UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest had hit with "Walking On Sunshine", to enter a new track, "Love Shine A Light". This produced a win in the Eurovision Contest itself for the United Kingdom and for Katrina and the Waves in 1997, and followed with a second place for Imaani in 1998, but disappointment in 1999 for the all-girl band Precious. In 2000, the same format continued, but the final four songs were performed live in "A Song For Europe", still shunted to a graveyard Sunday afternoon slot. The result proved disappointing. Nicki French gave what author John Kennedy O'Connor describes in his book The Eurovision
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 The 1999 Eurovision Song Contest runner-up Selma was internally selected to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, and she performed the song "If I Had Your Love" in Kiev. The song is written by Linda Thompson and composed by Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson and Vignir Snær Vigfússon. Selma Björnsdóttir was born in Reykjavík on 13 June 1974. Selma was just 10 years old when she debuted in an Icelandic children’s opera production, which led to different roles in stage productions. After winning a song contest at the Commercial College of Iceland she