77-710: Systur ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɪstʏr] ; lit. ' Sisters ' ), also known as Sigga, Beta & Elín and formerly Tripolia , are an Icelandic band consisting of sisters Sigríður, Elísabet and Elín Eyþórsdóttir. They represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin , Italy with the song " Með hækkandi sól ", after winning the Icelandic national selection Söngvakeppnin 2022 . The sisters have previously partnered with DJ Friðfinnur "Oculus" Sigurðsson, with whom they formed
154-522: A computer animation entitled "From Birmingham to Jerusalem", highlighting the contest's journey from last year's host country the United Kingdom to Israel, and containing notable landmarks and features of the competing countries; the animation then transitioned into recorded footage of Jerusalem including dancers and hosts Dekel and Shachmon. The contest's opening segment also featured Izhar Cohen and Gali Atari , Israel's previous winning artists from
231-482: A chorus and Dana International singing the D'ror Yikra and a cover of "Free", originally recorded by Stevie Wonder . Following the traditional reprise performance of the winning song , the show finished with a performance of the English version of Israel's 1979 contest winning song " Hallelujah ", which included all the competing artists and was featured as a tribute to the victims of the then-ongoing Kosovo War and to
308-487: A final on 12 March 2022. Iceland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2022. Performing during the show in position 14, " Með hækkandi sól " was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and hence qualified to compete in the final. In the final, Iceland placed 23rd with 20 points. It was later revealed that the country placed 10th in
385-415: A late stage, and their place in the contest was subsequently offered to Hungary as the excluded country with the highest average points total. Hungarian broadcaster Magyar Televízió declined and the offer was then passed to Portugal's Rádio e Televisão de Portugal as the next country in line, which accepted. The calculations used to determine the countries relegated for the 1999 contest are outlined in
462-530: A member of the group Blond , was among Charlotte Nilsson 's backing vocalists; and Linda Williams , who represented the Netherlands in 1981 , returned as a backing vocalist for Belgium 's Vanessa Chinitor . Additionally, Evelin Samuel competed for Estonia in this year's contest, having previously served as backing vocalist for Maarja-Liis Ilus in 1997. Due to the high number of countries wishing to enter
539-412: A performance from Icelandic singer and actress GDRN , who performed the 2003 Icelandic Eurovision entry "Open Your Heart". In addition, an optional qualifier was selected by the contest organisers from among the non-qualifying acts, which also progressed to the final. The final took place on 12 March 2022 and featured the four qualifiers and the wildcard from the semi-finals. It was later revealed that
616-424: A production stand-by in case of problems during the live contest. A further dress rehearsal took place on the afternoon of 29 May ahead of the live contest, followed by security and technical checks. The singer Dafna Dekel , the radio and television presenter Yigal Ravid and the model and television presenter Sigal Shachmon were the presenters of the 1999 contest, the first edition to feature three presenters in
693-532: A semi-final to the format of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004 , Iceland has failed to qualify to the final seven times. In 2021 , Iceland placed fourth in the grand final with the song " 10 Years " performed by Daði og Gagnamagnið . The Icelandic national broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), broadcasts the event within Iceland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. From 2006 to 2020, Iceland's competitor has been selected by Söngvakeppnin ,
770-497: A single show. Dekel had previously represented Israel in the 1992 contest and placed sixth with the song " Ze Rak Sport ". The writers of the winning song were awarded with a trophy designed by Yaacov Agam , which was presented by the previous year's winning artist Dana International. A compilation album featuring many of the competing entries was released in Israel following the contest, commissioned by IBA and released through
847-459: A televised national competition. Daði og Gagnamagnið won Söngvakeppnin 2020 with " Think About Things ". The song was considered one of the favourites to win, however the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Daði og Gagnamagnið were subsequently internally re-selected to compete in 2021 with the song "10 Years", finishing in fourth place with 378 points. Söngvakeppnin 2022
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#1732897795055924-411: A televote due to technological limitations were granted an exception, and their points were determined by an assembled jury of eight individuals, which was required to be split evenly between members of the public and music professionals, comprised additionally of an equal number of men and women, and below and above 30 years of age. Countries using televoting were also required to appoint a back-up jury of
1001-535: The 1976 contest the participants had full freedom to perform in any language, and not simply that of the country they represented. This led to a marked increase in the number of entries which were performed in English. Additionally, the rules were modified to make the orchestra a non-obligatory feature of the contest of which organising broadcasters were free to opt out. IBA chose not to provide an orchestra, with all entries subsequently being performed with backing tracks , and no orchestra has been included as part of
