Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Date and venue
Final
  • 15 May 1993 (1993-05-15)
VenueGreen Glens Arena
Millstreet, Ireland
Organisation
OrganiserEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU)
ScrutineerChristian Clausen
Production
Host broadcasterRadio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ)
DirectorAnita Notaro
Executive producerLiam Miller
Musical directorNoel Kelehan
PresenterFionnuala Sweeney
Participants
Number of entries25
Debuting countries
Non-returning countries Yugoslavia
Participation map
  •      Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in Kvalifikacija za Millstreet     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1993
Vote
Voting systemEach country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs
Winning song Ireland
"In Your Eyes"

The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 15 May 1993 at the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, Ireland, and presented by Fionnuala Sweeney. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), who staged the event after winning the 1992 contest for Ireland with the song "Why Me?" performed by Linda Martin.

Broadcasters from twenty-five countries participated in the contest, the largest yet held. Twenty-two of the twenty-three countries that had participated in the previous year's event returned, with Yugoslavia prevented from competing following the closure of its national broadcaster and the placement of sanctions against the country in response to the Yugoslav Wars. In response to an increased interest in participation of broadcasters from the former Eastern Bloc countries following the collapse of communist regimes, three spaces in the event were allocated to first-time participants, which would be determined through a qualifying competition. Held in April 1993 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Kvalifikacija za Millstreet featured entries from seven countries and resulted in the entries from the former Yugoslav republics of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Slovenia progressing to the contest in Millstreet.

For the second year in a row, the winner was Ireland with the song "In Your Eyes", written by Jimmy Walsh and performed by Niamh Kavanagh. The United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, and Norway completed the top five, with the United Kingdom achieving its second consecutive runner-up placing. Ireland achieved its fifth victory in the contest, matching the overall record held by France and Luxembourg, and joined Israel, Luxembourg and Spain as countries with wins in successive contests.