Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Country	Iceland
National selection
Selection process	Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2009
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals:; 10 January 2009; 17 January 2009; 24 January 2009; 31 January 2009; Final:; 14 February 2009
Selected entrant	Yohanna
Selected song	"Is It True?"
Selected songwriter(s)	Óskar Páll Sveinsson; Tinatin Japaridze; Christopher Neil;
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (1st, 174 points)
Final result	2nd, 218 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Is It True?" written by Óskar Páll Sveinsson, Tinatin Japaridze and Christopher Neil. The song was performed by Yohanna, which is the artistic name of singer Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir. The Icelandic entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia was selected through the national final Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2009, organised by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV). The selection consisted of four semi-finals and a final, held on 10 January, 17 January, 24 January, 31 January and 14 February 2009, respectively. Four songs competed in each semi-final with the top two as selected by a public televote advancing to the final. In the final, "Is It True?" performed by Yohanna emerged as the winner exclusively through public televoting.

Iceland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 12, "Is It True?" was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 16 May. It was later revealed that the Iceland placed first out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 174 points. In the final, Iceland performed in position 7 and placed second out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 218 points.