Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1991 | ||||
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| Country |  Austria | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 16 March 1991 | |||
| Selected entrant | Thomas Forstner | |||
| Selected song | "Venedig im Regen" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| 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", composed by Robby Musenbichler, Hubert Moser and Wolfgang Eltner.
Before Eurovision
[edit]National final
[edit]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%).
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]Austria did not receive any points at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest.[2]
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 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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References
[edit]- ^ "Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.