Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
The Netherlands returned at the Eurovision Song Contest at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, after withdrawing from the 1991 contest.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1992 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 1992 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 29 March 1992 | |||
| Selected entrant | Humphrey Campbell | |||
| Selected song | "Wijs me de weg" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 67 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Their entry was Humphrey Campbell with the song "Wijs me de weg" (Show me the way) 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 | |||||
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| Draw | Singer | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
| 1 | Justian | "De schok van mijn leven" | Ellert Driessen, Peter Schön | 75 | 5 |
| 2 | Laura Vlasblom | "Gouden bergen" | Henk Temming, Paula Patricio | 88 | 2 |
| 3 | Ferry Van Leeuwen | "Een klassieke liefde" | Marcel Schimscheimer, John van Katwijk | 56 | 7 |
| 4 | Tony Neef and Hella Koffeman | "Nooit geweten" | Maarten Peeters | 61 | 6 |
| 5 | Rob Janszen | "Net als een kind" | Henk Hofstede | 85 | 3 |
| 6 | Fantasyx | "Met mij gaat het goed" | Marcel Schimscheimer, Cees Stolk | 42 | 9 |
| 7 | Lisa Boray | "Hartstocht" | Edwin Schimscheimer, Lisa Boray | 81 | 4 |
| 8 | Bob Van Niekerk | "Waar is het feest" | Maarten Peeters | 44 | 8 |
| 9 | Sigi | "Wachten op water" | Piet Souer | 34 | 10 |
| 10 | Humphrey Campbell | "Wijs me de weg" | Edwin Schimscheimer | 94 | 1 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | ||||||||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Groningen | North Brabant |
Utrecht | Flevoland | North Holland |
Gelderland | Drenthe | South Holland |
Zeeland | Overijssel | Friesland | Limburg | Total |
| 1 | "De schok van mijn leven" | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 75 |
| 2 | "Gouden bergen" | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 88 |
| 3 | "Een klassieke liefde" | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 56 |
| 4 | "Nooit geweten" | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 61 |
| 5 | "Net als een kind" | 10 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 85 |
| 6 | "Met mij gaat het goed" | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 42 |
| 7 | "Hartstocht" | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 81 |
| 8 | "Waar is het feest" | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 44 |
| 9 | "Wachten op water" | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 34 |
| 10 | "Wijs me de weg" | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 94 |
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.
The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.
Points awarded by the Netherlands
| 12 points |  |
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| 7 points |  |
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| 1 point |  |
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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