Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000

Iceland was represented by August & Telma, with the song '"Tell Me!", at the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 13 May in Stockholm. "Tell Me!" was chosen as the Icelandic entry at the national final Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins on 26 February.

Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Country Iceland
National selection
Selection processSöngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2000
Selection date(s)26 February 2000
Selected entrantAugust & Telma
Selected song"Tell Me!"
Finals performance
Final result12th, 45 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2000

The final was held at the studios of broadcaster RÚV in Reykjavík, hosted by Hjálmar Hjálmarsson and Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir. Five songs took part with the winner being chosen by televoting. The winning song was performed in Icelandic as "Hvert sem er".[1]

Final – 26 February 2000
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir "Sta sta stam" Sverrir Stromskjer 1,216 3
2 Örlygur Smári "Segðu mér" Örlygur Smári, Sigurdur Öm Jónsson 411 4
3 Gúðrun Gunnarsdóttir "Barnagæla" Valgeir Skagfjörd 183 5
4 Einar Ágúst Víðisson & Telma Ágústsdóttir "Hvert sem er" Sigurður Örn Jónsson, Örlygur Smári 4,318 1
5 Páll Rósinkranz "Söknuður" Valgeir Skagfjörd 1,358 2

At Eurovision

On the night of the final August and Telma performed 12th in the running order, following Cyprus and preceding Spain. At the close of voting "Tell Me!" had received 45 points (including a maximum 12 from Denmark), placing Iceland 12th of the 24 entries. The 12 points from the Icelandic televote were awarded to contest winners Denmark.[2]

Points awarded by Iceland
12 points Denmark
10 points Latvia
8 points Russia
7 points Norway
6 points Germany
5 points Estonia
4 points Sweden
3 points Austria
2 points Ireland
1 point Netherlands
Points awarded to Iceland (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
  1. ESC National Finals database 2001
  2. ESC History - Iceland 2001
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