Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
| Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) | |||
| Country | Iceland | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 9 February 2004 Song: 20 March 2004 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Heaven" | |||
| Artist | Jónsi | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 16 points | |||
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Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Heaven", composed by Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, with lyrics by Magnús Þór Sigmundsson, and performed by Jónsi. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), internally selected its entry for the contest. Jónsi was announced on 9 February 2004, while the song "Heaven" was presented to the public on 20 March 2004 during the television programme Laugardagskvöld með Gísla Marteini.
As one of ten highest placed finishers in the 2003 contest Iceland directly qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 15 May 2004. Performing in position 17, Iceland placed nineteenth out of the 24 participating countries with 16 points.