Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country	Iceland
National selection
Selection process	Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals; 20 January 2007; 27 January 2007; 3 February 2007; Final; 17 February 2007
Selected entrant	Eiríkur Hauksson
Selected song	"Valentine Lost"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Failed to qualify (13th)
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Iceland selected their participant using their national final, known as Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007. Eiríkur Hauksson represented Iceland at Eurovision with the song "Valentine Lost". Before the final, there were three semi-finals, comprising 24 songs in total, leading up to the final in Reykjavík which took place on February 17, 2007. Nine song were performed in the Icelandic final, all written by Icelandic composers and sung in Icelandic. The chosen song is written by Kristján Hreinsson and composed by Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson.

At Eurovision, the selected song was translated into English as "Valentine Lost". Eiríkur Hauksson performed in the semi-final of Eurovision on 10 May, failing to qualify for the final. The Icelandic entry was to be presented fifth, after Belarus and before Georgia, however, it failed to reach the final of the contest.

This was the third time Eiríkur performed at Eurovision, having represented the country for the first time in 1986, the year of Iceland's debut in the contest. The second time, Eiríkur performed a song for Norway.

Despite actually being in the Eurovision Song Contest, Eiríkur remained the Icelandic representative for the 2007 Nordic preview show.

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007 - Final

For the results of the semi-finals, see Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007.

Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Friðrik Ómar	Eldur	2nd
2	Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir	Ég Og Heilinn Minn	-
3	Andri Bergmann	Bjarta Brosið	-
4	Eiríkur Hauksson	Valentine Lost	1st
5	Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir	Blómabörn	-
6	Matthías Matthíasson	Húsin Hafa Augu	-
7	Jónsi	Segðu Mér	-
8	Hafsteinn Þórólfsson	Þú Tryllir Mig	3rd
9	Sigurjón Brink	Áfram	-

At Eurovision

Points Awarded by Iceland

Semi final

12 points	Hungary
10 points	Serbia
8 points	Denmark
7 points	Norway
6 points	Andorra
5 points	Latvia
4 points	Belarus
3 points	Turkey
2 points	Poland
1 point	Israel

Final

12 points	Finland
10 points	Sweden
8 points	Hungary
7 points	Serbia
6 points	Ukraine
5 points	Greece
4 points	Belarus
3 points	Turkey
2 points	Germany
1 point	Russia