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. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), and presented by Fionnuala Sweeney, the contest was held in Ireland following the country's victory at the 1992 contest with the song "Why Me?" performed by Linda Martin.
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 as a response to the Yugoslav Wars. In response to an increased interest in participation from former Eastern Bloc countries following the collapse of communist regimes, three spaces in the event were allocated to first-time participating countries, 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 their second consecutive runner-up placing. Ireland achieved their 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.
Results[]
Country in gold is the winning entry and the country in silver is the host country.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Conductor | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ireland | RTÉ | Niamh Kavanagh | "In Your Eyes" | Noel Kelehan | 187 |
| 02 | United Kingdom | BBC | Sonia | "Better the Devil You Know" | Nigel Wright | 164 |
| 03 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Annie Cotton | "Moi, tout simplement" | Marc Sorrentino | 148 |
| 04 | France | France Télévision | Patrick Fiori | "Mama Corsica" | Christian Cravero | 121 |
| 05 | Norway | NRK | Silje Vige | "Alle mine tankar" | Rolf Løvland | 120 |
| 06 | Netherlands | NOS | Ruth Jacott | "Vrede" | Harry van Hoof | 92 |
| 07 | Sweden | SVT | Arvingarna | "Eloise" | Curt-Eric Holmquist | 89 |
| 08 | Malta | PBS | William Mangion | "This Time" | Joseph Sammut | 69 |
| 09 | Greece | ERT | Katerina Garbi | "Ellada, hora tou fotos" (Ελλάδα, χώρα του φωτός) | Haris Andreadis | 64 |
| 10 | Portugal | RTP | Anabela | "A cidade até ser dia" | Armindo Neves | 60 |
| 11 | Spain | TVE | Eva Santamaría | "Hombres" | Eduardo Leiva | 58 |
| 12 | Italy | RAI | Eva Santamaría | "Sole d'Europa" | Vittorio Cosma | 45 |
| 13 | Iceland | RÚV | Inga | "Þá veistu svarið" | Jon Kjell Seljeseth | 42 |
| 14 | Austria | ORF | Tony Wegas | "Maria Magdalena" | Christian Kolonovits | 32 |
| 15 | Croatia | HRT | Put | "Don't Ever Cry" | Cndrej Baša | 31 |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | RTVBiH | Fazla | "Sva bol svijeta" | Noel Kelehan | 27 |
| 17 | Finland | YLE | Katri Helena | "Tule luo" | Olli Ahvenlahti | 20 |
| 18 | Germany | ARD/MDR | Münchener Freiheit | "Viel zu weit" | Norbert Daum | 18 |
| 19 | Cyprus | CyBC | Zymboulakis and Van Beke | "Mi stamatas" (Μη σταματάς) | George Theofanous | 17 |
| 20 | Luxembourg | CLT | Modern Times | "Donne-moi une chance" | Francis Goya | 11 |
| 21 | Turkey | TRT | Burak Aydos, Öztürk Baybora and Serter | "Esmer Yarim" | No conductor | 10 |
| 22 | Denmark | DR | Seebach Band | "Under stjernerne på himlen" | George Keller | 9 |
| 22 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | 1X Band | "Tih deževen dan" | Jože Privšek | 9 |
| 24 | Israel | IBA | Lehakat Shiru | "Shiru" (שירו) | Amir Frohlich | 4 |
| 25 | Belgium | BRTN | Barbara | "Iemand als jij" | Bert Candries | 3 |
Broadcasts[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | ORF 1 | Ernst Grissemann | Unknown |
| Belgium (Dutch) | TV1 | André Vermeulen | Unknown |
| Belgium (French) | RTBF1, Télé 21 | Unknown | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | TVBiH | Unknown | Unknown |
| Croatia | HTV 1 | Aleksandar Kostadinov | Unknown |
| Cyprus | RIK 1 | Evi Papamichael | Unknown |
| Denmark | DR TV | Jørgen de Mylius | Unknown |
| DR P3 | Jens Michael Nielsen | ||
| Finland | TV1 | Erkki Pohjanheimo, Kirsi-Maria Niemi | Unknown |
| Radiomafia | Sanna Kojo, Outi Popp | ||
| Riksradion | Johan Finne, Paul Olin, Wille Wilenius | ||
| France | France 2 | Patrice Laffont | Olivier Minne |
| Germany | Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen | Jan Hofer | Unknown |
| Bayern 1 | Unknown | ||
| Greece | ET1 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið | Jakob Frímann Magnússon | Unknown |
| Ireland | RTÉ 1 | Pat Kenny | Eileen Dunne |
| RTÉ Radio 1 | Larry Gogan | ||
| Israel | Israeli Television | Unknown | Unknown |
| Italy | Rai Uno | Ettore Andenna | Unknown |
| Luxembourg | RTL Hei Elei | Romain Goerend | Unknown |
| Malta | TVM | Unknown | Kevin Drake |
| Netherlands | Nederland 3 | Willem van Beusekom | Unknown |
| Norway | NRK Fjernsynet, NRK P2 | Leif Erik Forberg | Unknown |
| Portugal | RTP Canal 1, RTP Internacional | Unknown | Unknown |
| Slovenia | SLO 1 | Tajda Lekše | Unknown |
| Val 202 | Unknown | ||
| Spain | La Primera, TVE Internacional | José Luis Uribarri | Unknown |
| Sweden | TV2 | Jan Jingryd | Gösta Hanson |
| SR P3 | Claes-Johan Larsson, Susan Seidemar | ||
| Switzerland (German) | SF DRS | Bernard Thurnheer | Unknown |
| Switzerland (French) | TSR Chaîne nationale | Jean-Marc Richard | |
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI Canale nazionale | Emanuela Gaggini | |
| Turkey | TRT 1 | Bülend Özveren | Ömer Önder |
| United Kingdom | BBC1, BBC WSTV, SSVC Television | Terry Wogan | Colin Berry |
| BBC Radio 2 | Ken Bruce |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | SBS TV | Unknown |
| Estonia | ETV, STV1 | Unknown |
| Faroe Islands | SVF | Jørgen de Mylius |
| Greenland | KNR | Jørgen de Mylius |
| Hungary | MTV1 | István Vágó |
| Poland | TVP1 | Artur Orzech, Maria Szabłowska |
| Russia | RTR | Unknown |
| Slovakia | STV2 | Unknown |
| Yugoslavia | RTS B2 | Unknown |
Broadcast notes[]
- Australia - The show was broadcast on SBS TV on a delayed basis on 16 May 1993 at 20:30 AEST.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sinan Alimanović was going to be the Bosnian conductor at the show, but he was unable to be there due to the ongoing Bosnian war and was subsequently replaced by Noel Kelehan.
- Italy - The show was broadcast on Rai Uno deferred at 23:05 CEST.
- Portugal - The show was broadcast on RTP Internacional deferred at 21:45 WEST.
- Russia - The show was broadcast on RTR deferred at 23:30 MSD.
- Slovakia - The show was broadcast on STV2 on a delayed basis on 16 May 1993 at 21:35 CEST.
- United Kingdom (Falkland Islands) - The show was broadcast in the Falkland Islands on SSVC Television on a delayed basis on 29 May 1993 at 21:00 FKST.
- Yugoslavia - The show was broadcast on RTS B2 on a delayed basis and in a shortened format on 28 May 1993 at 23:30 CEST.