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Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

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Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Participating broadcasterRíkisútvarpið (RÚV)
Country Iceland
National selection
Selection processSöngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1991
Selection date(s)9 February 1991
Selected artist(s)Stefán 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 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

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Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1991

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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

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Voting

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References

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  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.