg, now as Inga, performed 9th on the night of the contest, held in Millstreet, Ireland, following Malta and preceding Austria. Inga received 42 points for her performance of "Þá veistu svarið", placing 13th of 25 competing countries.

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 United Kingdom
10 points Norway
8 points France
7 points Sweden
6 points Netherlands
5 points Finland
4 points  Switzerland
3 points Ireland
2 points Portugal
1 point Turkey

See also
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