The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 9 May 1992 at the Malmö Isstadion in Malmö, Sweden. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), and presented by Lydia Capolicchio and Harald Treutiger, the contest was held in Sweden following the country's victory at the 1991 contest with the song "Fångad av en stormvind" by Carola.
Twenty-three countries participated in the contest – a new record number of participating countries – with the Netherlands returning to the contest following a one-year break to join the twenty-two countries which had participated in the previous year's event.
The winner was Ireland with the song "Why Me", written by Johnny Logan and performed by Linda Martin. This marked Ireland's fourth contest win, and brought songwriter Logan his third win overall, having previously won the contest in 1980 as singer and in 1987 as both singer and songwriter. The United Kingdom, Malta, Italy, and Greece also placed in the top five, with the United Kingdom recording its thirteenth second-place position and Malta and Greece achieving their best ever results in the contest.
Results[]
Country in gold is the winning entry and the country in silver is the host country.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Conductor | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ireland | RTÉ | Linda Martin | "Why Me" | Noel Kelehan | 155 |
| 02 | United Kingdom | BBC | Michael Ball | "One Step Out of Time" | Ronnie Hazlehurst | 139 |
| 03 | Malta | PBS | Mary Spiteri | "Little Child" | Paul Abela | 123 |
| 04 | Italy | RAI | Mia Martini | "Rapsodia" | Marco Falagiani | 111 |
| 05 | Greece | ERT | Cleopatra | "Olou tou kosmou i elpida" (Όλου του κόσμου η ελπίδα) | Haris Andreadis | 94 |
| 06 | Israel | IBA | Dafna | "Ze Rak Sport" (זה רק ספורט) | Kobi Oshrat | 85 |
| 07 | Iceland | RÚV | Heart 2 Heart | "Nei eða já" | Nigel Wright | 80 |
| 08 | France | Antenne 2 | Kali | "Monté la riviè" | Magdi Vasco Noverraz | 73 |
| 09 | Netherlands | NOS | Humphrey Campbell | "Wijs me de weg" | Harry van Hoof | 67 |
| 10 | Austria | ORF | Tony Wegas | "Zusammen geh'n" | Leon Ives | 63 |
| 11 | Cyprus | CyBC | Evridiki | "Teriazoume" (Ταιριάζουμε) | George Theofanous | 57 |
| 12 | Denmark | DR | Lotte Nilsson and Kenny Lübcke | "Alt det som ingen ser" | Henrik Krogsgaard | 47 |
| 13 | Yugoslavia | JRT | Extra Nena | "Ljubim te pesmama" (Љубим те песмама) | Anders Berglund | 44 |
| 14 | Spain | TVE | Serafín | "Todo esto es la música" | Javier Losada | 37 |
| 15 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Daisy Auvray | "Mister Music Man" | Roby Seidel | 32 |
| 16 | Germany | ARD/MDR | Wind | "Träume sind für alle da" | Norbert Daum | 27 |
| 17 | Portugal | RTP | Dina | "Amor d'água fresca" | Carlos Alberto Moniz | 26 |
| 18 | Norway | NRK | Merethe Trøan | "Visjoner" | Rolf Løvland | 23 |
| 19 | Turkey | TRT | Aylin Vatankoş | "Yaz Bitti" | Aydın Özarı | 17 |
| 20 | Belgium | RTBF | Morgane | "Nous on veut des violons" | Frank Fievez | 11 |
| 21 | Luxembourg | CLT | Marion Welter and Kontinent | "Sou fräi" | Christian Jacob | 10 |
| 22 | Sweden | SVT | Christer Björkman | "I morgon är en annan dag" | Anders Berglund | 9 |
| 23 | Finland | YLE | Pave | "Yamma Yamma" | Olli Ahvenlahti | 4 |