1078-462: The 1978 and 1979 contests attending as special guests, and the previous year's co-presenter Terry Wogan in attendance as the United Kingdom's television commentator. A pause between entries was included for the first time to allow broadcasters to provide advertisements during the show; placed between the Polish and Icelandic entries, a performance of the song " To Life " from the musical Fiddler on
1155-507: The 1997 and 1998 contests. Lithuania made its first appearance since 1994 , and Austria , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Denmark , and Iceland returned after being relegated from the previous year's event. Russia was unable to return from relegation due to failing to broadcast the 1998 contest, as specified in the rules for that edition. 1998 participants Finland , Greece , Hungary , North Macedonia , Romania , Slovakia , and Switzerland were absent from this edition. Several of
1232-598: The Glastonbury Festival in 2016. In 2017, they released their first single as a trio, titled "Bounce from the Bottom", under the Tripolia alias. Outside of music, they are trans rights activists, particularly for transgender children . Elín is engaged to Icelandic actress Íris Tanja Flygenring . On 5 February 2022, Sigga, Beta & Elín were announced as one of the ten acts that had been selected by RÚV to compete in
1309-608: The International Convention Centre in Jerusalem , Israel. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the contest was held in the country following its victory at the 1998 contest with the song " Diva " by Dana International , and was presented by Dafna Dekel , Yigal Ravid and Sigal Shachmon . Twenty-three countries participated in
1386-564: The Russian invasion of Ukraine resulting in the band's inability to travel to Iceland, the 2021 Swedish representative Tusse performed in the final instead. Both Freyr and Tusse were also part of the jury panel. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the " Big Five " (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for
1463-679: The house band Sísý Ey in 2011. Sigríður, Elísabet and Elín Eyþórsdóttir grew up in Vesturbær and Grafarvogur , Reykjavík . Their mother is singer Ellen Kristjánsdóttir [ is ] , and their father is composer and keyboardist Eyþór Gunnarsson [ no ] of the band Mezzoforte . The sisters began their musical career in 2011 as part of the band Sísý Ey , which they named after their grandmother. Sísý Ey released its debut single "Ain't Got Nobody" in 2013, and partnered with British house label Defected Records for "Do It Good" in 2015 and "Mystified" in 2018. They performed at
1540-528: The Israeli record label IMP Records. The release contained nineteen of the twenty-three competing acts on CD and an additional video CD with clips from the televised broadcast and footage from backstage. Each participating broadcaster was represented in the contest by one song, no longer than three minutes in duration. A maximum of six performers were allowed on stage during each country's performance, and all performers were required to be at least 16 years old in
1617-552: The Roof featuring co-presenters Dekel and Shachmon was provided for the benefit of the audience in the arena and for non-commercial broadcasters . The contest's pre-recorded interval act entitled "Freedom Calls", shown following the final competing entry and during the voting window, was staged outside the Walls of Jerusalem and the Tower of David and featured performances by a troupe of dancers,
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#17328977950551694-464: The broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators, are shown in the tables below. The Barbara Dex Award , created in 1997 by fansite House of Eurovision, was awarded to the performer deemed to have been the "worst dressed" among the participants. The winner in 1999 was Spain's representative Lydia , as determined by visitors to the House of Eurovision website. This
1771-525: The competing entries, the show was opened by Birgitta Haukdal , together with Katla Margrét Þorgeirsdóttir , Guðjón Davíð Karlsson , Þórey Birgisdóttir, Björg Magnúsdóttir [ is ] , Jón Jónsson , Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir , and Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson . Moreover, Daði Freyr , who represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 together with Gagnamagnið, performed as an interval act. The 2021 Ukrainian representatives Go_A were set to feature as guest performers, however, due to
1848-422: The competing entries: Stefán Hilmarsson , who represented Iceland twice in 1988 and 1991 , provided backing vocals for Selma ; Kenny Lübcke, who represented Denmark in 1992 , returned to provide backing for Trine Jepsen and Michael Teschl; Christopher Scicluna and Moira Stafrace , who represented Malta in 1994 , provided backing for Times Three ; Gabriel Forss, who represented Sweden in 1997 as
1925-436: The competition since. Following the confirmation of the twenty-three competing countries, the draw to determine the running order was held on 17 November 1998. The results of the 1999 contest were determined using the scoring system introduced in 1975 : each country awarded twelve points to its favourite entry, followed by ten points to its second favourite, and then awarded points in decreasing value from eight to one for
