Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Country	Iceland
National selection
Selection process	Internal selection
Selected entrant	Selma
Selected song	"All Out of Luck"
Finals performance
Final result	2nd, 146 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Iceland returned to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999, after being relegated from the 1998 contest after Paul Oscar came 20th in the 1997 contest singing "Minn hinsti dans".

For the contest Iceland entered "All Out of Luck", sung by Selma Björnsdóttir and composed by Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson and Selma herself. The song was selected internally by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV).

At Eurovision

The song was performed 13th on the night of the contest, following Poland and preceding Cyprus. One of the favourites to win, the song received 146 points, losing out to Sweden's Charlotte Nilsson by 17 points, placing 2nd of 23 countries.

Points awarded to Iceland

Points awarded by Iceland

12 points	Denmark
10 points	Sweden
8 points	Austria
7 points	Norway
6 points	Netherlands
5 points	Germany
4 points	Croatia
3 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 points	Estonia
1 point	Israel

Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Artists 1980s ICY Halla Margrét Beathoven Daníel Ágúst 1990s Stjórnin Stefán & Eyfi Heart 2 Heart Inga Sigga Bo Halldórsson Anna Mjöll Paul Oscar 1998 Selma 2000s August & Telma Two Tricky 2002 Birgitta Jónsi Selma Silvia Night Eiríkur Hauksson Euroband Yohanna 2010s Hera Björk Sigurjón's Friends Greta Salóme & Jónsi Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson Pollapönk María Ólafsdóttir Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir
Songs 1980s "Gleðibankinn" "Hægt og hljótt" "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)" "Það sem enginn sér" 1990s "Eitt lag enn" "Draumur um Nínu" "Nei eða já" "Þá veistu svarið" "Nætur" "Núna" "Sjúbídú" "Minn hinsti dans" 1998 "All Out of Luck" 2000s "Tell Me!" "Angel" 2002 "Open Your Heart" "Heaven" "If I Had Your Love" "Congratulations" "Valentine Lost" "This Is My Life" "Is It True?" 2010s "Je ne sais quoi" "Coming Home" "Never Forget" "Ég á líf" "No Prejudice" "Unbroken" "Hear Them Calling"
(Note : Entries scored out are when Iceland did not compete)