Iceland
National selection
National final
Date:
15 March 1986
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pálmi Gunnarsson | Gleđibankinn | 5 | 1 | more... | |
| 2 | Eiríkur Hauksson | Ţetta gengur ekki lengur | 0 | - | more... | |
| 3 | Erna Gunnarsdóttir & Björgvin Halldórsson | Međ vaxandi ţrá | 2 | 4 | more... | |
| 4 | Pálmi Gunnarsson | Syngdu lag | 0 | - | more... | |
| 5 | Eiríkur Hauksson | Gefđu mér gaum | 0 | - | more... | |
| 6 | Erna Gunnarsdóttir & Pálmi Gunnarsson | Út vil ek | 0 | - | more... | |
| 7 | Björgvin Halldórsson | Ef | 4 | 2 | more... | |
| 8 | Erna Gunnarsdóttir | Vögguvísa | 1 | 5 | more... | |
| 9 | Eiríkur Hauksson | Mitt á milli Moskvu og Washington | 0 | - | more... | |
| 10 | Björgvin Halldórsson | Ég lifi í draumi | 3 | 3 | more... | |
Iceland would take part in the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. Their first act should be chosen during a televised national final with ten songs competing. Four different singers took place: Pálmi Gunnarsson, Eiríkur Hauksson, Erna Gunnarsdóttir and Björgvin Halldórsson. Each of them performed two songs solo and furthermore, Erna Gunnarsdóttir & Björgvin Halldórsson and Erna Gunnarsdóttir & Pálmi Gunnarsson each performed one duet.
The winner was chosen by an expert jury and only the top5 were announced. Pálmi Gunnarsson won with his entry Gleđibankinn, which was also the first song of the evening.
Reconsideration
Date:
16 March 1986
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icy | Gleđibankinn | 0 | - | more... | |
Although Pálmi Gunnarsson won the national final as a soloist, he would be joined by Eiríkur Hauksson (his co-competitor) and Helga Möller to form the group ICY for Bergen.