2002-413: The contest as "passive participants"; any passive countries wishing to participate in the following year's event were also required to provide a live broadcast of the contest or a deferred broadcast within 24 hours. Broadcasters were able to send commentators to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language and to relay information about the artists and songs to their viewers. Known details on
2079-522: The contest being staged in the city. Additional concerns over funding for the event also contributed to speculation that the contest could be moved to Malta or the United Kingdom , the nations which had finished in the top three alongside Israel the previous year. Financial guarantees by the Israeli government however helped to ensure that the contest would take place in Israel. The possibility of holding
2156-471: The contest this was found to have contravened the contest rules regarding the use of vocals on the backing tracks, and Croatia were sanctioned by the EBU with the loss of 33% of their points for the purpose of calculating their average points total for qualification in following contests. The country's position and points at this contest however remain unchanged. The table below outlines the participating countries,
2233-523: The contest, a relegation system was introduced in 1993 in order to reduce the number of countries which could compete in each year's contest. Any relegated countries would be able to return the following year, thus allowing all countries the opportunity to compete in at least one in every two editions. The relegation rules introduced for the 1997 contest were again utilised ahead of the 1999 contest, based on each country's average points total in previous contests. The twenty-three participants were made up of
2310-502: The contest. Finland , Greece , Macedonia , Romania , Slovakia , and Switzerland , having participated in the 1998 contest, were absent due to being relegated after achieving the lowest average points totals over the past five contests, while Hungary actively chose not to return. Meanwhile Austria , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Denmark , and Iceland returned to the contest, having last participated in 1997 , while Lithuania made its first contest appearance since 1994 . The winner
2387-547: The entry from Greece and before the entry from Moldova . In Iceland, all shows were broadcast on RÚV and RÚV 2 , with commentary by Gísli Marteinn Baldursson . The Icelandic spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Icelandic jury during the final, was Árný Fjóla Ásmundsdóttir , who previously represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 as a part of Daði og Gagnamagnið . Systur took part in technical rehearsals on 1 and 5 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 9 and 10 May. This included
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2464-424: The event in an open air venue was discussed, however concerns over security led to the choice of an indoor venue for the event. A tight security presence was felt during the rehearsal week as a precaution against potential disruption from Palestinian militant groups . Per the rules of the contest, twenty-three countries were allowed to participate in the event, a reduction from the twenty-five which took part in
2541-471: The event was overseen by Christine Marchal-Ortiz as executive supervisor . Usually able to hold a maximum of 3,000 people, modifications made to the Ussishkin Auditorium reduced the capacity to around 2,000 for the contest, with rows of seats removed from the floor to make room for the stage and from the balcony to allow for the construction of boxes for use by various commentators. Rehearsals in
2618-416: The final. In the final, two rounds of voting determined the winning song: in the first round, the votes of the viewing public through telephone voting and the votes of a seven-member international jury panel determined two entries which would progress to the second round. The public and jury each accounted for 50% of the result in the first round, with the rankings of each jury member being converted to match
2695-425: The final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 25 January 2022, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of
2772-482: The grand final and placed 23rd. Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin , Italy, with " Með hækkandi sól " performed by Systur . The Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) organised the national final Söngvakeppnin 2022 in order to select the Icelandic entry for the contest. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 26 February and 5 March 2022 and
2849-420: The grand final. Over the course of the contest, Iceland awarded its 12 points to Norway (jury) and Ukraine (televote) in the first semi-final and Sweden (jury) and Ukraine (televote) in the final. The following members comprised the Icelandic jury: All Out of Luck The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest , held on 29 May 1999 at
2926-400: The juries. Shortly after the first semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. This draw was done in the order the countries appeared in the semi-final running order. Iceland was drawn to compete in
3003-402: The jury show on 9 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. The Icelandic performance featured Systur and a backing piano singer who happened to be the brother of the three frontwomen. The performance remained intimate and similar to that of the national final, with all three sisters static throughout the song with guitars. Towards the end of
