"Why Me?" is a 1992 song by Northern-Irish singer Linda Martin. It was the winner of the

Eurovision Song Contest 1992 The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Carola. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) ...

, performed for by Martin. The result was also notable as the song was composed by Johnny Logan, who had previously won the contest with "

What's Another Year? "What's Another Year" was Irish singer and composer Johnny Logan's first Eurovision Song Contest winning song, achieving success in the 1980 edition of the contest, as well as 's second Eurovision victory. Composed by Shay Healy (who also wr ...

" and the self-composed " Hold Me Now" (in and respectively). Logan is, to date, the only person to win the contest with a song composed for him, win the contest with his own song and then compose another winner. Furthermore, this was the second time Martin performed a song by Logan at the contest, after " Terminal 3" in . The song is a ballad, building in intensity towards the end. The singer describes her thoughts about her lover and asks why she is the lucky one to have his love, as against anyone else. The song was performed seventeenth on the night, following the 's

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with " One Step Out of Time" and preceding 's & with "

Alt det som ingen ser Denmark entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with "Alt det som ingen ser", sung by Lotte Nilsson and Kenny Lübcke after they won the Danish national final, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1992. Before Eurovision Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1992 The ...

". At the close of voting, it had received 155 points, placing 1st in a field of 23. The song was succeeded in as winner by

Niamh Kavanagh Niamh Kavanagh ( ; born 13 February 1968) is an Irish singer who sang the winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. The 1993 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Millstreet, County Cork, Republic of Ireland. She sang "In Your Eyes" ...

, also representing Ireland, with "

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". Logan covered the song on his 2001 album '' Reach for Me''.

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