Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Valentine Lost", written by Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson and Peter Fenner, and performed by Eiríkur Hauksson. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, RÚV, selected its entry through Söngvakeppnin. The selection consisted of three semi-finals and a final, held on 20 January, 27 January, 3 February, and 17 February 2007, respectively. Eight songs competed in each semi-final with the top three as selected by a public televote advancing to the final. In the final, "Ég les í lófa þínum" performed by Eiríkur Hauksson emerged as the winner exclusively through public televoting. Hauksson previously represented as part of the group ICY and as part of the group Just 4 Fun, placing sixteenth and seventeenth with the songs "Gleðibankinn" and "Mrs. Thompson", respectively.
The song was later translated from Icelandic to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Valentine Lost".
Iceland competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 5, "Valentine Lost" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Iceland placed thirteenth out of the 28 participating countries in the semi-final with 77 points.
Background
Prior to the 2007 contest, RÚV had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Iceland nineteen times since its first entry in 1986. Its best placing in the contest to this point was second, achieved with the song "All Out of Luck" performed by Selma. Since the introduction of a semi-final to the format of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004, Iceland has, to this point, yet to qualify to the final. In, "Congratulations" performed by Silvía Night failed to qualify to the final.As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, RÚV organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2007 contest on 21 October 2006. In 2004 and 2005, RÚV opted to internally select its entry for the contest. In 2006, RÚV used a national final to select its entry, a method that continued for its 2007 participation.
Before Eurovision
Format
Twenty-four songs in total competed in Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007 where the winner was determined after three semi-finals and a final. Eight songs competed in each semi-final on 20 January, 27 January and 3 February 2007. The top three songs from each semi-final qualified to the final which took place on 3 February 2007. The results of the semi-finals and final were determined by 100% public televoting. All songs were required to be performed in Icelandic during all portions of the competition, however, it will be up to the winning composers to decide the language that will be performed at the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki.Competing entries
On 21 October 2006, RÚV opened the submission period for interested songwriters to submit their entries until the deadline on 16 November 2006. Songwriters were required to be Icelandic, possess Icelandic citizenship or have permanent residency in Iceland by 1 October 2006, and had the right to submit up to three entries. At the close of the submission deadline, 188 entries were received. A selection committee was formed in order to select the top twenty-four entries. The twenty-four competing artists and songs were revealed by the broadcaster on 15 January 2007. Among the competing artists were previous Icelandic Eurovision entrants Eiríkur Hauksson, who represented and as part of ICY and Just 4 Fun, respectively, and Jónsi, who represented. Matthías Matthíasson was initially announced as the performer of the song "Eldur", however, RÚV announced on the same day that his song would be performed by Friðrik Ómar Hjörleifsson instead.| Artist | Song | Songwriter |
| Aðalheiður Ólafsdóttir | "Enginn eins og þú" | Kristján Hreinsson, Roland Hartwell |
| Alexander Aron Guðbjartsson | "Villtir skuggar" | Kristján Hreinsson, Gunnar Jóhannsson |
| Andri Bergmann | "Bjarta brosið" | Kristján Hreinsson, Torfa Ólafsson |
| Bergþór Smári | "Þú gafst mér allt" | Bergþór Smári |
| Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir | "Blómabörn" | Magnús Þór Sigmundsson |
| Davíð Smári Harðarsson | "Leiðin liggur heim" | Kristján Hreinsson, Elvar Gottskálksson |
