Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Participating broadcaster	Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ)
Country	Ireland
National selection
Selection process	National final
Selection date(s)	29 March 1992
Selected artist(s)	Linda Martin
Selected song	"Why Me?"
Selected songwriter(s)	Seán Sherrard
Finals performance
Final result	1st, 155 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "Why Me?", written by Johnny Logan, and performed by Linda Martin. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest, becoming the fourth ever victory for Ireland in the contest, and the third by Johnny Logan.^[a]

Before Eurovision

National final

The Irish broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. The contest was held at the Opera House in Cork on 29 March, hosted by Pat Kenny. Eight songs competed in the contest with the winner being decided through the votes of 10 regional juries.

The winner was Linda Martin, winner of the Irish national final in 1984, with the song "Why Me?", composed by two-time winner for Ireland Johnny Logan.

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	The Last Word	"Feel the Pain"	79	2
2	Patricia Roe	"Your Love"	79	2
3	Joe O'Meara	"Inside My Restless Heart"	74	4
4	Luv Bug	"Close to Your Heart"	45	8
5	Connor Stevens	"Higher"	66	5
6	Alannah	"Le chéile arís"	53	6
7	Linda Martin	"Why Me?"	105	1
8	Karen Dowling	"Call to Me"	49	7

At Eurovision

Martin performed 17th on the night of the contest, following the United Kingdom and preceding Denmark. Martin received 155 points, winning the contest against 23 competing countries.^[1] She received three 12 points; however, the second and third placed countries, the United Kingdom and Malta respectively, received more.

The Contest was broadcast on both RTÉ 1 and RTÉ Radio 1, with Pat Kenny providing the television commentary and Larry Gogan providing the radio commentary, respectively. RTÉ appointed Eileen Dunne once again as its spokesperson to announce the Irish votes.

Voting

Points awarded to Ireland^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	Greece Malta Turkey
10 points	Austria Denmark Finland Germany Luxembourg Netherlands Sweden
8 points	United Kingdom
7 points	Belgium Iceland Norway
6 points	Switzerland
5 points	Cyprus
4 points	Portugal
3 points
2 points	Italy Yugoslavia
1 point	Spain

Points awarded by Ireland^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	Austria
10 points	Malta
8 points	Netherlands
7 points	United Kingdom
6 points	Cyprus
5 points	France
4 points	Yugoslavia
3 points	Turkey
2 points	Germany
1 point	Switzerland

Notes

^ Two wins by Logan as performer, and one as songwriter.

References

^ "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

External links

Irish National Final 1992

[1] Two wins by Logan as performer, and one as songwriter.

[2] "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

[1992detailed-3] "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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