United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

The United Kingdom competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with Michael Ball and the song "One Step Out of Time".

Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Country United Kingdom
National selection
Selection processArtist: Internal selection
Song: A Song For Europe
Selection date(s)3 April 1992
Selected entrantMichael Ball
Selected song"One Step Out of Time"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Paul Davies
  • Tony Ryan
  • Victor Stratton
Finals performance
Final result2nd, 139 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1991 • 1992 • 1993►

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) continued to use a national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. For the 1992 UK national final, the multi-artist format utilized since 1976 was dropped in favor of having a single act perform all the nominated songs which had been the format for the UK national final for Eurovision from 1964 to 1975.

The BBC internally selected Michael Ball to eventually compete for the UK in Malmö, Sweden.

A Song For Europe 1992

The eight songs in contention to represent the UK were presented during Terry Wogan's Wogan chat show on BBC1. Two songs were presented during each of four broadcasts between 8 and 30 March. The songs were also featured in various programmes on BBC Radio 2.

Ball performed all the songs in the British national final A Song For Europe held on 3 April (recorded the previous evening) at the BBC Television Centre TC3 studios in London, with the winner of A Song For Europe decided through televoting. A separate results show was broadcast on BBC1 the same evening. BBC Radio 2 simulcast the final, with commentary by Ken Bruce, but did not broadcast the results show.

The winning song was "One Step Out of Time", composed by Paul Davies, Tony Ryan and Victor Stratton.

Final – 3 April 1992
Draw Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 "This Is The Moment I've Been Waiting For" Paul Curtis 73,084 5
2 "Call On Me" Ian Allen, Dave Keates 48,419 7
3 "As Dreams Go By" Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield 94,844 2
4 "Secret of Love" Ian Allen, Dave Keates 91,705 3
5 "Every Day, Every Night" Karen Boddington, Robin Smith 32,007 8
6 "Who Needs To Know" Ronnie Bond 52,126 6
7 "One Step Out of Time" Paul Davies, Tony Ryan, Victor Stratton 153,792 1
8 "If You Need Another Love" John Miles 86,476 4

At Eurovision

Ball performed 16th on the night of the contest, following Austria and preceding Ireland. He received 139 points, placing 2nd in a field of 23. Despite coming second, he received more 12 points than eventual winner Ireland.

Points awarded by the United Kingdom
12 points Iceland
10 points Austria
8 points Ireland
7 points Israel
6 points Germany
5 points Norway
4 points  Switzerland
3 points Denmark
2 points Netherlands
1 point Spain
Points awarded to the United Kingdom
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.