Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 explained

Year:1992
Country:Ireland
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:29 March 1992
Entrant:Linda Martin
Song:Why Me?
Final Result:1st, 155 points

Ireland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "Why Me?" by Linda Martin after she won the Irish national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

The Irish broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), held a national final to select the Irish 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. 8 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.

DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1The Last Word"Feel the Pain"792
2Patricia Roe"Your Love"792
3Joe O'Meara"Inside My Restless Heart"744
4Luv Bug"Close to Your Heart"458
5Connor Stevens"Higher"665
6Alannah"Le chéile arís"536
7Linda Martin"Why Me?"1051
8Karen Dowling"Call to Me"497

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 TV coverage and Larry Gogan providing the radio coverage, respectively. Eileen Dunne once again served as the Irish spokesperson.

Voting

+ Points awarded by Ireland
ScoreCountry
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points Yugoslavia
3 points
2 points
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: Results of the Final of Malmö 1992 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418085654/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final/results/ireland . 18 April 2021 . live.