Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "", composed by Ondina Veloso, with lyrics by Rosa Lobato de Faria, and performed by Veloso herself under her stage name Dina. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, (RTP), selected its entry at the 1992.
Before Eurovision
1992 (RTP) held to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992.
Format Five semi-finals were held before the final, each with three songs. The winner of each semi-final, selected by an expert jury which included Adelaide Ferreira (who represented Portugal in the ), entered the final, in which they were joined by five songs selected internally by RTP bringing the total number of songs to 10. 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 Artist Song Points Place 1Carla Saramago"Louca ilusão" 22 2 2Olívia"Chão de dança" 25 1 3Álvaro"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 Artist Song Points Place 1Tózé Morais"Esta noite vou mais além" 14 3 2Zé Mi"É à noite" 30 2 3Dina"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 Artist Song Points Place 1Isabel Campelo"Chuva de alegria" 28 2 2Marco Quelhas"Paisagens de amor" 27 3 3Maria 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 Artist Song Points Place 1Tony Carreira"Romântico e sonhador" 16 3 2São"Baloiço ao vento" 22 2 3Cristina 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 Artist Song Points Place 1Luísa Basto"Barço de navegantes" 30 3 2Nani"Eu sou Maria-Rapaz" 42 1 3Os 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 Artist Song Points Place 1Rita Guerra"Meu amor inventado em mim"1702 2Dina"Amor d'água fresca"2301 3Luís Duarte"Um amigo sempre à mão"4710 4José Carvalho"Foi aparecida"1008 5Isabel Campelo"Boa noite, tristeza"1414 6Nani"Eu sou maria-rapaz"1573 7Os Safari"Amo o sol"1405 8Maria Emauz"Outra noite"529 9Cristina Roque"A tua cor café"1376 10Diana"Um adeus que demora"1027
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.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Portugal Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points Yugoslavia 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Portugal Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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