On 20 January 2017 , Svala was confirmed to be taking part in '' Söngvakeppnin 2017 '' , Iceland 's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 . Both the English and Icelandic versions of the song were released on that day through the Icelandic broadcaster , Ríkisútvarpið ( RÚV ) . Svala competed in the second semi-final on 4 March 2017 , with the Icelandic version of the song . She gained the highest number of votes and advanced to the final , held on 11 March 2017 . In the final , Svala performed the English version of the song . In the first round , she earned the highest number of public votes and votes from the jury , advancing to the superfinal along with Daði Freyr Pétursson . In the superfinal , she won over 62 % of the vote , and was declared the winner , earning the right to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 . Iceland competed in the second half of the first semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest . The act did not qualify for the final , and was eliminated in semi-final 1
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Paper (Svala song)