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Iceland celebrates new found Eurovision success
Yohanna is due to arrive back in Iceland on a flight from Copenhagen at 15:20 local time. Páll Magnússon, head of Icelandic television and radio broadcaster RÚV will meet and greet Yohanna at Keflavík Internatioal airport. Páll is said to be very pleased with Yohanna's success at the Eurovision Song Contest.
"It was a truly spectacular performance. She has given is so much more than anyone could've dared to have hoped for." said the head of the organisation.
In reference to Iceland's current financial crisis, he amusingly added: "I want to thank Yohanna for her "consideration" towards RÚV. She has brought us as much success as we could've bared to take. I doubt we could've handled any more." These remarks, clearly a hint that Iceland would have struggled to host the contest in 2010, had they won. There were no doubt some fluttering hearts at the tv station as Iceland raced to the top of the leaderboard, matching Selma's second place of 1999 and Iceland's best ever points haul.
After the airport reception, Yohanna will be driven to the city center, where a large stage is being set up and an extravagant national celebration is due to start at 17:30 local time. Paul Oscar (Iceland - 1997) will lead the event and many other ex-Eurovision stars are due to appear. The weather in Reykjavik is the best it has been all year, with temparetures exceeding 20 degrees celsius. It is therefore needless to say that thousands of people will attend the event and celebrate Iceland's new found success in the contest.
The event will be sent out live on television, starting at 17:30 local time.
Immediately after the event has taken place, Yohanna has a television appearance planned at RÚV studios. The interview will also be sent out live on television and it is due to start at 19:00 local time.
Webcasts will unfortunately not be available according to the latest information.
Read the most in-depth Eurovision Song Contest analysis on the internet here:
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Well done Iceland - for me this was the best song of the contest and probably the best eurovision entry for some years. To think Iceland can achieve this with such a small population and the current turmoil is amazing. Thank you Iceland for giving a great song that didn't need fireworks or circus acts - simply a brilliant song performed brilliantly.
Also I am so pleased that we here in Ireland finally awarded douze points to our northerly neighbours!
her song and camere work was nice , good luck to yohanna in her future career
I din't see this one coming i must admit! Her performance was flawless though, but that doesn't guarrantee much in esc.
But the fact that Johanna got a lot of votes from all over Europe, it means that eveone thought she deserved it!!
For that congratulations to Iceland and to beautiful Johanna!!!
I wouldve voted for her if only Canada can vote! LOL Anyway, Im happy she won 2nd - her song is really beautiful plus the voice.
ICELAND IS THE REAL WINNER BEHIND THAT EASTERN BLOCK CONSPIRACY!
Bravo Yohanna & Iceland.... my 12 pts for 2009!!!!!!!
I had France 2nd-Norway 3rd-Turkey 4th(bingo!)-Greece 5th.....so I was not too wrong was I?
GREAT VOICE-GREAT PERFORMANCE-GREAT LOOKS-GREAT SONG-GREAT MUSIC. ICELAND MUST BE THE WINNER OF EUROVISION SONG CONTEST.CONGRATULATIONS !
happy with the 12 from malta. she did not deserve one single point less. amazing....
CONGRATULATIONS NORWAY AND ICELAND...
and I think the Actual third song is Estonia
and come U.K. and Danemark
thanks for the nices song Estonia, U.K., Danemark, France...
*Azerbaijan would win it were 100% telvoting .
THIS WAS THE BEST SONG IN ESC 2009
I'M GLAAD THAT SHE WON 1 SF AND FINAL SCORE SHOULD BE HIGHER
BUT IF I'M CORRECTLY WHEN NEWS COME OUT ABOUT ICELANDIC SONG LOTS OFF PEOPLE WAS SAYING THAT THIS WAS THE MOST BORING BALLAD OFF THIS YEAR
AND NOW THEY ALL LOVE THIS SONG
YOHANNA YOU DID GREAT JOB WITH THIS AMAZING BALLAD
ONLY YOU CAN SING THIS SO FULL OFF EMOTIONS
THANK YOU FOR THAT :-)
What a fantastic show !!!
i voted for her 7 times. she was the best!
i hope to hear from her 
Kisses from Israel !!
Godt gået!
Well done!
Yohanna at the icelandic television:
http://dagskra.ruv.i(...)/4468699/2009/05/17/
A much better song than Norway's IMHO, and a great performance, I'm getting the album anyway but I might download the single anyway just to show my support.
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she is doing great on the sales of her song in UK!
go yohanna!
Well done Iceland! You were amazing last night and I really wanted you to win. Hope you'll get your first victory next year in Norway with another beautiful song and singer. You can do it. Just keep taking part and sending good, impressive songs and believe me, you will get there.
Congratulations to Yohanna and Iceland. I was delighted that this beautiful song by a wonderful singer did so well. I did vote for her, both in the semi and the final.
Iceland was FANTASTIC!
She deserve it !! I vote for her !! Congratulations Johana and Iceland !!!
I very like this lovely song and voice and hope she will make an album in this style. I will buy it.
For the funny records. Do you remember 1999, 10 years ago, when Sweden won with Charlotte Nilsen? Then Iceland became also 2nd. Coincidence? It is however much tougher contest now, so the 2nd place from 2009 is a real good result! But she deserves it. I only want to mention that the performance of the 1st semi was perfect, in the final had a few small flaws, but I guess nobody noticed. Yohanna, keep us informed about your musical carreer!!
Best wishes to the most beautiful woman in this year's contest ,Yohanna .. You deserved to be no 1 !!
Congratulations from Spain, Iceland. Yohanna was great.
CONGRATULATIONS JOHANNA AND ICELAND.ICELAND DESERVED TO BE WINNER OF THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2009.DOLPHINS WAS UNFORGETTABLE TOO.JOHANNA,YOU AND YOUR TEAM WAS GREAT ON THE STAGE.CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
Tillykke Island
Iceland deserved better this year, and Norway were FAR to overrated - but Europe has spoken 
Well done Iceland, hope that the sun may keep shining over the beautyful island!
I'm loving this. I´d like to think that we won but won´t host next year. Lets face it everyone knew that Norway would be the runaway winner after the first votes were cast. The only real contest was for the second place
Great for iceland they really needed some good news!
one of my favorites really!!!Straight to my heart and the best ballad for ESC2009!!!!!
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