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Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

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Country
  
Austria

Selection date(s)
  
16 March 1991

Selected song
  
"Venedig Im Regen"

Selection process
  
National Final

Selected entrant
  
Thomas Forstner

Final result
  
22nd, 0 points

Austria competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, held in Rome, Italy.

Contents

The Austrian entry was Thomas Forstner with the song "Venedig Im Regen" (English: Venice In The Rain), composed by Robby Musenbichler, Hubert Moser and Wolfgang Eltner.

The Austrian national final to select the entry was held on 16 March 1991, hosted by Andreas Steppan and Nicole Fendesack

National final

The Austrian final was held at the ORF studios in Vienna. The winner was decided by 50% televoting and 50% "expert" jury.

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 nul points, placing last of 22.

References

Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 Wikipedia