Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
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.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1991 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 1991 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 9 February 1991 | |||
| Selected entrant | Stefán & Eyfi | |||
| Selected song | "Draumur um Nínu" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 26 points | |||
| Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
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 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" (The dream about Nina), composed by Eyjólfur Kristjánsson.
| Final – 9 February 1991 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Sigrún Eva Ármannsdottir & Jóhannes Eiðsson | "Lengi lifi lifið" | 62 | 3 |
| 2 | Ruth Reginalds & 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 & 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 & Stefán Hilmarsson | "Draumur um Ninu" | 97 | 1 |
| 10 | Sigriður Guðnadóttir & Áslaug Fjóla Magnúsdóttir | "Á fullri ferð" | 32 | 8 |
Points awarded by Iceland
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Points awarded to Iceland
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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