Iceland
National selection
Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2000
Date:
26 February 2000
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir | Sta sta stam | 1216 | 3 | more... | |
| 2 | Örlygur Smári | Segđu mér | 411 | 4 | more... | |
| 3 | Guđrun Gunnarsdottir | Barnagćla | 183 | 5 | more... | |
| 4 | Einer Ágúst Víđisson en Telma Ágústdóttir | Tell me! (Hvert sem er) | 4318 | 1 | more... | |
| 5 | Páll Rósinkranz | Söknuđur | 1358 | 2 | more... | |
For the first time since 1994, RUV decided to hold a national final again. The five music acts had to perform their entries in Icelandic (which was not obligatory for Stockholm) and the winner was chosen by televoting as a premiere. Einar & Telma won by a landslide, receiving more than three times the amount of points the runner-up received.
Hvert sem er (Anyway) was translated to Tell me! for the final in Stockholm. But not only the language of the song has changed: while the duo was all dressed in black in the national final (a black suit with a tie and a black evening dress), they would be wearing much more colourful outfits in Stockholm.
Both in the national final and in the final, Eyfi Kristjansson was backing singer for Einar & Telma. In 1991, he represented Iceland in Rome together with Stefan Hilmarsson; he also was a backing singer on various occasions.
