Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 explained

Year:1991
Country:Austria
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:16 March 1991
Entrant:Thomas Forstner
Song:Venedig im Regen
Final Result:22nd, 0 points

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
DrawArtistSongPlace
1Alex"Zurück zu dir"8
2Erwin Bros"Nur vom Frieden zu reden"4
3Natascha"Gebt den Kindern dieser Welt..."10
4Three Girl Madhouse"1001"9
5Anita"Land in Sicht"7
6Fresh"Spürst du..."6
7Tony Wegas"Wunder dieser Welt"2
8Curt Strohm"Feuer"5
9Alex and Elisa"Du und ich"3
10Thomas 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final of Rome 1991 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418055904/https://eurovision.tv/event/rome-1991/final . 18 April 2021 . live .
  2. Web site: Results of the Final of Rome 1991 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418062947/https://eurovision.tv/event/rome-1991/final/results/austria . 18 April 2021 . live .