Iceland
National selection
National final
Date:
21 March 1988
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pálmi Gunnarsson | Eitt vor | 12 | 10 | more... | |
| 2 | Grétar Örvarsson & Gígja Sigurđardóttir | Í fyrrasumar | 34 | 7 | more... | |
| 3 | Eyjólfur Kristjánsson & Ingi Gunnar Jóhannsson | Ástarćvintýri | 63 | 2 | more... | |
| 4 | Magnús Kjartansson & Margrét G. Magnúsdóttir | Sólarsamba | 37 | 6 | more... | |
| 5 | Bjarni Arason | Aftur og aftur | 17 | 9 | more... | |
| 6 | Eyjólfur Kristjánsson & Sigrún Waage | Mánaskin | 61 | 3 | more... | |
| 7 | Stefán Hilmarsson | Látum sönginn hljóma | 57 | 4 | more... | |
| 8 | Beathoven | Sókrates | 96 | 1 | more... | |
| 9 | Björgvin Halldórsson & Edda Borg Ólafsdóttir | Í tangó | 55 | 5 | more... | |
| 10 | Guđrún Gunnarsdóttir | Dag eftir dag | 32 | 8 | more... | |
The third Icelandic Eurovision Song Contest entrant was chosen during a national final. A special feature of the show was - like the year before - the fact that the songs were not performed live but shown as pre-preduced video clips. The winner was chosen by eight regional juries.
No less than six out of ten entries were performed by duos. Sverrir Stormsker & Stefán Hilmarsson - better known as Beathoven - von the selection by a landslide. Their song was actually called Ţú og ţeir (You and them) but it was renamed for Dublin to Sókrates.
Pálmi Gunnarsson, who finished last, already represented his country in 1986 as part of the group Icy after having won the national final as a soloist.
