Iceland
National selection
Final
Date:
10 February 1990
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bjrgvin Halldrsson | S st er heit | 58 | 4 | more... | |
| 2 | Stjrnin | Eitt lag enn | 129 | 1 | more... | |
| 3 | Helga Mller | Eitt lti lag | 67 | 2 | more... | |
| 4 | Ellen Kristjnsdttir | g lt mig dreyma | 32 | 5 | more... | |
| 5 | Bjrgvin Halldrsson | Til n | 60 | 3 | more... | |
| 6 | Eyjlfur Kristjnsson | g er a leita in | 11 | 6 | more... | |
The six songs that reached the final were performed live again. The voting system was different than in the semi finals: it was time for the "good old" eight regional juries and the additional expert jury.
Stjrnin were the clear winners of the final (although they had to perform second!), receivng almost twice the amount of points the runner-up did. Otherwise, the juries in the final hardly agreed with the jury in the semi finals: For example, Helga Mller's entry, that narrowly qualified from third position in the second semi final finished second overall.
Stjrnin are Sigriur Beinteinsdttir and Grtar rvarsson. Both has already taken part in Icelandic national finals: Sigriur was a backing singer for Eyjlfur Kristjnsson in 1987 while Grtar finished 7th in 1988, performing a duet with Gigja Sigurardttir.
1st semi final
Date:
27 January 1990
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ari Jnsson | Mnaskin | 30 | 6 | more... | |
| 2 | Eyjlfur Kristjnsson | Austur ea vestur | 36 | 5 | more... | |
| 3 | Stjrnin | Eitt lag enn | 118 | 1 | more... | |
| 4 | Ingi Gunnar Jhansson | Dagdraumar | 36 | 4 | more... | |
| 5 | Eyjlfur Kristjnsson | g er a leita in | 47 | 3 | more... | |
| 6 | Bjrgvin Halldrsson | S st er heit | 93 | 2 | more... | |
Iceland has completely changed the way to select the Eurovision Song Contest entry. The most obviuos change was probably the fact that two semi finals were held with six songs competing each. The top three, chosen by a jury consisting of 60 people in the audience, would move forward to the final.
2nd semi final
Date:
3 February 1990
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellen Kristjnsdttir | g lt mig dreyma | 82 | 2 | more... | |
| 2 | Helga Mller | Eitt lti lag | 69 | 3 | more... | |
| 3 | Bergra rnadttir | Gott er a lifa | 24 | 6 | more... | |
| 4 | Bjrgvin Halldrsson | Til n | 92 | 1 | more... | |
| 5 | Ruth Reginalds | Eilfur dagur | 28 | 5 | more... | |
| 6 | Stjrnin | Ef ekki er til nein st | 65 | 4 | more... | |
Some singers that already tried to qualified the week before returned to the stage for the second semi final: Bjrgvin Halldrsson won the heat and would therefore be the only singer with two songs in the final. Stjrnin, who won the first semi final, narrowly missed out this time finishing 4th.
Helga Mller already had had eyperience in the Eurovision Song Contest: in 1986, she represented Iceland on its debut with the group ICY.
