Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Participating broadcaster	Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV)
Country	Iceland
National selection
Selection process	Söngvakeppni 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 result	15th, 26 points
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest

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

Points awarded to Iceland^[1]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points	Sweden
8 points
7 points	Italy
6 points
5 points	Germany
4 points	Switzerland
3 points
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Iceland^[1]
Score	Country
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

References

^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

[1991detailed-1] "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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National selection: Söngvakeppnin
Participation	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	Anna Mjöll Ari Ólafsson August and Telma Beathoven Birgitta Bó Halldórsson Daði og Gagnamagnið Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson Diljá Eiríkur Hauksson Euroband Eythor Ingi Greta Salóme Halla Margrét Hatari Heart 2 Heart Hera Björk ICY Inga Jónsi Maria Olafs Paul Oscar Pollapönk Selma Sigga Silvía Night Sjonni's Friends Stefán and Eyfi Stjórnin Svala Systur Two Tricky Yohanna
Songs	"10 Years" "All Out of Luck" "Angel" "Coming Home" "Congratulations" "Ég á líf" "Eitt lag enn" "Gleðibankinn" "Hægt og hljótt" "Hatrið mun sigra" "Hear Them Calling" "Heaven" "If I Had Your Love" "Is It True?" "Je ne sais quoi" "Með hækkandi sól" "Minn hinsti dans" "Nætur" "Nei eða já" "Never Forget" "Nína" "No Prejudice" "Núna" "Open Your Heart" "Our Choice" "Paper" "Power" "Scared of Heights" "Sjúbídú" "Tell Me!" ~~"Think About Things"~~ "This Is My Life" "Unbroken" "Valentine Lost" "Þá veistu svarið" "Það sem enginn sér" "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Iceland did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Amina Atlantis 2000 Baby Doll Sarah Bray Carola Clouseau Sergio Dalma Duo Datz Peppino di Capri Dulce Thomas Forstner Anders Frandsen Paul Giordimaina and Georgina Kim Jackson Samantha Janus Just 4 Fun Kaija Elena Patroklou Sandra Simó Stefán and Eyfi Can Uğurluer, İzel Çeliköz and Reyhan Karaca Sophia Vossou
Songs	"Anixi" "Bailar pegados" "Un baiser volé" "Brazil" "Canzone per te" "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" "Comme è ddoce 'o mare" "Could It Be" "Could It Be That I'm in Love" "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" "Draumur um Nínu" "Fångad av en stormvind" "Geef het op" "Hullu yö" "İki Dakika" "Kan" "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" "Lusitana paixão" "A Message to Your Heart" "Mrs. Thompson" "S.O.S." "Venedig im Regen"