Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 explained

Year:1992
Country:Portugal
Preselection:Festival da Canção 1992
Preselection Date:Semi-finals
12 January 1992
19 January 1992
26 January 1992
2 February 1992
9 February 1992
Final
7 March 1992
Entrant:Dina
Song:Amor d'água fresca
Final Result:17th, 26 points

Portugal entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden, with Dina with the song "Amor d'água fresca" after she won the Portuguese national final, Festival da Canção 1992. At Eurovision, she received 26 points, placing 17th in a field of 23 competing countries.

Before Eurovision

Festival da Canção 1992

The Portuguese broadcaster, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), used the popular Festival da Canção to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992.

Format

5 semi-final were held before the final, each with 3 songs. The winner of each semi-final, selected by an "expert" jury which included Adelaide Ferreira (who represented Portugal in the 1985 contest) entered the final, in which they were joined by 5 songs selected internally by RTP bringing the total number of songs to 10.[1] The winner was decided through the votes of 22 regional juries.

Semi-finals

All semi-finals took place at the Estúdios do Lumiar in Lisbon, hosted by Júlio Isidro.

The first semi-final was held on 12 January 1992. An "expert" jury selected the winner to entered the final. "Chão de dança" performed by Olívia was disqualified after the semi-final.

Semi-final 1 – 12 January 1992
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Carla Saramago"Louca ilusão"222
2Olívia"Chão de dança"251
3Álvaro"Num campo de margaridas"173

The second semi-final was held on 19 January 1992. An "expert" jury selected the winner to entered the final. "É à noite" performed by Zé Mi was disqualified after the semi-final.

Semi-final 2 – 19 January 1992
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Tózé Morais"Esta noite vou mais além"143
2Zé Mi"É à noite"302
3Dina"Amor d'água fresca"401

The third semi-final was held on 26 January 1992. An "expert" jury selected the winner to entered the final.

Semi-final 3 – 26 January 1992
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Isabel Campelo"Chuva de alegria"282
2Marco Quelhas"Paisagens de amor"273
3Maria Emauz"Outra noite"311

The fourth semi-final was held on 2 February 1992. An "expert" jury selected the winner to entered the final.

Semi-final 4 – 2 February 1992
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Tony Carreira"Romântico e sonhador"163
2São"Baloiço ao vento"222
3Cristina Roque"A tua cor café"311

The fifth semi-final was held on 9 February 1992. An "expert" jury selected the winner to entered the final.

Semi-final 5 – 9 February 1992
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Luísa Basto"Barço de navegantes"303
2Nani"Eu sou Maria-Rapaz"421
3Os Safari"Amo o sol"402

Final

The final was held on 7 March 1992 at the São Luíz Theatre in Lisbon and was hosted by Ana Zanatti and Eládio Clímaco. The winner was decided through the votes of 22 regional juries.

The winner was "Amor d'água fresca", sung by Dina and composed by Ondina Veloso (aka Dina) and Rosa Lobato de Faria

Final – 7 March 1992
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Rita Guerra"Meu amor inventado em mim"1702
2Dina"Amor d'água fresca"2301
3Luís Duarte"Um amigo sempre à mão"4710
4José Carvalho"Foi aparecida"1008
5Isabel Campelo"Boa noite, tristeza"1414
6Nani"Eu sou maria-rapaz"1573
7Os Safari"Amo o sol"1405
8Maria Emauz"Outra noite"529
9Cristina Roque"A tua cor café"1376
10Diana"Um adeus que demora"1027

At Eurovision

Dina performed 8th on the night of the contest, following Sweden and preceding Cyprus. She received 26 points in total, placing 17th in a field of 23.[2]

Voting

+ Points awarded to Portugal[3]
ScoreCountry
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points Yugoslavia
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PORTUGUESE SEMI-FINALS 1992.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of Malmö 1992 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418081957/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final/results/portugal . 18 April 2021 . live.