After the first three Icelandic entries had all ended in sixteenth place, the Icelanders went to Lausanne hoping for basically any outcome except being sixteenth.
As always, be very careful what you wish for.
Young and inexperienced Daniel has later admitted he was not too keen on going to Lausanne in the first place, and when he got there he found himself being one of a large bunch of ballads. Clearly, the ballads were stealing points from each other, leaving the jury craving uptempo so much they voted Yugoslavia into first place.
In a situation like that, being mysterious and introverted did not help much and Iceland found itself last with no points.
Nul points?
A bit harsh, indeed, but in the long run a good thing. This fiasco saw Iceland make a change of tactics and send more easily accessible entries to Eurovision, and Daniel focused on other kinds of music that suited him better.
In my mind, Iceland did not have the weakest entry in the 1989 line-up, but you also need luck to gain points. This team had no luck and just came across as one ballad too many.
Daníel - Það sem enginn sér (Iceland 1989)
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