Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Country	Iceland
National selection
Selection process	Söngvakeppnin 2019
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals:; 9 February 2019; 16 February 2019; Final:; 2 March 2019
Selected entrant	Hatari
Selected song	"Hatrið mun sigra"
Selected songwriter(s)	Einar Hrafn Stefánsson; Klemens Nikulásson Hannigan; Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson;
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (3rd, 221 points)
Final result	10th, 232 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Hatrið mun sigra" written by Einar Hrafn Stefánsson, Klemens Nikulásson Hannigan and Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson. The song was performed by the group Hatari. The Icelandic entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel was selected through the national final Söngvakeppnin 2019, organised by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV). The selection consisted of two semi-finals and a final, held on 9 February, 16 February and 2 March 2019, respectively. Five songs competed in each semi-final with the top two as selected by a public televote alongside a jury wildcard advancing to the final. In the final, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting: the first involved a 50/50 combination of jury voting and public televoting, which reduced the five competing entries to two superfinalists and the second round selected the winner exclusively through public televoting. "Hatrið mun sigra" performed by Hatari emerged as the winner after gaining 57.71% of the public vote.

Iceland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2019. Performing during the show in position 13, "Hatrið mun sigra" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May. It was later revealed that Iceland placed third out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 221 points. In the final, Iceland performed in position 14 and placed tenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 232 points.