3080-494: The language of their country. It was also the first ever contest not to feature an orchestra or live music accompanying the competing entries. The 1999 contest took place in Jerusalem , Israel, following the country's victory at the 1998 edition with the song " Diva ", performed by Dana International . It was the second time that Israel had staged the contest, following the 1979 contest also held in Jerusalem. The selected venue
3157-449: The live show. They performed a repeat of their semi-final performance during the final on 14 May. Iceland placed twenty-third in the final, scoring 20 points: 10 points from the televoting and 10 points from the juries. Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Iceland during the first semi-final and final. Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and
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3234-426: The maximum score of 12 points from five countries, with Iceland receiving three sets of 12 points, Croatia and Slovenia receiving two sets each, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal and Turkey each receiving one maximum score. Each participating broadcaster was required to relay live and in full the contest via television. Non-participating EBU member broadcasters were also able to relay
3311-445: The order in which they performed, the competing artists and songs, and the results of the voting. Each country nominated a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing, in English or French, the votes for their respective country. As had been the case since the 1994 contest , the spokespersons were connected via satellite and appeared in vision during the broadcast; spokespersons at the 1999 contest are listed below. Televoting
3388-497: The other from televoting. The exact composition of the professional jury, and the results of each country's jury and televoting were released after the final; the individual results from each jury member were also released in an anonymised form. The Icelandic jury consisted of Erna, Kristján Gíslason, Lydía Grétarsdóttir, Stefán Hjörleifsson, and Sóley. In the first semi-final, Iceland finished in tenth place out of seventeen entries, marking Iceland's third consecutive qualification to
3465-775: The people of the Balkans who were unable to watch the contest following the bombing of television services in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . The winner was Sweden represented by the song " Take Me to Your Heaven ", composed by Lars Diedricson , written by Gert Lengstrand [ sv ] and performed by Charlotte Nilsson . This marked Sweden's fourth victory in the contest, following wins in 1974 , 1984 and 1991 , and occurred 25 years after ABBA brought Sweden its first victory. Iceland, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina also achieved their best results to date, placing second, fourth and seventh respectively. During
3542-431: The performance, LED light screens in the background grew golden from white. At the end of the show, Iceland was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. This marked the third consecutive qualification to the final for Iceland. It was later revealed that Systur placed tenth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 103 points: 39 points from the televoting and 64 points from
3619-445: The performers taking part in the contest had previously competed as lead artists in past editions. Two artists returned as lead artists in this year's event, with Croatia 's Doris Dragović having taken part in 1986 representing Yugoslavia , and Slovenia 's Darja Švajger making a second appearance for her country following the 1995 contest . A number of former competitors also returned to perform as backing vocalists for some of
3696-413: The points to be awarded. In any cases where two or more songs in the top ten received the same number of votes, a show of hands by all jury members was used to determine the final placing; if a tie still remained, the youngest jury member would have the deciding vote. Each entry was preceded by a video postcard which served as an introduction to each country, as well as providing an opportunity to showcase
3773-424: The presentation of the trophy to the contest winners, Dana International caused a security alert in the auditorium as while lifting the trophy she lost her balance and fell to the stage along with the winning songwriters before being helped up by security agents. The Norwegian delegation raised an objection to the use of simulated male vocals during the performance of Croatian entry " Marija Magdalena ". Following
3850-435: The previous year's winning country and host nation, the seventeen countries other than the host which had obtained the highest average points total over the preceding five contests, and any eligible countries which had not competed in the 1998 contest. In cases where the average was identical between two or more countries, the total number of points scored in the most recent contest determined the final order. A new addition to
3927-583: The process was open to all. At the close of submissions, 158 songs had been entered. A selection committee formed under consultation with the Association of Composers (FTT) and the Icelandic Musicians' Union (FÍH) selected the ten competing entries, all of which were revealed on 5 February 2022. Two semi-finals took place on 26 February 2022 and 5 March 2022. In each semi-final, five of the ten competing acts performed, and two entries determined solely by