| Eiríkur Hauksson | "Ég les í lófa þínum" | Kristján Hreinsson, Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson |
| Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir | "Örlagadís" | Roland Hartwell, Kristján Hreinsson |
| Finnur Jóhannsson | "Allt eða ekki neitt" | Torfa Ólafsson, Eðvarð Lárusson, Þorkel Olgeirsson |
| Friðrik Ómar Hjörleifsson | "Eldur" | Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir, Grétar Örvarsson, Kristján Grétarsson |
| Guðrún Lísa | "Eitt símtal í burtu" | Roland Hartwell, Kristján Hreinsson |
| Hafsteinn Þórólfsson | "Þú tryllir mig" | Hafsteinn Þórólfsson, Hannes Pál Pálsson |
| Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson | "Vetur" | Magnús Guðmann Jónsson |
| Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir | "Mig dreymdi" | Ingólf Steinsson, Oskar Guðnason |
| Hjalti Ómar Ágústsson | "Fyrir þig" | Torfa Ólafsson, Þorkel Olgeirsson |
| Hljómsveitin Von | "Ég hef fengið nóg" | Ellert H. Jóhansson, Gunnar I. Sigurðsson, Sigurður Björnsson, Sigurpáll Aðalsteinsson, Sorin M. Lazar, Magnús Þór Sigmundsson |
| Hreimur Heimisson | "Draumur" | Kristján Hreinsson, Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson |
| Jónsi | "Segðu mér" | Trausta Bjarnason, Ragnheiði Bjarnsdóttir |
| Matthías Matthíasson | "Húsin hafa augu" | Þormar Ingimarsson, Kristján Hreinsson |
| Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir | "Ég og heilinn minn" | Ragnheiður Eiriksdóttir, Gunnar L. Herlmarsson |
| Richard Scobie | "Dásamleg raun" | Bergstein Björgúlfsson |
| Sigurjón Brink | "Áfram" | Sigurjón Brink, Bryndís Sunna Valdimarsdóttir, Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson |
| Snorri Snorrason | "Orðin komu aldrei" | Kristján Hreinsson, Óskar Guðnason |
| Soffía Karlsdóttir | "Júnínótt" | Ómar Ragnarsson |
Shows
Semi-finals
The three semi-finals took place on 20 January, 27 January and 3 February 2007. In each semi-final eight acts presented their entries, and the top two entries voted upon solely by public televoting proceeded to the final.| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir | "Blómabörn" | Advanced |
| 2 | Snorri Snorrason | "Orðin komu aldrei" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Aðalheiður Ólafsdóttir | "Enginn eins og þú" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Finnur Jóhannsson | "Allt eða ekki neitt" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Sigurjón Brink | "Áfram" | Advanced |
| 6 | Bergþór Smári | "Þú gafst mér allt" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Hreimur Heimisson | "Draumur" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Matthías Matthíasson | "Húsin hafa augu" | Advanced |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir | "Örlagadís" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Alexander Aron Guðbjartsson | "Villtir skuggar" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Soffía Karlsdóttir | "Júnínótt" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Davíð Smári Harðarsson | "Leiðin liggur heim" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Andri Bergmann | "Bjarta brosið" | Advanced |
| 6 | Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson | "Vetur" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir | "Ég og heilinn minn" | Advanced |
| 8 | Hafsteinn Þórólfsson | "Þú tryllir mig" | Advanced |
Final
The final took place on 17 February 2007 where the nine entries that qualified from the preceding three semi-finals competed. The winner, "Ég les í lófa þínum" performed Eiríkur Hauksson, was determined solely by televoting. In addition to the performances of the competing artists, the interval act featured guest performances by Mihai Trăistariu, who represented with the song "Tornerò".| Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
| 1 | Friðrik Ómar Hjörleifsson | "Eldur" | 2 |
| 2 | Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir | "Ég og heilinn minn" | — |
| 3 | Andri Bergmann | "Bjarta brosið" | — |
| 4 | Eiríkur Hauksson | "Ég les í lófa þínum" | 1 |
| 5 | Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir | "Blómabörn" | — |
| 6 | Matthías Matthíasson | "Húsin hafa augu" | — |
| 7 | Jónsi | "Segðu mér" | — |
| 8 | Hafsteinn Þórólfsson | "Þú tryllir mig" | 3 |
| 9 | Sigurjón Brink | "Áfram" | — |