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Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Never Forget" written by Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir. The song was performed by Greta Salóme and Jónsi. Jónsi previously represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, where he placed nineteenth in the final of the competition with the song "Heaven". The Icelandic entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan was selected through the national final Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2012, organised by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV). The selection consisted of three semi-finals and a final, held on 14 January, 21 January, 28 January and 11 February 2012, respectively. Five songs competed in each semi-final with the top two as selected by a public televote alongside a jury wildcard advancing to the final.

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  • La televisió pública islandesa torna a emprar el seu habitual format de preselecció oberta, anomenat , per escollir el seu representant per a l'edició de 2012. (ca)
  • Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Never Forget" written by Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir. The song was performed by Greta Salóme and Jónsi. Jónsi previously represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, where he placed nineteenth in the final of the competition with the song "Heaven". The Icelandic entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan was selected through the national final Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2012, organised by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV). The selection consisted of three semi-finals and a final, held on 14 January, 21 January, 28 January and 11 February 2012, respectively. Five songs competed in each semi-final with the top two as selected by a public televote alongside a jury wildcard advancing to the final. In the final, "Mundu eftir mér" performed by Greta Salóme and Jónsi emerged as the winner through a 50/50 combination of jury voting and public televoting. The song was later translated from Icelandic to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Never Forget". Iceland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 22 May 2012. Performing during the show in position 2, "Never Forget" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 26 May. It was later revealed that the Iceland placed eighth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 75 points. In the final, Iceland performed in position 7 and placed twentieth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 46 points. (en)
  • L'Islande a participé au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 2012 et a sélectionné sa chanson et son artiste via une finale nationale intitulé Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2012, organisée par le diffuseur islandais RÚV. (fr)
  • IJsland nam deel aan het Eurovisiesongfestival 2012 in Bakoe, Azerbeidzjan. Het was de 25ste deelname van het land op het Eurovisiesongfestival. De inzending werd gekozen via de nationale voorronde Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins. RUV was verantwoordelijk voor de IJslandse bijdrage voor de editie van 2012. (nl)
  • Island deltog i Eurovision Song Contest 2012 i Baku i Azerbajdzjan. De valde sin artist och låt genom sin årliga nationella uttagning Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins. Uttagningen bestod av tre semifinaler den 14, 21 och 28 januari 2012, följt av en final den 11 februari. 50% telefonröster och 50% jury användes för att få fram resultaten i alla tävlingar. (sv)
  • Исландия принимает участие в национальном отборочном конкурсе Евровидение 2012 в Баку, Азербайджан. Своего представителя выберет посредством конкурса Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2012, который организовывает Исландский национальный вещатель RÚV. (ru)
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  • Iceland (en)
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  • Greta Salóme and Jónsi (en)
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  • Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2012 (en)
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  • Qualified (en)
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  • Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir (en)
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  • La televisió pública islandesa torna a emprar el seu habitual format de preselecció oberta, anomenat , per escollir el seu representant per a l'edició de 2012. (ca)
  • L'Islande a participé au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 2012 et a sélectionné sa chanson et son artiste via une finale nationale intitulé Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2012, organisée par le diffuseur islandais RÚV. (fr)
  • IJsland nam deel aan het Eurovisiesongfestival 2012 in Bakoe, Azerbeidzjan. Het was de 25ste deelname van het land op het Eurovisiesongfestival. De inzending werd gekozen via de nationale voorronde Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins. RUV was verantwoordelijk voor de IJslandse bijdrage voor de editie van 2012. (nl)
  • Island deltog i Eurovision Song Contest 2012 i Baku i Azerbajdzjan. De valde sin artist och låt genom sin årliga nationella uttagning Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins. Uttagningen bestod av tre semifinaler den 14, 21 och 28 januari 2012, följt av en final den 11 februari. 50% telefonröster och 50% jury användes för att få fram resultaten i alla tävlingar. (sv)
  • Исландия принимает участие в национальном отборочном конкурсе Евровидение 2012 в Баку, Азербайджан. Своего представителя выберет посредством конкурса Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2012, который организовывает Исландский национальный вещатель RÚV. (ru)
  • Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Never Forget" written by Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir. The song was performed by Greta Salóme and Jónsi. Jónsi previously represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, where he placed nineteenth in the final of the competition with the song "Heaven". The Icelandic entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan was selected through the national final Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2012, organised by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV). The selection consisted of three semi-finals and a final, held on 14 January, 21 January, 28 January and 11 February 2012, respectively. Five songs competed in each semi-final with the top two as selected by a public televote alongside a jury wildcard advancing to the final. (en)
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  • Islàndia al Festival de la Cançó d'Eurovisió 2012 (ca)
  • Islande au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 2012 (fr)
  • Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 (en)
  • IJsland op het Eurovisiesongfestival 2012 (nl)
  • Исландия на «Евровидении-2012» (ru)
  • Island i Eurovision Song Contest 2012 (sv)
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