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"Draumur um Ninu" - Eyjólfur Kristjánsson & Stefán Hilmarsson
"Now you are beside me Nina, caressing my cheek Nina, hold my hand Nina"
The Icelandic final was held on February 9th at the RUV TV Studios in Reykjavik, hosted by Valgeir Guðjónsson. The winner was chosen by the votes of 8 regional juries and an "expert" jury.
| 1 | Lengi lifi lifið | Long live life | Jóhannes Eiðsson & Sigrún Eva Ármannsdottir | 62 | 3rd |
| 2 | Í fyrsta sinn | For the first time | Ruth Reginalds & Ingvar Grétarsson | 47 | 4th |
| 3 | Mér þykir rétt að þu fair að vita pað | You have the right to know it | Sigriður Guðnadóttir | 30 | 9th |
| 4 | Stjarna | Star | Jóhanna Linnet | 39 | 6th |
| 5 | Í dag | Today | Helga Möller, Erna Þórarinsdóttir,
Arnar Freyr Gunnársson & Kristján Gíslason |
76 | 2nd |
| 6 | Í einlægni | Honestly | Ivar Halldórsson | 33 | 7th |
| 7 | Stefnumót | Rendez-vous | Kristján Gíslason | 19 | 10th |
| 8 | Í leit að þér | Looking for you | Ruth Reginalds | 45 | 5th |
| 9 | Draumur um Ninu | Dream about Nina | Eyjólfur Kristjánsson & Stefán Hilmarsson | 97 | 1st |
| 10 | Á fullri ferð | At full speed | Áslaug Fjóla Magnúsdóttir & Sigriður Guðnadóttir | 32 | 8th |
Eyjólfur Kristjánsson previously came 3rd in the 1987 Icelandic Final, 2nd & 3rd in 1988, equal 2nd in 1989 and 6th in 1990. Stefán Hilmarsson represented Iceland in ESC 1988 and also came 4th in the Icelandic Final that year. The song title was changed to "Nina" for the ESC where it came 15th. One of the backing singers at the ESC was Erna Þórarinsdóttir. Helga Möller was a member of the group Icy that represented Iceland in 1986.