Eurovision Song Contest 1993
The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 at Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes". This was Ireland's fifth victory, and equalled the tally of five Eurovision victories achieved by France in 1977 and Luxembourg in 1983. Ireland became the fourth country to win two years in a row, the three previous countries to do so were Spain in 1968 and 1969, Luxembourg in 1972 and 1973, and Israel in 1978 and 1979.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | 15 May 1993 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland |
| Presenter(s) | Fionnuala Sweeney |
| Conductor | Noel Kelehan |
| Directed by | Anita Notaro |
| Executive supervisor | Christian Clausen |
| Executive producer | Liam Miller |
| Host broadcaster | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| Opening act | The story of Eochaid and Étaín in Celtic mythology, transitioning into a video of rural Ireland today. |
| Interval act | "Why Me?", performed by Linda Martin "Keep Love Alive", performed by Johnny Logan with the Children of Millstreet and the Cork School of Music Choirs. |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 25 |
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| Returning countries | None |
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Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs |
| Nul points | None |
| Winning song |  "In Your Eyes" |
The top two countries of this contest were the same as the top two countries in the previous year's contest, being Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Location
The location for this year's edition of the contest was unique, in that Millstreet, with a population at the time of just 1,500 people, was the smallest host town ever chosen for the Eurovision Song Contest.
The owner of the Green Glens Arena, Noel C. Duggan, wrote to the RTÉ on the same night of the Irish victory in the 1992 edition, proposing the free use of the venue to host the contest. The venue, a large indoor well- equipped equestrian centre was deemed more than suitable as the location by host broadcaster RTÉ. With huge support from local and national authorities, plus several businesses in the region, the town's infrastructure was greatly enhanced in order to accommodate an event of this scale. It was also the largest outside broadcast ever attempted by state broadcaster RTÉ and was deemed a technical triumph for all involved.
The stage was created by Alan Farquharson, who was also chief production designer two years later in Dublin.
BBC newsreader Nicholas Witchell caused controversy by remarking on the air, shortly before the contest, that it would be held "in a cowshed in Ireland."[1] He subsequently apologized.
Pre-qualifying round
In the run-up to this contest, the European Broadcasting Union finally started to grapple with the explosion in the number of potential participating countries, caused by the dissolution of the Eastern bloc, and also by the disintegration of Yugoslavia, which had traditionally been the only communist country to take part in the contest. For the first time, a pre-qualifying round was introduced, but only for countries that had either never participated in the contest at all, or in the case of former republics of Yugoslavia, had not previously competed as nations in their own right. This was, however, merely a 'sticking-plaster' measure that was plainly not a sustainable solution for future years, as it would not be seen as remotely equitable. But in the meantime, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania and Estonia were left to battle it out in a special competition called Kvalifikacija za Millstreet in Ljubljana on 3 April for the mere three places available at the grand final in Millstreet. After some extremely tight voting, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia edged through.
Voting structure
Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 point(s) for their top ten songs.
The 1993 contest was the last time juries would deliver their votes via telephone lines, with satellite video links introduced the following year.
Conductors
Each performance had a conductor who conducted the orchestra.
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Returning artists
| Artist | Country | Previous Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Wegas | |
1992 |
| Katri Helena | |
1979 |
| Tommy Seebach | |
1979, 1981 |
Results
Countries in bold were allowed to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994.
Score sheet
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Italy | 45 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 148 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Denmark | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 64 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta | 69 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Iceland | 42 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Austria | 32 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 60 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| France | 121 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
| Sweden | 89 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 187 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | ||
| Luxembourg | 11 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 20 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 164 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| Netherlands | 92 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Croatia | 31 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 58 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 120 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||
| The table is ordered by appearance Due to technical difficulties Malta was the last country to vote. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:
| N. | Contestant | Voting nation |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ireland | Italy, Malta, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
| 4 | United Kingdom | Austria, Belgium, Iceland, Israel |
| 3 | Norway | Croatia, Finland, Greece |
| Switzerland | France, Germany, Luxembourg | |
| 2 | France | Denmark, Portugal |
| Portugal | Netherlands, Spain | |
| 1 | Austria | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Turkey | |
| Greece | Cyprus | |
| Netherlands | Ireland |
International broadcasts and voting
Voting and spokespersons
Commentators
Television
Participating countries
Non-participating countries
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Radio
The participating countries that provided radio broadcasts for the event are listed below.
National jury members
Notes and references
Footnotes
- As Italy did not participate in the 1994 contest, their place for the 1994 contest final was awarded to Cyprus.
- Due to earlier technical difficulties, the final jury to announce their results was the Maltese jury
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