Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

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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
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Carla Saramago "Louca ilusão" 22 2
2 Olívia "Chão de dança" 25 1
3 Álvaro "Num campo de margaridas" 17 3

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
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Tózé Morais "Esta noite vou mais além" 14 3
2 Zé Mi "É à noite" 30 2
3 Dina "Amor d'água fresca" 40 1

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
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Isabel Campelo "Chuva de alegria" 28 2
2 Marco Quelhas "Paisagens de amor" 27 3
3 Maria Emauz "Outra noite" 31 1

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
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Tony Carreira "Romântico e sonhador" 16 3
2 São "Baloiço ao vento" 22 2
3 Cristina Roque "A tua cor café" 31 1

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
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Luísa Basto "Barço de navegantes" 30 3
2 Nani "Eu sou Maria-Rapaz" 42 1
3 Os Safari "Amo o sol" 40 2

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
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Rita Guerra "Meu amor inventado em mim" 170 2
2 Dina "Amor d'água fresca" 230 1
3 Luís Duarte "Um amigo sempre à mão" 47 10
4 José Carvalho "Foi aparecida" 100 8
5 Isabel Campelo "Boa noite, tristeza" 141 4
6 Nani "Eu sou maria-rapaz" 157 3
7 Os Safari "Amo o sol" 140 5
8 Maria Emauz "Outra noite" 52 9
9 Cristina Roque "A tua cor café" 137 6
10 Diana "Um adeus que demora" 102 7

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]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points Yugoslavia
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point  Italy
Points awarded by Portugal[3]
Score Country
12 points  Malta
10 points  Germany
8 points  Italy
7 points  Israel
6 points  Iceland
5 points  Greece
4 points  Ireland
3 points  Austria
2 points  Cyprus
1 point  Denmark

References

  1. ^ "PORTUGUESE SEMI-FINALS 1992".
  2. ^ "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

External links

  • Portuguese National Final 1992
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Ai coração"
  • "Amar"
  • "Amar pelos dois"
  • "Amor d'água fresca"
  • "Antes do adeus"
  • "Baunilha e chocolate"
  • "Bem bom"
  • "Chamar a música"
  • "A cidade (até ser dia)"
  • "Coisas de nada"
  • "Como tudo começou"
  • "Conquistador"
  • "Dai li dou"
  • "Dança comigo"
  • "Deixa-me sonhar"
  • "Desfolhada portuguesa"
  • "E depois do adeus"
  • "Ele e ela"
  • "Esta balada que te dou"
  • "A festa da vida"
  • "Uma flor de verde pinho"
  • "Foi magia"
  • "Um grande, grande amor"
  • "Grito"
  • "Há dias assim"
  • "Há sempre alguém"
  • "Há um mar que nos separa"
  • "O jardim"
  • "Love Is on My Side"
  • "Lusitana paixão"
  • "A luta é alegria"
  • "Madrugada"
  • "Medo de sentir"
  • "Menina do alto da serra"
  • "O meu coração não tem cor"
  • "Não sejas mau para mim"
  • "Neste barco à vela"
  • "Oração"
  • "Penso em ti, eu sei"
  • "Playback"
  • "Portugal no coração"
  • "Quero ser tua"
  • "Saudade, saudade"
  • "Se eu te pudesse abraçar"
  • "Senhora do mar (negras águas)"
  • "Silêncio e tanta gente"
  • "Só sei ser feliz assim"
  • "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"
  • "Sol de inverno"
  • "Telemóveis"
  • "Todas as ruas do amor"
  • "Tourada"
  • "O vento mudou"
  • "Verão"
  • "Vida minha"
  • "Voltarei"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Portugal did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Alt det som ingen ser"
  • "Amor d'água fresca"
  • "I morgon är en annan dag"
  • "Little Child"
  • "Ljubim te pesmama"
  • "Mister Music Man"
  • "Monté la riviè"
  • "Nei eða já"
  • "Nous on veut des violons"
  • "Olou tou kosmou i Elpida"
  • "One Step Out of Time"
  • "Rapsodia"
  • "Sou fräi"
  • "Teriazoume"
  • "Todo esto es la música"
  • "Träume sind für alle da"
  • "Visjoner"
  • "Why Me?"
  • "Wijs me de weg"
  • "Yamma Yamma"
  • "Yaz Bitti"
  • "Ze Rak Sport"
  • "Zusammen geh'n"