Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Country Austria
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)16 March 1991
Selected entrantThomas Forstner
Selected song"Venedig im Regen"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Robby Musenbichler
  • Hubert Moser
  • Wolfgang Eltner
Finals performance
Final result22nd, 0 points
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1990 • 1991 • 1992►

Austria competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, held in Rome, Italy. The Austrian entry was Thomas Forstner with the song "Venedig im Regen", 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 and 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.[1]

Voting

Austria did not receive any points at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest.[2]

Points awarded by Austria[2]
Score Country
12 points  France
10 points  Sweden
8 points   Switzerland
7 points  Spain
6 points  United Kingdom
5 points  Luxembourg
4 points  Malta
3 points  Belgium
2 points  Greece
1 point  Ireland

References

  1. ↑ "Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "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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