| Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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| Country |  Iceland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Söngvakeppnin 2014 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 1 February 2014 8 February 2014 Final: 15 February 2014 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Pollapönk | |||
| Selected song | "No Prejudice" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (8th, 61 points) | |||
| Final result | 15th, 58 points | |||
| Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "No Prejudice" written by Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson, Haraldur F. Gíslason and John Grant. The song was performed by the band Pollapönk. The Icelandic entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark was selected through the national final Söngvakeppnin 2014, organised by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV). The selection consisted of two semi-finals and a final, held on 1, 8 and 15 February 2014, respectively. Five songs competed in each semi-final with the top two as selected by a public televote alongside two jury wildcards 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 six competing entries to two superfinalists and the second round selected the winner exclusively through public televoting. "No Prejudice" performed by Pollapönk emerged as the winner after gaining the most public votes.
Iceland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 6 May 2014. Performing during the show in position 5, "No Prejudice" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 10 May. It was later revealed that the Iceland placed eighth out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 61 points. In the final, Iceland performed in position 4 and placed fifteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 58 points.