Rome 1991 - Post your top 22

[Edward]

Only the Italians could have been so smug to come up with the idea of forcing each entrant of the 1991 edition to sing a bit of an Italian song in the presentation videos. But after giving it some thought, it actually wouldn't be such a bad idea if applied nowadays. It would be challenging for the performers themselves, and also it would give the audience extra insight into the singer's own vocal capacities in a context exterior to the actual entry. You hear that, EBU big shots? Tell me it wouldn't have been curious to hear the 2012 entrants singing in Azerbaijani...

1- Greece
2- Sweden
3- Ireland
4- Turkey
5- Finland
6- Norway
7- Iceland
8- Israel
9- UK
10- Cyprus
11- Portugal
12- Malta
13- Switzerland
14- France
15- Denmark
16- Italy
17- Belgium
18- Germany
19- Luxembourg
20- Austria
21- Spain
22- Yugoslavia

[Verjamem]

Apart from Italy's bad hosting, 1991 is one of my most favourite years. A lot of plain and light songs, I like it. Good edition
1. Malta
2. Denmark
3. Portugal
4. United Kingdom
5. Belgium
6. Iceland
7. Yugoslavia
8. Ireland
9. Israel
10. Greece
11. Cyprus
12. Sweden
13. France
14. Finland
15. Norway
16. Switzerland
17. Germany
18. Turkey
19. Spain
20. Italy
21. Austria
22. Luxembourg

[Edward]

The lady didn't do such a bad job but Toto was really a tool of a host. He kept touching the contestants and blowing kisses to the female performers as if he was the last man on Earth Plus it shined through that he really struggled with foreign languages. Bad choice.

I liked how Terry Wogan kept poking fun at him, in a very cordial way, throughout the British broadcast. I wouldn't have been so nice myself.

[EscGeek]

[Pawhlen]

One of the worst arranged ESC:s ever together with very bad hosts. The song quality was the only thing that saved this year from becoming a real bad contest.

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[Remembrance]

My top 22 of 1991

Amina - C'est le dernier qui a parlé...
Peppino di Capri - Comme è ddoce 'o mare
Carola - Fångad av en stormvind
Sophia Vossou - I anixi
Kaija Kärkinen - Hullo yö
Stefán & Eyfi - Draumur um Nínu
Anders Frandsen - Lige der hvor hjertet slår
Duo Datz - Kan
Clouseau - Geef het op
Sergio Dalma - Bailar pegados
11 Georgina & Paul Giordimaina - Could It Be
12 Thomas Forstner - Venedig im Regen
13 İzel Çeliköz, Reyhan Karaca & Can Uğurluer - İki Dakika
14 Samantha Janus - A Message to Your Heart
15 Just 4 Fun - Mrs. Thompson
16 Sandra Simó - Canzone per te
17 Kim Jackson - Could It Be That I'm In Love
18 Elena Patroklou - SOS
19 Dulce Pontes - Lusitana paixão
20 Baby Doll - Brazil
21 Atlantis 2000 - Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben
22 Sarah Bray - Un baiser volé

[midnightsun]

My review for 1991 - Rome, Italy

This is a contest I remember quite well. I was watching it with my grandma while sleeping at her house at my visiting and she was hacked off all the time. This is probably the most controversial contest ever. I don't know whether I hate or love it. Such a fuss, so much confusion. I was laughing so much, especially during the voting, but on the other hand, it was so annoying! The Green Room was fun. All the people were like sitting in a restaurant, drunk, having a good party. That was fun!

Hosts: What a mess! Repeating the votes in three languages was too much. The English of the presenters was horrible; Toto can sing, but he shouldn't babble all the way through the voting. His comments were unnessecary, he seemed to make fun of some votes and didn't take it all too seriously.

Stage: I like the venue and that ancient decor in the background. It seemed very cosy.

Songs: Like in 1990, I was almost shocked that Carola didn't win by far. Instead it was a tie. Really? The French song was horrible; I remember it well. It's even last in my ranking. My only thought what this song is concernd is "What the heck is she doing there? Does she call the birds?"

Interval Act: Horrendous. You have to like that kind of music and performance. I don't.

Worthy winner? Yes, definitely. Carola nailed it! Fantastic performance, catchy song. It's one of my favourite winners of all times. Though, to be honest, Isreal delivered a stunning performance and a really catchy song that also has "winner" written all over it. Would've been a great winner, too.

Most underrated songs: Yugloslavia, Norway. Norway is fantastic, how can you not love this. It's a masterpiece of song, the composition is brilliant. And Yugloslavia entered the competition with a song that screams EUROVISION so much! Come on, folks...

My top 22 ranking

1 Sweden
2 Israel
3 Norway
4 United Kingdom
5 Turkey
6 Yugloslavia
7 Malta
8 Italy
9 Spain
10 Greece
11 Finland
12 Belgium
13 Ireland
14 Cyprus
15 Switzerland
16 Iceland
17 Portugal
18 Luxembourg
19 Germany
20 Austria
21 Denmark
22 France