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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "Träume sind für alle da", composed by Ralph Siegel, with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger, and performed by the band Wind. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), selected their entry through a national final. Wind had previously represented Germany in 1985 and 1987 contests with "Für alle" and "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz", coming second both times.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1992 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Malmö | |||
| Selection date(s) | 30 March 1992 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Wind | |||
| Selected song | "Träume sind für alle da" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 27 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editEin Lied für Malmö
editMitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) held, on behalf ARD, a national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, to be held in Malmö, Sweden.
The national final took place on 30 March 1992 at the Rotehornhalle in Magdeburg, hosted by Carmen Nebel. The winner was selected by the votes of regional juries located in the eleven regional ARD broadcasters who each voted for their favourite song. Each jury region consisted of ten television viewers who awarded each song from 1 to 3 points. The entry with the most points received 1 vote.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Bernhard Brink | "Der letzte Traum" | Francesco Bruletti, Eugen Römer, Ingrid Reith | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Relax | "Blue Farewell River" | Claus Mathias-Clamath, Ferdinand Förster, Hans Greiner, Reiner Michl | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Susan Schubert | "Shalalaika" | Willy Klüter, Anna Rubach | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Blaue Engel | "Licht am Horizont" | Hendrik Borsitz, Uwe Hiob | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Lena Valaitis | "Wir seh'n uns wieder" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Wind | "Träume sind für alle da" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 7 | 1 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | BR | HR | NDR | ORB | RB | SDR | SFB | SR | SWF | WDR | MDR | Total |
| 1 | "Der letzte Traum" | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | "Blue Farewell River" | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | "Shalalaika" | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | "Licht am Horizont" | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | "Wir seh'n uns wieder" | X | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 | "Träume sind für alle da" | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||
At Eurovision
editWind performed 22nd on the night of the contest, following Norway and preceding the Netherlands. "Träume sind für alle da" received 27 points, placing 16th of 23 countries competing.[1]
The show was watched by 5.61 million viewers in Germany.[2]
Voting
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Notes
edit- ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
References
edit- ^ "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ Quotenmeter; AGF; GfK. "TV-Reichweite des Eurovision Song Contests in den Jahren 1976 bis 2023 nach der Anzahl der Zuschauer". Statista. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.