Iceland was the closing performance of the show in position 25 and the nation placed twentieth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 18 points.

It was also announced that the song he would perform, which was described as "extraordinarily unusual for Eurovision", was composed by Trausti Haraldsson and Paul Oscar who also wrote the lyrics himself.

[3][4] In regards to his selection as the Icelandic entrant, Paul Oscar stated: "I intend to grab the most attention from viewers and entertain myself royally...

[3][6][7] According to Eurovision rules, the twenty-four countries which had obtained the highest average number of points over the last four contests competed in the final on 3 May 1997.

[8] On 28 November 1996, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Iceland was set to perform last in position 25, following the entry from the United Kingdom.