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#17328977950554004-410: The relegation rules specified that for the 2000 contest and future editions, the four largest financial contributors to the contest – France , Germany , Spain , and the United Kingdom – would automatically qualify for each year's event and be exempt from relegation. This new " Big Four " group of countries was created to ensure the financial viability of the event, and
4081-428: The remaining songs which featured in the country's top ten, with countries unable to vote for their own entry. Each participating country was required to use televoting to determine their points, with viewers able to register their vote by telephone for a total of five minutes following the performance of the last competing entry. Viewers could vote by calling one of twenty-two different telephone numbers to represent
4158-585: The running artistic theme of the event and to create a transition between entries to allow stage crew to make changes on stage. The postcards for the 1999 contest featured animations of paintings of biblical stories which transitioned into footage of modern locations in Israel or clips representing specific themes related to contemporary Israeli culture and industries. The various locations or themes for each postcard are listed below by order of performance: The contest took place on 29 May 1999 at 22:00 ( IST ) and lasted 3 hours and 13 minutes. The show began with
4235-439: The same composition which would be called into action upon technical failure preventing the televote results from being used. Each jury member voted in secret and awarded between one and ten votes to each participating song, excluding that from their own country and with no abstentions permitted. The votes of each member were collected following the country's performance and then tallied by the non-voting jury chairperson to determine
4312-444: The second half. Following this draw, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final, as they had done for the semi-finals. Iceland was subsequently placed to perform in position 18, following the entry from Greece and before the entry from Moldova . Systur once again took part in dress rehearsals on 13 and 14 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before
4389-416: The semi-final with 103 points. Prior to the 2022 contest, Iceland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 37 times since its first entry in 1986. Iceland's best placing in the contest to this point was second, which it achieved on two occasions: in 1999 with the song " All Out of Luck " performed by Selma and in 2009 with the song " Is It True? " performed by Yohanna . Since the introduction of
4466-415: The show they would perform in. Iceland was placed into the first semi-final, which was held on 10 May 2022, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show. Once all the competing songs for the 2022 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Iceland
4543-504: The songs in the final would be performed in the language they would be performing in case they represent the country in Eurovision. Thus, three of the finalists, namely Stefan Oli, Sigga, Beta and Elín , and Katla, decided to perform the Icelandic version of their entries, while Reykjavíkurdætur performed a bilingual version of their entry in both English and Icelandic, and Amarosis decided to perform their entry in English. In addition to
4620-461: The stage in the order in which they would perform, however the Lithuanian delegation was permitted to arrive in Israel one day later than the other delegations due to budget concerns. Subsequently the first day's rehearsals began with Belgium as the second country to perform in the contest, with Lithuania being the last country to complete their first rehearsal on the second day; the order of rehearsals
4697-492: The table below. Table key The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was produced by the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA). Amnon Barkai served as executive producer , Aharon Goldfinger-Eldar served as producer , Hagai Mautner served as director , and Maya Hanoch [ he ] , Mia Raveh and Ronen Levin served as designers . On behalf of the contest organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU),
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#17328977950554774-433: The ten competing acts performed, and two entries determined solely by the viewing public through telephone voting progressed to the final. As per the rules of the competition, an additional optional qualifier could be selected by the contest organisers from among the non-qualifying acts, which would also progress to the final. This option was subsequently invoked by the organisers, meaning that a total of five acts qualified for
4851-407: The total number of televotes cast by the public. In the second round a further round of televoting was held, with the winner determined by aggregating the results of the first round to the votes received in the second round. Between 3 September and 6 October 2021, RÚV opened the period for interested songwriters to submit their entries. Songwriters did not have any particular requirement to meet, and
4928-452: The twenty-three competing entries except that which represented their own country. Once phone lines were opened a video recap containing short clips of each competing entry with the accompanying phone number for voting was shown in order to aid viewers during the voting window. Systems were also put in place to prevent lobby groups from one country voting for their entry by travelling to other countries. Countries which were unable to hold
