Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 explained

Year:1992
Country:Germany
Preselection:Ein Lied für Malmö
Preselection Date:30 March 1992
Entrant:Wind
Song:Träume sind für alle da
Final Result:16th, 27 points

Germany entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with "Träume sind für alle da" by Wind, after they won the German national final. It was called "Ein Lied für Malmö" (A song for Malmö). The song was composed by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger.

Wind had previously represented Germany at the 1985 and 1987 contests with "Für alle" and "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz", coming second both times.

Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für Malmö

The German broadcaster for Eurovision, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) (part of ARD) held a national final to select the German entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden.

The 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.

Final – 30 March 1992
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1Bernhard Brink"Der letzte Traum"Francesco Bruletti, Eugen Römer, Ingrid Reith04
2Relax"Blue Farewell River"Claus Mathias-Clamath, Ferdinand Förster, Hans Greiner, Reiner Michl04
3Susan Schubert"Shalalaika"Willy Klüter, Anna Rubach04
4Blaue Engel"Licht am Horizont"Hendrik Borsitz, Uwe Hiob32
5Lena Valaitis"Wir seh'n uns wieder"Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger13
6Wind"Träume sind für alle da"Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger71
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSongBRHRNDRORBRBSDRSFBSRSWFWDRMDRTotal
1 "Der letzte Traum" 0
2 "Blue Farewell River" 0
3 "Shalalaika" 0
4 "Licht am Horizont" X X X3
5 "Wir seh'n uns wieder" X 1
6 "Träume sind für alle da" X X X X X X X 7

At Eurovision

Wind 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

+ Points awarded by Germany
ScoreCountry
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points Yugoslavia
1 point

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final of Malmö 1992 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418073843/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final . 18 April 2021 . live.
  2. Web site: Quotenmeter . AGF . GfK . TV-Reichweite des Eurovision Song Contests in den Jahren 1976 bis 2023 nach der Anzahl der Zuschauer . subscription . 18 August 2023 . Statista.
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of Malmö 1992 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418092537/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final/results/germany . 18 April 2021 . live.