In the final, "Aftur heim" performed by Sigurjón's Friends emerged as the winner exclusively through public televoting.

Performing during the show in position 14, "Coming Home" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May.

Since the introduction of a semi-final to the format of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004, Iceland has, to this point, only failed to qualify to the final three times.

In 2010, Iceland managed to qualify to the final and placed nineteenth with the song "Je ne sais quoi" performed by Hera Björk.

[2] Since 2006, Iceland has used a national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, a method that continued for their 2011 participation.

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2011 was the national final format developed by RÚV in order to select Iceland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

The four shows in the competition were hosted by Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir and Guðmundur Gunnarsson and all took place at the RÚV studios in Reykjavík.

[3] Fifteen songs in total competed in Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2011 where the winner was determined after three semi-finals and a final.

[2] On 14 September 2010, RÚV opened the submission period for interested songwriters to submit their entries until the deadline on 18 October 2010.

[16] On 14 March 2011, it was announced that "Aftur heim" would be performed in English at the Eurovision Song Contest and would be titled "Coming Home".

The official music video for the song, filmed in early March 2011 at a barn in Mosfellsdalur, was presented to the public on Rás 2 and during the television programme Kastljós the same day.

[17][18] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final.

On 17 January 2011, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in.

The LED screens displayed graphics of rotating mechanical cogs which transitioned between orange and green colours throughout the performance.

This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.