Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 by

Sigga Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir, better known as Sigga, is an Icelandic singer who competed for her native country in the Eurovision Song Contest three times. She was born on 24 July 1962 in Reykjavík. She got three 12-point votes overall, two fro ...

with the song "Nætur".

Before Eurovision

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1994

The Icelandic broadcaster opted to change the format of the final compared to the previous years, due to the cost of a ten-song final being considered extremely high and being able to put in more effort in the final version of the song. The final was held on 23 February 1994 at the RÚV studios in

Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...

, hosted by Hermann Gunnarsson. 3 songs competed, with the winner being selected by an "expert" jury, consisting of: Hermanns Gunnarssonar, Á tali and Hemma Gunn. Only the winner was announced. The winner was "Nætur" performed by Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir. Key: Winner

Artist replacement

After the national final, officials at RÚV believed that the original arrangement would not fair well at the contest and gave the task of rearranging the song to Frank McNamara, who also chose a new singer, which turned out to be

. Sigga had already represented the country 2 times by that point, in

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(as part of

Stjórnin Stjórnin is an Icelandic music duo composed of singers Grétar Örvarsson, born 11 July 1959, and Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir, born 24 July 1962. Together they represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 held in Zagreb. Their entry, " ...

) and

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(as member of Heart 2 Heart).

At Eurovision

Sigga performed 5th on the night of the contest, held in

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, following Cyprus and preceding the United Kingdom. She received 49 points for her performance of "Nætur", placing 12th of 25 competing countries. The Icelandic jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland.ESC History - Iceland 1994
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Voting

References

External links

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994

Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...