5005-462: The upcoming edition of Söngvakeppnin , the Icelandic national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest . They performed their entry " Með hækkandi sól " in the first semi-final on 26 February, and advanced to the final on 12 March. They went on to win the competition, beating Reykjavíkurdætur in the superfinal, and thereby won the right to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin , Italy. At Eurovision, they qualified for
5082-413: The venue for the competing acts began on 24 May 1999. Each country had two technical rehearsals in the week approaching the contest: the first rehearsals took place on 24 and 25 May, with each country allowed 40 minutes total on stage followed by a 20 minute press conference; the second rehearsals subsequently took place on 26 and 27 May, with each country allocated 30 minutes on stage. Each country took to
5159-421: The viewing public through telephone voting progressed to the final. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, a number of guest performances also featured during the two shows. The first semi-final featured a performance from the Icelandic electronic rock band GusGus and Margrét Rán , who performed a rendition of the 2009 Icelandic Eurovision entry " Is It True? ". The second semi-final featured
5236-409: The year of the contest. Selected entries were not permitted to be released commercially before 1 January 1999, and were then only allowed to be released in the country they represented until after the contest was held. Entries were required to be selected by each country's participating broadcaster by 15 March, and the final submission date for all selected entries to be received by the contest organisers
5313-437: Was Sweden with the song " Take Me to Your Heaven ", composed by Lars Diedricson , written by Gert Lengstrand and performed by Charlotte Nilsson . Iceland , Germany , Croatia , and Israel rounded out the top five, with Iceland achieving its best ever result and Croatia equalling its previous best. It was the first contest since 1976 that countries were allowed to perform in the language of their choice, and not necessarily
5390-411: Was conducted in the order in which they performed, with the spokespersons announcing their country's points in English or French in ascending order. The detailed breakdown of the points awarded by each country is listed in the tables below. The below table summarises how the maximum 12 points were awarded from one country to another. The winning country is shown in bold. Germany and Sweden each received
5467-406: Was corrected for the second rehearsals, with Lithuania scheduled as the first delegation on stage. Additional rehearsals took place on 26 May for the contest's concluding performance with all artists, and on 27 May for the contest's presenters and to test the voting scoreboard 's computer graphics. Two dress rehearsals held on 28 May were held with an audience, the second of which was also recorded as
5544-544: Was prompted by a number of poor placements in previous years for some of these countries, which if repeated in 1999 could have resulted in those countries being eliminated. Finland, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Portugal , Romania, Slovakia, and Switzerland were therefore excluded from participating in the 1999 contest, to make way for the return of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Iceland, and Lithuania, and new debuting country Latvia . However Latvia's Latvijas Televīzija subsequently withdrew its participation at
5621-468: Was set for 29 March. This submission was required to include a sound recording of the entry and backing track for use during the contest, a video presentation of the song on stage being performed by the artists, and the text of the song lyrics in its original language and translations in French and English for distribution to the participating broadcasters, their commentators and juries. For the first time since
5698-458: Was set to perform in position 14, following the entry from the Austria and before the entry from Greece . Immediately after the close of the first semi-final, a press conference was held in which each of the artists drew the half of the final of which they would perform in. Iceland was drawn into the second half of the final and was later selected by the EBU to perform in position number 18, following
5775-531: Was the Ussishkin Auditorium of the International Convention Centre , commonly known in Hebrew as Binyenei HaUma ( Hebrew : בנייני האומה ), which also served as the host venue for Israel's previous staging of the event. The prospect of Israel staging the contest resulted in protest by members of the Orthodox Jewish community in the country, including opposition by the deputy mayor of Jerusalem Haim Miller to
5852-503: Was the national final organised by RÚV in order to select Iceland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. It consisted of two semi-finals on 26 February and 5 March 2022 and a final on 12 March 2022. The shows took place in the RVK Studios in Gufunes , hosted by Björg Magnúsdóttir [ is ] , Jón Jónsson and Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir . In each semi-final, five of
5929-411: Was used to determine the points awarded by all countries, except Lithuania, Turkey, Ireland and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ireland had intended to use televoting, however technical failures at Telecom Éireann ahead of the voting window meant that the majority of calls were not registered and the country's back-up jury was utilised to determine its points. The announcement of the results from each country
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