Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Heaven" written by Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson and Magnús Þór Sigmundsson. The song was performed by Jónsi, who was internally selected by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) in February 2004 to represent Iceland at the 2004 contest in Istanbul, Turkey. The Icelandic song, "Heaven", was presented to the public on 20 March 2004 during the television programme Laugardagskvöld með Gísla Marteini.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| Country | Iceland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 9 February 2004 Song: 20 March 2004 | |||
| Selected entrant | Jónsi | |||
| Selected song | "Heaven" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 16 points | |||
| Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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.