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.
Eurovision Song Contest 1991 |
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Country | Iceland |
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Selection process | Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1991 |
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Selection date(s) | 9 February 1991 |
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Selected artist(s) | Stefán and Eyfi |
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Selected song | "Nína" |
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Selected songwriter(s) | Eyjólfur Kristjánsson |
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Final result | 15th, 26 points |
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Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1991
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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
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Artist
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Song
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Points
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Place
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1
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Sigrún Eva Ármannsdottir and Jóhannes Eiðsson
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"Lengi lifi lifið"
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62
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3
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2
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Ruth Reginalds and Ingvar Grétarsson
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"Í fyrsta sinn"
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47
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4
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3
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Sigriður Guðnadóttir
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"Mér þykir rétt að þú fáir að vita það"
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30
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9
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4
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Jóhanna Linnet
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"Stjarna"
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39
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6
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5
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Helga Möller, Erna Þórarinsdóttir, Kristján Gíslason and Arnar Freyr Gunnarsson
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"Í dag"
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76
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2
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6
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Ivar Halldórsson
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"Í einlægni"
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33
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7
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7
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Kristján Gíslason
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"Stefnumót"
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19
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10
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8
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Ruth Reginalds
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"Í leit að þér"
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45
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5
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9
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Eyjólfur Kristjánsson and Stefán Hilmarsson
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"Draumur um Ninu"
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97
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1
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10
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Sigriður Guðnadóttir and Áslaug Fjóla Magnúsdóttir
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"Á fullri ferð"
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32
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8
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