Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
| Eurovision Song Contest 1991 | ||||
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| Country |  Austria | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 16 March 1991 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Thomas Forstner | |||
| Selected song | "Venedig Im Regen" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 22nd, 0 points | |||
| Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Austria competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, held in Rome, Italy. The Austrian entry was Thomas Forstner with the song "Venedig Im Regen" (English: Venice In The Rain), composed by Robby Musenbichler, Hubert Moser and Wolfgang Eltner.
Before Eurovision
National final
The final was held on 16 March 1991 at the ORF studios in Vienna, hosted by Andreas Steppan and Nicole Fendesack. The winner was decided by televoting (50%) and "expert" jury (50%).
| Final – 16 March 1991 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
| 1 | Alex | "Zurück Zu Dir" | 8 |
| 2 | Erwin Bros | "Nur Vom Frieden Zu Reden" | 4 |
| 3 | Natascha | "Gebt Den Kindern Dieser Welt..." | 10 |
| 4 | Three Girl Madhouse | "1001" | 9 |
| 5 | Anita | "Land In Sicht" | 7 |
| 6 | Fresh | "Spürst Du..." | 6 |
| 7 | Tony Wegas | "Wunder Dieser Welt" | 2 |
| 8 | Curt Strohm | "Feuer" | 5 |
| 9 | Alex & Elisa | "Du Und Ich" | 3 |
| 10 | Thomas Forstner | "Venedig Im Regen" | 1 |
At Eurovision
Forstner performed 6th on the night of the contest, following Switzerland's Sandra Simó's with Canzone per te and preceding Luxembourg's Sarah Bray with Un baiser volé. At the close of the voting the song had received zero points, placing last of 22.
Points awarded by Austria
| 12 points |  France
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| 10 points |  Sweden
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| 8 points |  Switzerland
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| 7 points |  Spain
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| 6 points |  United Kingdom
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| 5 points |  Luxembourg
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| 4 points |  Malta
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| 3 points |  Belgium
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| 2 points |  Greece
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| 1 point |  Ireland
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