"Why Me?" is a 1992 song recorded by Northern-Irish singer Linda Martin written by Seán Sherrard. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 held in Malmö, winning the contest.

Background

Conception

"Why Me?" is a song written by Seán Sherrard –better known as Johnny Logan– for Linda Martin. He had previously won the Eurovision Song Contest performing "What's Another Year" and the self-composed "Hold Me Now" –in and respectively– both. "Why Me?" 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.

Eurovision

On 29 March 1992, "Why Me?" performed by Martin competed in the organised by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to select its song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the competition so it became the Irish entrant –and Martin the performer– for Eurovision. This was the second time Martin would perform a song by Logan at Eurovision, after "Terminal 3" in, where she placed second. On 9 May 1992, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Malmö Isstadion in Malmö hosted by Sveriges Television (SVT), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Martin performed "Why Me?" seventeenth on the night, following the 's "One Step Out of Time" by Michael Ball and preceding 's "Alt det som ingen ser" by &. Noel Kelehan conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the Irish entry. At the close of voting, the song had received 155 points, placing first in a field of twenty-three, and winning the contest. 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. The song was succeeded in as winner by "In Your Eyes" by Niamh Kavanagh also representing Ireland.

Aftermath

In the Eurovision fiftieth anniversary competition Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 22 October 2005 in Copenhagen, Martin performed the song as part of the interval acts. On 31 March 2015, in the Eurovision sixtieth anniversary concert Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits held in London, Logan performed the song as part of a medley with "Hold Me Now" and "What's Another Year".

Charts

Weekly charts

Legacy

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