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, Helga Möller and

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. They were the first Icelandic entrants to the Eurovision Song Contest, appearing at the 1986 final in

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. Their entry, "

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" (

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translation: Bank of Fun), placed 16th. Eiríkur Hauksson went on to represent Norway in

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as part of the group Just 4 Fun and Iceland again as a solo performer in 2007.Er Eiríkur Hauks-son óhagganlegur?
''Morgunblaðið''. Issue 98. (12.04.2007). Page 56 (in Icelandic) Both Pálmi Gunnarson and Helga Möller made further appearances in the Icelandic national finals (Helga notably in 1992 with two offerings in partnership with

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) but did not win.

References

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