Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
| Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) | |||
| Country | Iceland | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 11 January 1999 Song: 9 April 1999 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "All Out of Luck" | |||
| Artist | Selma | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 146 points | |||
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Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "All Out of Luck", written by Selma Björnsdóttir, Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson, and Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, and performed by Selma herself. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), internally selected its entry for the contest in January 1999. The song, "All Out of Luck", was presented to the public on 9 April 1999 during the television programme Stutt í spunann.
Iceland competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999. Performing during the show in position 13, Iceland placed second out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 146 points. This is Iceland's best result in the contest to date.