Broadcasts[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | FS1 | Ernst Grissemann | Unknown |
| Belgium (French) | RTBF1 | Claude Delacroix | Unknown |
| Belgium (Dutch) | TV1, TV2 | André Vermeulen | |
| Radio 2 | Marc Brillouet, Julien Put | ||
| Cyprus | RIK 1 | Evi Papamichael | Unknown |
| A Programma, Radio Castro, Radio Larnaca, Radio FM, Channel 9.86, Radio Capital, Radio Fredrik, Radio Epistrofi, Radio TOR FM, Radio ONE, Radio Paphos, Radio Kinyras, Radio MAGIC | Unknown | ||
| Denmark | DR TV | Jørgen de Mylius | Unknown |
| DR P3 | Jesper Bæhrenz, Andrew Jensen | ||
| Finland | TV1 | Erkki Pohjanheimo, Kati Bergman | Unknown |
| Radiomafia | Pekka and Pätkä | ||
| Riksradion | Johan Finne, Paul Olin, Wille Wilenius | ||
| France | Antenne 2 | Thierry Beccaro | Olivier Minne |
| Germany | Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen | Jan Hofer | Unknown |
| Greece | ET1 | Dafni Bokota | Unknown |
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið, Rás 2 | Árni Snævarr | Unknown |
| Ireland | RTÉ 1 | Pat Kenny | Eileen Dunne |
| 2FM | Larry Gogan | ||
| Israel | Israeli Television | No commentator | Unknown |
| Italy | Rai Due | Peppi Franzelin | Unknown |
| Luxembourg | RTL Hei Elei | Romain Goerend | Unknown |
| Malta | TVM, Radio Malta 2 | Anna Bonanno | Joanna Drake |
| Netherlands | Nederland 3 | Willem van Beusekom | Unknown |
| Norway | NRK Fjernsynet | John Andreassen | Unknown |
| NRK P2 | Leif Erik Forberg, Vidar Lønn-Arnesen | ||
| Portugal | RTP Canal 1 | Eládio Clímaco | Unknown |
| Spain | La 2 | José Luis Uribarri | Unknown |
| Sweden | TV2 | Jesper Aspegren | Jan Jingryd |
| SR P3 | Kalle Oldby, Lotta Engberg | ||
| Switzerland (German) | TV DRS | Mariano Tschuor | Unknown |
| Switzerland (French) | TSR Chaîne nationale | Ivan Frésard | |
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI Canale nazionale | Emanuela Gaggini | |
| Turkey | TV1 | Unknown | Unknown |
| United Kingdom | BBC1, BBC WSTV | Terry Wogan | Colin Berry |
| BBC Radio 2 | Ken Bruce | ||
| Yugoslavia | TV Beograd 1, TV Novi Sad 1 | Mladen Popović | Unknown |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | SBS TV | Unknown |
| Czechoslovakia | F1 | Unknown |
| Estonia | ETV | Ivo Linna, Olavi Pihlamägi |
| Faroe Islands | SVF | Unknown |
| Greenland | KNR | Unknown |
| Hungary | MTV1 | István Vágó |
| New Zealand | TVNZ | Unknown |
| Poland | TVP1 | Artur Orzech, Maria Szabłowska |
| Romania | TVR 1 | Unknown |
| Russia | RTR | Unknown |
| Slovenia | SLO 1 | Miša Molk |
| South Korea | KBS1 | Kang In-gu, Kim Ja-young |
Broadcast notes[]
- Australia - The show was broadcast on SBS TV deferred on 10 May 1992 at 20:30 AEST.
- Czechoslovakia - The show was broadcast on F1 on a delayed basis on 15 May 1992 at 21:35 CEST.
- Greenland - The show was broadcast on KNR on a delayed basis on 16 May 1992 at 21:05 GNST.
- Hungary - The show was broadcast on MTV1 deferred at 22:20 CEST.
- Italy - The show was broadcast on Rai Due deferred at 23:50 CEST.
- Romania - The show was broadcast on TVR 1 deferred at 23:30 CEST.
- South Korea - The show was broadcast on KBS1 on a delayed basis on 7 June 1992 at 14:50 KST.
- Switzerland - TSR Chaîne nationale and TSI Canale nazionale broadcast the show through a second audio programme on TV DRS.