| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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| Country |  Iceland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Söngvakeppnin 2013 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 25 January 2013 26 January 2013 Final: 2 February 2013 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Eythor Ingi | |||
| Selected song | "Ég á líf" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 72 points) | |||
| Final result | 17th, 47 points | |||
| Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Ég á líf" written by Örlygur Smári, Pétur Örn Guðmundsson. The song was performed by Eythor Ingi. The Icelandic entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden was selected through the national final Söngvakeppnin 2013, organised by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV). The selection consisted of two semi-finals and a final, held on 25 January, 26 January and 2 February 2013, respectively. Six songs competed in each semi-final with the top three as selected by a public televote alongside a jury wildcard advancing to the final. In the final, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting: the first involved a 50/50 combination of jury voting and public televoting, which reduced the seven competing entries to two superfinalists and the second round selected the winner exclusively through public televoting. "Ég á líf" performed by Eythor Ingi emerged as the winner after gaining 67% of the public vote.
Iceland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 16 May 2013. Performing during the show in position 8, "Ég á líf" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May. It was later revealed that the Iceland placed sixth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 72 points. In the final, Iceland performed in position 19 and placed seventeenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 47 points.