| Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) | |||
| Country |  Iceland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2001 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 17 February 2001 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Two Tricky | |||
| Selected song | "Angel" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 22nd, 3 points | |||
| Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Angel", written by Einar Bárðarson and Magnús Þór Sigmundsson, and performed by the duo Two Tricky. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), selected its entry through Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2001. Eight songs competed in the selection which was held on 17 February 2001. "Birta" performed by Kristján Gíslason and Gunnar Ólason emerged as the winner exclusively through public televoting. The song was later translated from Icelandic to English for Eurovision and was titled "Angel", while the duo was renamed as Two Tricky.
Iceland competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2001. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 2, Iceland placed twenty-second (joint last) out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 3 points.