Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Country
Iceland
National selection
Selection process
Söngvakeppnin 2016
Selection date(s)
Semi-finals: 6 February 2016 13 February 2016 Final: 20 February 2016
Selected entrant
Greta Salóme
Selected song
"Hear Them Calling"
Selected songwriter(s)
Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Failed to qualify (14th)
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Hear Them Calling" written and performed by Greta Salóme. Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir previously represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in a duet with Jónsi, where they placed twentieth in the final of the competition with the song "Never Forget". The Icelandic entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden was selected through the national final Söngvakeppnin 2016, organised by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV). The selection consisted of two semi-finals and a final, held on 6, 13 and 20 February 2016, respectively. Six songs competed in each semi-final with the top three as selected by a public televote advancing to the final. In the final, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting: the first involved a 50/50 combination of regional 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. "Hear Them Calling" performed by Greta Salóme emerged as the winner after gaining 61.32% of the public vote.
Iceland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2016. Performing during the show in position 16, "Hear Them Calling" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Iceland placed fourteenth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 51 points.
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