Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Country Iceland
National selection
Selection processSöngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1991
Selection date(s)9 February 1991
Selected entrantStefán and Eyfi
Selected song"Nína"
Selected songwriter(s)Eyjólfur Kristjánsson
Finals performance
Final result15th, 26 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1990 • 1991 • 1992►

Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 in Rome. Stefán and Eyfi represented Iceland with the song "Nína". They finished in 15th place out of 22 countries with 26 points.

Before Eurovision

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1991

The Icelandic broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), held a national final to select the Icelandic entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 - Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1991. The contest was held at the RÚV TV studios in Reykjavík on 9 February 1991, hosted by Valgeir Guðjónsson. 10 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 8 regional juries and an expert jury. The winner was Stefán Hilmarsson and Eyjólfur Kristjánsson with the song "Draumur um Nínu", composed by Kristjánsson.

Final – 9 February 1991
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Sigrún Eva Ármannsdottir and Jóhannes Eiðsson "Lengi lifi lifið" 62 3
2 Ruth Reginalds and Ingvar Grétarsson "Í fyrsta sinn" 47 4
3 Sigriður Guðnadóttir "Mér þykir rétt að þú fáir að vita það" 30 9
4 Jóhanna Linnet "Stjarna" 39 6
5 Helga Möller, Erna Þórarinsdóttir, Kristján Gíslason and Arnar Freyr Gunnarsson "Í dag" 76 2
6 Ivar Halldórsson "Í einlægni" 33 7
7 Kristján Gíslason "Stefnumót" 19 10
8 Ruth Reginalds "Í leit að þér" 45 5
9 Eyjólfur Kristjánsson and Stefán Hilmarsson "Draumur um Ninu" 97 1
10 Sigriður Guðnadóttir and Áslaug Fjóla Magnúsdóttir "Á fullri ferð" 32 8

At Eurovision

Voting

Points awarded to Iceland[1]
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Sweden
8 points
7 points  Italy
6 points
5 points  Germany
4 points   Switzerland
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Iceland[1]
Score Country
12 points  Sweden
10 points  Israel
8 points  Portugal
7 points  France
6 points  Norway
5 points   Switzerland
4 points  Luxembourg
3 points  Cyprus
2 points  Spain
1 point  Finland

References

  1. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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