Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
# Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 by Inga with the song "Þá veistu svarið". Inga was the winner of the Icelandic national final, Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1993, organised by Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV).

## Before Eurovision

### Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1993

The final was held on 20 February 1993 at the RÚV studios in Reykjavík, hosted by Steinn Ármann Magnússon. 10 songs competed, with the winner being selected by the votes of nine juries - eight regional juries and a final professional jury.

The winner was "Þá veistu svarið" performed by Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir. The song was composed by Jon Kjell Seljeseth and Friðrik Sturluson.

Final – 20 February 1993 :

| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ingunn Gylfadóttir | "Brenndar brýr" | 62 | 3 |
| 2 | Anna Mjöll Ólafsdóttir | "Eins og skot" | 70 | 2 |
| 3 | Haukur Hauksson | "Í roki og regni" | 43 | 6 |
| 4 | Margrét Eir | "Ó hve ljúft er að lifa" | 46 | 5 |
| 5 | Eró-bikkjan | "Hopp-abla-ha" | 39 | 7 |
| 6 | Katla Maria Hausmann | "Samba" | 32 | 9 |
| 7 | Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir | "Þá veistu svarið" | 86 | 1 |
| 8 | Ingunn Gylfadóttir | "Ég bý hér enn" | 34 | 8 |
| 9 | Guðlaug Dröfn Ólafsdóttir | "Bless bless" | 48 | 4 |
| 10 | Július Guðmundsson | "Himinn, jörð og haf" | 20 | 10 |

Detailed Regional Jury Votes :

| Draw | Song | West | Westfjords | Northwest | Northeast | East | South | Reykjanes | Reykjavík | Professionals | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | "Brenndar brýr" | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | | 62 |
| 2 | "Eins og skot" | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 70 |
| 3 | "Í roki og regni" | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 4 | | 43 |
| 4 | "Ó hve ljúft er að lifa" | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 46 |
| 5 | "Hopp-abla-ha" | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | 39 |
| 6 | "Samba" | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | 32 |
| 7 | "Þá veistu svarið" | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | | 86 |
| 8 | "Ég bý hér enn" | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | | 34 |
| 9 | "Bless bless" | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | | 48 |
| 10 | "Himinn, jörð og haf" | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 20 |

## At Eurovision

Ingibjörg, now as Inga, performed 9th on the night of the contest, held in Millstreet, Ireland, following Malta and preceding Austria. Inga received 42 points for her performance of "Þá veistu svarið", placing 13th of 25 competing countries.

