Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country	Iceland
National selection
Selection process	Laugardagslögin 2006
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals 21 January 2006 28 January 2006 4 February 2006 Final 18 February 2006
Selected entrant	Silvia Night
Selected song	"Congratulations"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Failed to qualify (13th, 62 points)
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Iceland selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in a national final on 18 February in Reykjavík. They chose the fictional character Silvía Night to represent the nation in Athens with the song Til hamingju Ísland (Congratulations Iceland), however the song was performed in its English version at Eurovision as Congratulations. The song tells the story of how Silvía will win the Eurovision Song Contest and how she is better than everyone else. The song was considered a strong favourite from the moment the competing songs were announced. It is written by Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir & Gaukur Úlfarsson and composed by Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson. The English version of the song caused some controversy as the preview video for the song contained a swear word, even though this was not included in the official version of the lyrics. The European Broadcasting Union threatened to disqualify the entry if the offending word was included in the live performance , and although Silvía used it in the rehearsals, she dropped it for the live performance.

Silvía Nótt is a fictional character in Sjáumst með Silvíu Nótt, an extremely popular Icelandic semi-reality show on the TV channel Skjár 1. Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, singer for band Ske and an actress, and Gaukur Úlfarsson decided to invent a character that brought out all the worst things in human behaviour in modern society. Silvía's personality is highly affected by narcissism and she sees herself as the most famous and talented person in the world.

It was eliminated in the semifinal, finishing in 13th place with 62 points and was booed off the stage.

Result of National Final

At Eurovision

Points Awarded by Iceland

Semi final 12 points  Finland 10 points  Sweden 8 points  Lithuania 7 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 points  Russia 5 points  Ukraine 4 points  Belgium 3 points  Poland 2 points  Ireland 1 point  Netherlands

Final 12 points  Finland 10 points  Lithuania 8 points  Denmark 7 points  Sweden 6 points  Ukraine 5 points  Russia 4 points  Norway 3 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 points  Romania 1 point  Ireland

Points Awarded to Iceland

See also

• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Artists 1980s ICY Halla Margrét Beathoven Daníel Ágúst 1990s Stjórnin Stefán & Eyfi Heart 2 Heart Inga Sigga Bo Halldórsson Anna Mjöll Paul Oscar 1998 Selma 2000s August & Telma Two Tricky 2002 Birgitta Jónsi Selma Silvia Night Eiríkur Hauksson Euroband Yohanna 2010s Hera Björk Sigurjón's Friends Greta Salóme & Jónsi Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson Pollapönk María Ólafsdóttir Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir
Songs 1980s "Gleðibankinn" "Hægt og hljótt" "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)" "Það sem enginn sér" 1990s "Eitt lag enn" "Draumur um Nínu" "Nei eða já" "Þá veistu svarið" "Nætur" "Núna" "Sjúbídú" "Minn hinsti dans" 1998 "All Out of Luck" 2000s "Tell Me!" "Angel" 2002 "Open Your Heart" "Heaven" "If I Had Your Love" "Congratulations" "Valentine Lost" "This Is My Life" "Is It True?" 2010s "Je ne sais quoi" "Coming Home" "Never Forget" "Ég á líf" "No Prejudice" "Unbroken" "Hear Them Calling"
(Note : Entries scored out are when Iceland did not compete)