Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1992 | ||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Malmö | |||
| Selection date(s) | 30 March 1992 | |||
| Selected entrant | Wind | |||
| Selected song | "Träume sind für alle da" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 27 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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
[edit]Ein Lied für Malmö
[edit]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.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Brink | "Der letzte Traum" | Francesco Bruletti, Eugen Römer, Ingrid Reith | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Relax | "Blue Farewell River" | Claus Mathias-Clamath, Ferdinand Förster, Hans Greiner, Reiner Michl | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Susan Schubert | "Shalalaika" | Willy Klüter, Anna Rubach | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Blaue Engel | "Licht am Horizont" | Hendrik Borsitz, Uwe Hiob | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Lena Valaitis | "Wir seh'n uns wieder" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Wind | "Träume sind für alle da" | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | 7 | 1 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||||||
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| Draw | Song | BR | HR | NDR | ORB | RB | SDR | SFB | SR | SWF | WDR | MDR | Total |
| 1 | "Der letzte Traum" | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | "Blue Farewell River" | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | "Shalalaika" | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | "Licht am Horizont" | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | "Wir seh'n uns wieder" | X | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 | "Träume sind für alle da" | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||
At Eurovision
[edit]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
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References
[edit]- ^ "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ Quotenmeter; AGF; GfK. "TV-Reichweite des Eurovision Song Contests in den Jahren 1976 bis 2023 nach der Anzahl der Zuschauer". Statista. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.