Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Iceland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Participating broadcasterRíkisútvarpið (RÚV)
Country Iceland
Selection processSöngvakeppnin 2018
Selection date3 March 2018
Competing entry
Song"Our Choice"
ArtistAri Ólafsson
SongwritersÞórunn Erna Clausen
Placement
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (19th)
Participation chronology
◄2017 2018 2019►

Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Our Choice" written by Þórunn Erna Clausen. The song was performed by Ari Ólafsson. The Icelandic entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal was selected through the national final Söngvakeppnin 2018, organised by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV). The selection consisted of two semi-finals and a final, held on 10 February, 17 February and 3 March 2018, respectively. Six songs competed in each semi-final with the top three as selected by a public televote advancing to the final. In the final, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting: the first involved a 50/50 combination of jury voting and public televoting, which reduced the six competing entries to two superfinalists and the second round selected the winner exclusively through public televoting. "Our Choice" performed by Ari Ólafsson emerged as the winner after gaining 53.23% of the public vote.

Iceland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 8 May 2018. Performing during the show in position 2, "Our Choice" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Iceland placed nineteenth (last) out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 15 points.