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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year                   = 1990
| Broadcaster            = {{lang|is|[[RÚV|Ríkisútvarpið]]|i=no}} (RÚV)
| Country                = Iceland
| Preselection           = {{lang|is|[[Söngvakeppnin|Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins]] 1990}}
| Preselection date      = '''Semi-finals:'''<br />27 January 1990<br />3 February 1990<br />'''Final:'''<br />10 February 1990
| Entrant                = [[Stjórnin]]
| Song                   = {{lang|is|Eitt lag enn|i=no}}
| Writer                 = {{unbulleted list|Hörður G. Ólafsson|Aðalsteinn Ásberg Sigurðsson}}
| Final result           = 4th, 124 points
}}
Iceland was represented at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1990]] with the song "{{lang|is|Eitt lag enn|i=no}}", composed by Hörður G. Ólafsson, with lyrics by Aðalsteinn Ásberg Sigurðsson, and performed by [[Stjórnin]]. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, {{lang|is|[[RÚV|Ríkisútvarpið]]|i=no}} (RÚV), selected its entry through {{lang|is|[[Söngvakeppnin|Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins]] 1990}}.
== Before Eurovision ==
=== {{lang|is|Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1990}} ===
{{lang|is|[[RÚV|Ríkisútvarpið]]|i=no}} (RÚV) organised the fifth edition of {{lang|is|[[Söngvakeppnin|Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins]]}} in order to select its entry for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1990]].
==== Semi-finals ====
The first semi-final took place on 27 January 1990 and six of the competing acts performed. The top three entries decided by a jury of 60 people in the studio audience advanced to the final.
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
|+ Semi-final 1 – 27 January 1990
|-
! Draw
! Artist
! Song
! Points
! Place
|-
|1
| align="left" |Eyjólfur Kristjánsson
| align="left" |"Austur eða vestur"
|36
|4
|-
| 2
| align="left" |Ari Jónsson
| align="left" |"Mánaskin"
| 30
|6
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
|3
| align="left" |[[Sigga|Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir]] and Grétar Örvarsson
| align="left" |"Eitt lag enn"
|118
|1
|-
|4
| align="left" |Ingi Gunnar Jóhansson
| align="left" |"Dagdraumar"
|36
|4
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
|5
| align="left" |Eyjólfur Kristjánsson
| align="left" |"Ég er að leita þin"
|47
|3
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
|6
| align="left" |[[Björgvin Halldórsson]]
| align="left" |"Sú ást er heit"
|93
|2
|}
The second semi-final took place on 3 February 1990 and six of the competing acts performed. The top three entries decided by a jury of 60 people in the studio audience advanced to the final.
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
|+ Semi-final 2 – 3 February 1990
|-
! Draw
! Artist
! Song
! Points
! Place
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
|1
| align="left" |Ellen Kristjánsdóttir
| align="left" |"Ég læt mig dreyma"
|82
|2
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 2
| align="left" |Helga Möller
| align="left" |"Eitt lítið lag"
| 69
|3
|-
|3
| align="left" |[[Bergþóra Árnadóttir]]
| align="left" |"Gott er að lifa"
|24
|6
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
|4
| align="left" |[[Björgvin Halldórsson]]
| align="left" |"Til þín"
|92
|1
|-
|5
| align="left" |Ruth Reginalds
| align="left" |"Eilífur dagur"
|28
|5
|-
|6
| align="left" |[[Sigga|Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir]] and Grétar Örvarsson
| align="left" |"Ef ekki er til nein ást"
|65
|4
|}
==== Final ====
The final was held on 10 February 1990 at the RÚV studios in [[Reykjavík]], hosted by [[Edda Andrésdóttir]]. 6 songs competed, with the winner being selected by the votes of nine juries - eight regional juries and a final professional jury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Iceland1990.html|title=ICELANDIC NATIONAL FINAL 1990|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
|+ Final – 10 February 1990
! Draw
! Artist
! Song
! Points
! Place
|-
|1
| align="left" |[[Björgvin Halldórsson]]
| align="left" |"Sú ást er heit"
|58
|4
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
|2
| align="left" |[[Sigga|Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir]] and Grétar Örvarsson
| align="left" |"Eitt lag enn"
|129
|1
|-
|3
| align="left" |Helga Möller
| align="left" |"Eitt lítið lag"
|67
|2
|-
|4
| align="left" |Ellen Kristjánsdóttir
| align="left" |"Ég læt mig dreyma"
|32
|5
|-
|5
| align="left" |[[Björgvin Halldórsson]]
| align="left" |"Til þín"
|60
|3
|-
|6
| align="left" |Eyjólfur Kristjánsson
| align="left" |"Ég er að leita þin"
|11
|6
|}
== At Eurovision ==
Beinteinsdóttir and Örvarsson, now as [[Stjórnin]], performed 8th on the night of the contest, held in [[Zagreb]], Yugoslavia, following the United Kingdom and preceding Norway. They received 124 points for her performance of "{{lang|is|Eitt lag enn|i=no}}", placing 4th of 22 competing countries, which was Iceland's best result in Eurovision until 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=Final of Zagreb 1990 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/zagreb-1990/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417141404/https://eurovision.tv/event/zagreb-1990/final |archive-date=17 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=638 ESC History - Iceland 1990]</ref>
=== Voting ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Points awarded to Iceland<ref name="1990detailed">{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/zagreb-1990/final/results/iceland |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417165829/https://eurovision.tv/event/zagreb-1990/final/results/iceland |archive-date=17 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country
|-
! scope="row" | 12 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Portugal|y=1990}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|y=1990}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Austria|y=1990}}|{{Esc|Belgium|y=1990}}|{{Esc|Denmark|y=1990}}|{{Esc|Norway|y=1990}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 8 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Israel|y=1990}}|{{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1990}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=1990}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Finland|y=1990}}|{{Esc|Ireland|y=1990}}|{{Esc|Switzerland|y=1990}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 6 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 5 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Spain|y=1990}}|{{Esc|Yugoslavia|y=1990}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Greece|y=1990}}|{{Esc|Italy|y=1990}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|Turkey|y=1990}}
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Points awarded by Iceland<ref name="1990detailed" />
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country
|-
! scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points
| {{Esc|France|y=1990}}
|-
! scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Yugoslavia|y=1990}}
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points
| {{Esc|Ireland|y=1990}}
|-
! scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Esc|Denmark|y=1990}}
|-
! scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Esc|Austria|y=1990}}
|-
! scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Esc|Finland|y=1990}}
|-
! scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Spain|y=1990}}
|-
! scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|Italy|y=1990}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|Turkey|y=1990}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|Germany|y=1990}}
|}
{{col-end}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Iceland1990.html Icelandic National Final 1990]
{{Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1990}}
[[Category:Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest|1990]]
[[Category:Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990]]
[[Category:1990 in Icelandic television|Eurovision]]