Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020

Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Country	Iceland
National selection
Selection process	Söngvakeppnin 2020
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals:; 8 February 2020; 15 February 2020; Final:; 29 February 2020
Selected entrant	Daði og Gagnamagnið
Selected song	"Think About Things"
Selected songwriter(s)	Daði Freyr Pétursson
Finals performance
Final result	Contest cancelled
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Iceland planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was scheduled to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) held a televised selection process, Söngvakeppnin 2020, to choose its entry for the contest. Following two semi-finals and a final, "Think About Things", written by Daði Freyr Pétursson and performed by Daði og Gagnamagnið, emerged as the winner of the event in February 2020. In mid-March 2020, due to the spread across Europe of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced the contest's cancellation, with Daði og Gagnamagnið subsequently announcing that they would represent Iceland at the 2021 contest.

During Söngvakeppnin 2020 and following its selection as Iceland's entry, "Think About Things" went on to become a viral phenomenon and was considered one of the favourites to win the contest before the cancellation. It went on to win several alternative contests, held by national broadcasters in place of Eurovision to determine their public's favourite song, including Austria's Der kleine Song Contest and Sweden's Sveriges 12:a.