Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "", written by Sverrir Stormsker, and performed by Beathoven. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, (RÚV), selected its entry through .
Before Eurovision
(RÚV) held the national final on 21 March 1988 at its studios in Reykjavík, hosted by Hermann Gunnarsson. 10 songs competed, which were all shown as pre-recorded video clips, and the winner was chosen by the votes of 8 regional juries.
+ Final – 21 March 1988 Artist Song Points Place 1Pálmi Gunnarsson"Eitt vor"1210 2Grétar Örvarsson and Gígja Sigurðardóttir"Í fyrrasumar"347 3Eyjólfur Kristjánsson and Ingi Gunnar Jóhannsson"Ástarævintýri (á vetrarbraut)"632 4Magnús Kjartansson and Margrét G. Magnúsdóttir"Sólarsamba"376 5Bjarni Arason"Aftur og aftur"179 6Eyjólfur Kristjánsson and Sigrún Waage"Mánaskin"613 7Stefán Hilmarsson"Látum sönginn hljóma"574 8Sverrir Stormsker and Stefán Hilmarsson"Þú og þeir"961 9Björgvin Halldórsson and Edda Borg Ólafsdóttir"Í tangó"555 10Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir"Dag eftir dag"328
+ Detailed Regional Jury Votes Song scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" Total 1 "Eitt vor"2112112212 2 "Í fyrrasumar"11033533634 3 "Ástarævintýri"1077710104863 4 "Sólarsamba"5554365437 5 "Aftur og aftur"3321241117 6 "Mánaskin"68810877761 7 "Látum sönginn hljóma"76108786557 8 "Þú og þeir"121212121212121296 9 "Í tangó"846665101055 10 "Dag eftir dag"4245428332
At Eurovision The contest was broadcast on and on radio station (both with commentary by Hermann Gunnarsson).
Stormsker and Hilmarsson, now as Beathoven, performed first on the night of the contest, held in Dublin, Ireland, preceding . Iceland received 20 points, placing 16th of 21 competing countries. The Icelandic jury awarded its 12 points to .
The members of the Icelandic jury included Árni Gunnarsson, Ásgeir Guðnason, Davíð Sveinsson, Elín Þóra Stefánsdóttir, Ellý Þorðardóttir, Erla Björk Jónasdóttir, Guðrún Kristmannsdóttir, Hólmfríður Jónsdóttir, Jónas Engilbertsson, Jónína Bachmann, Kjartan Þor Kjartansson, Ólafur Egilsson, Sigrún Kristjánsdóttir, Sigurður Fanndal, Sigurður Ægisson, and Þórdís Garðarsdóttir.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Iceland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Iceland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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