winner, 1992
Linda Martin
Linda Martin sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1984 and 1992, for Ireland, and won in 1992 with “Why Me”.
- who
- Northern Irish singer
- born
- 27 March 1952, Omagh, United Kingdom
- contests
- 1984, 1992
- win
- 1992
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1969
- record labels
- Polydor Records, Columbia Records
- sang for
- Ireland
Biography
Linda Martin is a singer and television presenter from Northern Ireland, known in Ireland as a member of the band Chips. Martin sang for Ireland at the contest twice, both times with a song written by Johnny Logan: “Terminal 3” finished second in 1984, and “Why Me” won in Malmö in 1992. It was the first of three Irish wins in a row.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Linda Martin”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1984 Luxembourg City
“Terminal 3”
2nd of 19 Finished 2nd of 19, with 137 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Johnny Logan
- Conductor
- Noel Kelehan
- Running order
- 9th of 19
- Age on the night
- 32
- Won that year
- Sweden: Herreys, “Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley”
The story of Eurovision 1984: The youngest host, and the night the booing started
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1992 Malmö
“Why Me”
Winner Won the contest with 155 points, ahead of 22 other songs.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Johnny Logan
- Conductor
- Noel Kelehan
- Running order
- 17th of 23
- Age on the night
- 40
Play: Linda Martin — “Why Me”, the winning performance at Eurovision 1992 hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 1992: Johnny Logan's third win, and Yugoslavia's last song
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In our contest stories
What we wrote about Linda Martin, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1984 The result
Herreys finished on 145 points, eight ahead of Ireland's Linda Martin. Spain was third and Denmark fourth. Austria came last with five points.
- 1992 The result
Ireland won for the fourth time. Linda Martin, who had been second in 1984, sang "Why Me?" and finished on 155 points, sixteen ahead of the United Kingdom's Michael Ball.
- 1992 The result
Martin joined a small club of her own: only Lys Assia and Gigliola Cinquetti had also finished both first and second.
- 1993 The result
The interval belonged to the pair who had brought the contest to Ireland: Linda Martin, who sang her winning song again, and Johnny Logan, its writer, who performed with choirs that included local children.
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