Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
| Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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 Iceland
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Söngvakeppnin 2014 | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Semi-finals: 1 February 2014 8 February 2014 Final: 15 February 2014 |
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| Selected entrant | Pollapönk | |||
| Selected song | "No Prejudice" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (8th, 61 points) | |||
| Final result | 15th, 58 points | |||
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Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Icelandic entry was selected through the national final Söngvakeppnin 2014, organised by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV). Iceland was represented by the song "No Prejudice", performed by Pollapönk and written by Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson, Haraldur F. Gíslason and John Grant. The entry qualified from the first semi-final to compete in the final. Iceland placed 15th in the final, scoring 58 points.
Söngvakeppnin 2014 was the national final format developed by RÚV in order to select Iceland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. On 3 September 2013, RÚV opened the submission period for interested songwriters to submit their entries until the deadline on 14 October 2013. Composers had the right to submit up to two entries, while lyricists could contribute to an unlimited amount of entries. At the close of the submission deadline, 297 entries were received - a 25% increase in submissions from the previous year. RÚV worked together with the composers of the selected entries in order to find the most suitable performers for the songs.
Two semi-finals took place on 1 and 8 February 2014 at RÚV Studios and the final took place on 15 February 2014 in Háskólabíó. Five songs competed in each semi-final and the top two from each semi-final as decided upon by televoting qualified to the final. In addition to the televoting qualifiers, a jury selected an additional two wildcard qualifiers from the remaining songs in both semi-finals to proceed to the final. In the final, the first round of voting consisted of the combination of jury voting and televoting, which determined the top two. The top two songs qualified to the second round of voting where televoting determined the winner.Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir and Guðrún Dís Emilsdóttir hosted all three shows.
Ten artists and songs were selected for the competition and revealed during the television programme Kastljós on 17 December 2013.
The first semi-final took place on 1 February 2014 where five competing artists presented their entries. The top two entries voted upon solely by public televoting proceeded to the final. The qualifiers were "Von" performed by Gissur Páll Gissurarson and "Eftir eitt lag" performed by Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir.
The second semi-final took place on 8 February 2014 where five competing artists presented their entries. The top two entries voted upon solely by public televoting proceeded to the final. The qualifiers were "Enga fordóma" performed by Pollapönk and "Þangað til ég dey" performed by F.U.N.K.
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