Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

The 1999 Eurovision Song Contest runner-up Selma was internally selected to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, and she performed the song "If I Had Your Love" in Kiev. The song is written by Linda Thompson and composed by Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson and Vignir Snær Vigfússon.

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country Iceland
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selection date(s)February 2005
Selected entrantSelma
Selected song"If I Had Your Love"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (16th, 52 points)
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2004 • 2005 • 2006►

Background

Selma Björnsdóttir was born in Reykjavík on 13 June 1974. Selma was just 10 years old when she debuted in an Icelandic children’s opera production, which led to different roles in stage productions. After winning a song contest at the Commercial College of Iceland she received an offer to front the dance music group Fantasia, spending two years with the band. In 1995 Selma landed the part of Rosalia in West Side Story, staged at the National Theatre of Iceland. She has also participated in other theater production, acting and singing in The Rocky Horror Show, Grease, Little Shop of Horrors, Singin' in the Rain, Romeo and Juliet, Hair and most recently the popular Icelandic children’s musical "The Fruitbasket". She has also been busy teaching and training artists for, for instance, the Icelandic version of ‘Pop Idol’ as well as providing choreography for music videos and the main professional theaters. Selma represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 in Jerusalem, where she finished second with the song ‘All Out Of Luck’. The single was featured on her bestselling solo album ‘I Am’ in 1999, followed up by her second album ‘Life Won’t Wait’ a year later.

At Eurovision

Because Iceland placed 19th at the 2004 contest, Selma was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final, she performed 10th following Netherlands and preceding the Belgium came 16th with 52 points failing to qualify to the Grand Final. Therefore, Iceland had to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2006. The spokesperson who revealed Iceland's votes for other countries was RUV host and Miss Iceland 2003 winner Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir.[1]

Points awarded to Iceland (Semi-final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

References
  1. Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
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