Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 explained

Year:1992
Country:Netherlands
Preselection:Nationaal Songfestival 1992
Preselection Date:29 March 1992
Entrant:Humphrey Campbell
Song:Wijs me de weg
Final Result:9th, 67 points
Prev:1990

The Netherlands returned at the Eurovision Song Contest at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, after withdrawing from the 1991 contest.

Their entry was Humphrey Campbell with the song "Wijs me de weg" after he won the Dutch national final, Nationaal Songfestival 1992. At Eurovision, the song came ninth, having received 67 points.

Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1992

Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), the Dutch national broadcaster, continued to host a national final to select the Dutch entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. Nationaal Songfestival 1992 was held at the NOS TV studios in Hilversum on 29 March 1992, hosted by Bas Westerweel. The winner was chosen by the votes of 12 regional juries, which was Humphrey Campbell with the song "Wijs me de weg", composed by Edwin Schimscheimer.

Final – 29 March 1992
DrawSingerSongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1Justian"De schok van mijn leven"Ellert Driessen, Peter Schön755
2Laura Vlasblom"Gouden bergen"Henk Temming, Paula Patricio882
3Ferry van Leeuwen"Een klassieke liefde"Marcel Schimscheimer, John van Katwijk567
4Tony Neef and Hella Koffeman"Nooit geweten"Maarten Peeters616
5Rob Janszen"Net als een kind"Henk Hofstede853
6Fantasyx"Met mij gaat het goed"Marcel Schimscheimer, Cees Stolk429
7Lisa Boray"Hartstocht"Edwin Schimscheimer, Lisa Boray814
8Bob van Niekerk"Waar is het feest"Maarten Peeters448
9Sigi"Wachten op water"Piet Souer3410
10Humphrey Campbell"Wijs me de weg"Edwin Schimscheimer941
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSong
1"De schok van mijn leven"577883955510375
2"Gouden bergen"89899874749688
3"Een klassieke liefde"63474617236756
4"Nooit geweten"35557761368561
5"Net als een kind"102610693910101985
6"Met mij gaat het goed"18243443174142
7"Hartstocht"961022210106951081
8"Waar is het feest"41315586423244
9"Wachten op water"24131152812434
10"Wijs me de weg"71096101028987894

At Eurovision

Campbell performed 23rd (last) on the night of the contest, following Germany. "Wijs me de weg" came 9th of 23, receiving 67 points.[1]

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.

Voting

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/20210418092751/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final/results/the-netherlands . 18 April 2021 . live.