Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

Iceland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Participating broadcasterRíkisútvarpið (RÚV)
Country Iceland
Selection processSöngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1991
Selection date9 February 1991
Competing entry
Song"Nína"
ArtistStefán and Eyfi
SongwriterEyjólfur Kristjánsson
Placement
Final result15th, 26 points
Participation chronology
◄1990 • 1991 • 1992►

Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the song "Nína", written by Eyjólfur Kristjánsson, and performed by Stefán Hilmarsson and Eyjólfur Kristjánsson. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), selected its entry through Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1991. The entry finished in 15th place out of 22 entries with 26 points.

Before Eurovision

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1991

Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) organised the sixth edition of Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins in order to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1991. RÚV held the contest on 9 February 1991 at its television studios in Reykjavík, 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", written 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

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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