Iceland was represented at the

Eurovision Song Contest 1992 The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 9 May 1992 at the in Malmö, Sweden. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (SVT), and presented by Lydia Capolicc ...

with the song "", composed by

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and Grétar Örvarsson, with lyrics by

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, and performed by the band Heart 2 Heart. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, (RÚV), selected its entry through ''1992''.

Before Eurovision

''1992''

The Icelandic broadcaster, (RÚV), held a national final to select its entry for the

- ''1992''. RÚV held the national final on 22 February 1992 at its television studios in

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, hosted by Sigrún Waage. Nine songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of eight regional juries and a professional jury. The winner was Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir and Sigrún Eva Ármannsdottir with the song "", composed by

, Grétar Örvarsson, and

. Sigríður had previously represented as a member of

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with "".

At Eurovision

Sigríður and Sigrún performed for Iceland along with Grétar Örvarsson and

as Heart 2 Heart. The group performed 11th on the night of the contest, following and preceding , and received 80 points for their performance of "Nei eða ja", placing 7th of 23 competing countries.

Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

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