United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

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United Kingdom in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1992

Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Participating broadcaster| British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country|  United Kingdom
Selection process| Artist: Internal selection
Song: A Song for Europe 1992
Selection date| 3 April 1992
Competing entry
Song| "One Step Out of Time"
Artist| Michael Ball
Songwriters|

* Paul Davies
* Tony Ryan
* Victor Stratton

Placement
Final result| 2nd, 139 points
Participation chronology
| ◄1991 • | 1992 | • 1993►

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The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "One Step Out of Time", written by Paul Davies, Tony Ryan, and Victor Stratton, and performed by Michael Ball. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.

## Before Eurovision

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### Artist selection

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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) continued to use a national final A Song for Europe to select its entry. For 1992, the multi-artist format utilized since 1976 was dropped in favor of a single artist performing several songs as from 1964 to 1975. Michael Ball was revealed by the BBC as its entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992.

### A Song for Europe 1992

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Two songs each were premiered during the four broadcasts of Wogan on BBC1 between 8 and 30 March 1992, and were later featured in various programmes on BBC Radio 2.

Eight songs, all performed by Michael Ball, competed in the televised final on 3 April 1992 held at the BBC's TVC3 Studio in London and hosted by Terry Wogan. The show was broadcast on BBC1 and BBC Radio 2 with commentary by Ken Bruce. The performances were filmed earlier on 2 April 1992 and a public televote selected the winning song, "One Step Out of Time", which was revealed during a separate show broadcast on BBC1 and hosted by Terry Wogan.

Paul Curtis' song was a last minute replacement for an unnamed song that was either disqualified or withdrawn. It was Curtis' 22nd and last song to feature in the British national finals for Eurovision; a record for any songwriter. It was the only one of the eight songs that Michael Ball did not record.

A Song for Europe 1992 – 3 April 1992[1] Draw  | Song  | Songwriter(s)  | Televote  | Place

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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

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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.[2]

### Voting

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Points awarded to the United Kingdom[3] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |

*  Austria
*  Belgium
*  Denmark
*  Germany

10 points  |

*  France
*  Turkey

8 points  |

*  Italy
*   Switzerland

7 points  |

*  Ireland
*  Luxembourg
*  Netherlands

6 points  |

*  Cyprus
*  Finland
*  Malta

5 points  |

*  Spain
*  Sweden

4 points  |  Iceland
3 points  |
2 points  |  Israel
1 point  |
Points awarded by the United Kingdom[3] | Score  | Country

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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

## References

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1. ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 77–94\. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
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.

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* Ryder
* Sam Ryder
* Daz Sampson
* Scooch
* The Shadows
* Sandie Shaw
* Sonia
* SuRie
* Sweet Dreams
* Bonnie Tyler
* Vikki

Songs|

* "All"
* "Are You Sure?"
* "The Bad Old Days"
* "Beg, Steal or Borrow"
* "Believe in Me"
* "Better the Devil You Know"
* "Bigger than Us"
* "Boom Bang-a-Bang"
* "Children of the Universe"
* "Come Back"
* "Congratulations"
* "Cry Baby"
* "Dizzy"
* "Don't Play That Song Again"
* "Embers"
* "Even If"
* "Flying the Flag (For You)"
* "Give a Little Love Back to the World"
* "Go"
* "Hold On to Our Love"
* "I Belong"
* "I Can"
* "I Love the Little Things"
* "I Wrote a Song"
* "I'm Never Giving Up"
* "It's My Time"
* "Jack in the Box"
* "Knock, Knock Who's There?"
* "Let Me Be the One"
* "Long Live Love"
* "Looking High, High, High"
* "Love City Groove"
* "Love Enough for Two"
* "Love Games"
* "Love Is..."
* "Love Shine a Light"
* "Love Will Set You Free"
* "Making Your Mind Up"
* "A Man Without Love"
* "Mary Ann"
* "A Message to Your Heart"
* ~~"My Last Breath"~~
* "Never Give Up on You"
* "No Dream Impossible"
* "One Step Further"
* "One Step Out of Time"
* "Only the Light"
* "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"
* "Power to All Our Friends"
* "Puppet on a String"
* "Ring-A-Ding Girl"
* "Rock Bottom"
* "Runner in the Night"
* "Save Your Kisses for Me"
* "Say It Again"
* "Say Wonderful Things"
* "Sing, Little Birdie"
* "Space Man"
* "Still in Love with You"
* "Storm"
* "Teenage Life"
* "That Sounds Good to Me"
* "Touch My Fire"
* "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)"
* "What the Hell Just Happened?"
* "Where Are You?"
* "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong"
* "You're Not Alone"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
* See also: UK Eurovision discography

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Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Malta
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Daisy Auvray
* Michael Ball
* Christer Björkman
* Humphrey Campbell
* Cleopatra
* Dafna
* Dina
* Evridiki
* Extra Nena
* Heart 2 Heart
* Kali
* Linda Martin
* Mia Martini
* Morgane
* Lotte Nilsson and Kenny Lübcke
* Pave
* Serafín
* Mary Spiteri
* Merethe Trøan
* Aylin Vatankoş
* Tony Wegas
* Marion Welter and Kontinent
* Wind

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"

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