RÚV announced that the Icelandic entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 would be selected internally. On 7 February 2005, 1999 Eurovision Song Contest runner-up Selma who previously represented Iceland with the song "All Out of Luck" announced that she had been approached by the broadcaster but a final decision was yet to be made. Selma was confirmed as the Icelandic representative for the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest on 8 February 2005 during the RÚV evening news broadcast. During her interview on the evening news broadcast, Selma stated that the Icelandic entry would be selected in cooperation with Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson who previously composed her 1999 entry.