This was pretty hyped up, promoted as the most daring and sexually explicit ESC entry ever, but by today's standards it's pretty tame, and the song is just forgettable IMO. It went to 20th place out of 25 entries, with 18 points. What do you think?
Iceland 1997 - Paul Oscar - Minn hinsti dans
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alca
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I think this is one of the most contemporary entries ever. Way ahead of its time. For me it's one of the best icelandic entries ever. It deserved at least a top 10 spot!
Mickey
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My favourite Icelandic entry ever. A great performance, contemporary and tuneful. It's a shame it didn't come one year later.
16 or Iceland's 18 points came from the five countries who were trialling televoting. If it had been taking part in a year with widespread televoting it would have been top ten.
16 or Iceland's 18 points came from the five countries who were trialling televoting. If it had been taking part in a year with widespread televoting it would have been top ten.
I was going to post that!! Very modern, sounds like Depeche Mode meets William Orbit. So unconventional and definitely deserved top 10, and even top 5 for originality alone!
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This is the best Eurovision entry ever. Ever.
So ahead of its time, it was underappreciated by the juries. I've heard the only points this received were from the countries who had installed televoting for 1997, but haven't ever gotten a confirmation.
So ahead of its time, it was underappreciated by the juries. I've heard the only points this received were from the countries who had installed televoting for 1997, but haven't ever gotten a confirmation.
evija87
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If I remember well: Sweden, UK, Germany, Switzerland and Austria had televoting as experiment that year. My first ESC and probably my fav year, memories 
Mum didn't let me to stay for the voting 
I wonder if she switched channel after Katrina's performance... because after UK... was Iceland 
I used to hate this song but this song is just wow. Better later than never I guess. The performance at first sight might've beeen static, but really it had great movement and dance! And the stage was so small, that year was really hard to make a effective choreography, but what they've done with the space they had was just brilliant.
Mum didn't let me to stay for the voting I wonder if she switched channel after Katrina's performance... because after UK... was Iceland I used to hate this song but this song is just wow. Better later than never I guess. The performance at first sight might've beeen static, but really it had great movement and dance! And the stage was so small, that year was really hard to make a effective choreography, but what they've done with the space they had was just brilliant.