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VIDEO · CONTEST PERFORMANCE
IcelandIceland/1997/GRAND FINAL

Minn hinsti dans

Paul Oscar

20thFINAL RESULT
18TOTAL POINTS
—FAN SCORE / 12
LANGUAGEicelandic
RUNNING ORDER25
SONGWRITERSPáll Óskar Hjálmtýsson Trausti Haraldsson
TEMPO / KEY141 BPM · C# major
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LYRICS & TRANSLATION

London, París, Róm – urðu orðin tóm
Gekk þann gyllta breiða, blindaður af ást
Falskir kunningjar, snerust um mig einan
Fékk mér kavíar, núna er allt um seinan
Því ég stíg minn hinsta dans
Og ég kveð mitt líf með glans
En ég iðrast aldrei neins, iðrast aldrei
Kristals kampavín, perlur postulín
Demantar í matinn, ást í eftirrétt
Ef ég elsk' í dag, blöðin birta á morgun
Fæ mér freyðibað, drekki mínum sorgum
Og ég stíg minn hinsta dans
Og þannig kveð mitt líf með glans
En ég iðrast ég aldrei neins, iðrast aldrei
Allt sem ég fæ í dag, farið burt á morgun
Svo ég stíg minn hinsta dans
Og þannig kveð mitt líf með glans
En ég iðrast ég aldrei neins, iðraѕt аldrei

FAN SCORE

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—/12

Vocals7.8
Staging6.6
Catchiness7.2
Energy8.2

🏆 Contest Performance

GRAND FINAL 20th Place 18 Points Running order 25
SEMI-FINAL N/A (Direct Finalist)
final20th18 pts

Who Voted for This Song

Grand final points received from every voting country · jury and televote side by side

0SETS OF 12 POINTS
4 / 25COUNTRIES GAVE POINTS
0 / 0TELEVOTE / JURY POINTS
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♚ Credits & Delegation

ARTIST Paul Oscar Minn hinsti dans
Past participations
DANCERS Guðrún Kaldal No past participations found
DANCERS Helena Jónsdóttir No past participations found
DANCERS Hlíf Þorgeirsdóttir No past participations found
DANCERS Ingibjörg Agnes Jónsdóttir No past participations found
COMPOSER Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson No past participations found
COMPOSER Trausti Haraldsson No past participations found
SPOKESPERSON Svanhildur Konráðsdóttir
Past participations
COMMENTATORS Jakob Frímann Magnússon
Past participations
ARTIST PEOPLE Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson No past participations found
CONDUCTOR Szymon Kuran No past participations found
LYRICIST Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson No past participations found

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Artist Info

Paul Oscar

Paul Oscar is an Icelandic singer known for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997. He performed the song "Minn hinsti dans" in Icelandic, finishing in 20th place with 18 points. His participation in Eurovision remains a significant part of his music career, marking Iceland's presence in the contest during the late 1990s.