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Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

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Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Country Iceland
National selection
Selection processSöngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1991
Selection date(s)9 February 1991
Selected artist(s)Stefán & Eyfi
Selected song""Draumur um Nínu""
Finals performance
Final result15th, 26 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 in Rome. Stefán & Eyfi represented Iceland with the song "Draumur um Nínu". They finished in 15th place out of 22 countries with 26 points.

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, 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" (The dream about Nina), composed by Eyjólfur Kristjánsson.

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

Points awarded by Iceland

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

Points awarded to Iceland

Points Awarded to Iceland
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

References