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| Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Participating broadcaster | Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 36 (27 finals) |
| First appearance | 1986 |
| Highest placement | 2nd: 1999, 2009 |
| Related articles | |
| Söngvakeppnin | |
| External links | |
| RÚV page | |
Iceland's page at Eurovision.tv  | |
 For the most recent participation seeIceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | |
Iceland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 36 times since its debut in 1986, missing only two contests since then, in 1998 and 2002, when prevented from competing due to finishing outside qualification places the preceding years. The country's best result is second place, which it achieved with "All Out of Luck" by Selma in 1999 and "Is It True?" by Yohanna in 2009. The Icelandic participant broadcaster in the contest is Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), which select its entrant with the national competition Söngvakeppnin.
Iceland has achieved a total of seven top ten placements, with the others being "Eitt lag enn" by Stjórnin finishing fourth (1990), "Nei eða já" by Heart 2 Heart seventh (1992), "Open Your Heart" by Birgitta eighth (2003), "Hatrið mun sigra" by Hatari tenth (2019), and "10 Years" by Daði og Gagnamagnið fourth (2021). Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Iceland has failed to qualify for the final nine times, including four years consecutively (2015–18). To date, Iceland is the only Nordic country that has yet to win the contest.