Kvalifikacija za Millstreet (English: Preselection for Millstreet; French: Présélection pour Millstreet) was a televised song contest held as a qualifying round for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO), the contest was held on 3 April 1993 in Studio 1 of Televizija Slovenija in Ljubljana, Slovenia and presented by the Slovenian television presenter Tajda Lekše.
The fall of communist regimes in Europe and the formation of new countries following the collapse of Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia led to an increased interest in Eurovision Song Contest participation. Kvalifikacija za Millstreet was organised as a one-off event to reduce the number of countries allowed to participate in the 1993 event, with a relegation system introduced for future editions allowing new and returning countries direct access to the contest to replace the lowest-scoring countries from the previous year's event.
Entries representing seven countries, none of which had previously competed in the Eurovision Song Contest, participated in the event, with three countries being selected to progress to the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, held on 15 May in Millstreet, Ireland. One juror from each of the competing countries voted on the competing entries, with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia chosen to progress to the contest in Millstreet. Estonia, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, the countries which failed to progress through Kvalifikacija za Millstreet, subsequently made their contest debuts in 1994.
Results[]
Countries in gold are the winning entries and the country in silver is the host country.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Conductor | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | 1X Band | "Tih deževen dan" | Petar Ugrin | 54 |
| 02 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | RTVBiH | Fazla | "Sva bol svijeta" | Esad Arnautalić | 52 |
| 03 | Croatia | HRT | Put | "Don't Ever Cry" | Andrej Baša | 51 |
| 04 | Slovakia | STV | Elán | "Amnestia na neveru" | Vladimir Valovič | 50 |
| 05 | Estonia | ETV | Janika Sillamaa | "Muretut meelt ja südametuld" | Peeter Lilje | 47 |
| 06 | Hungary | MTV | Andrea Szulák | "Árva reggel" | Petar Ugrin | 44 |
| 07 | Romania | TVR | Dida Drăgan | "Nu pleca" | George Natsis | 38 |
Broadcasts[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | RTVBiH | Unknown | Ismeta Dervoz-Krvavac |
| Croatia | HTV 1 | Aleksandar Kostadinov | Ksenija Urličić |
| Estonia | ETV | Olavi Pihlamägi | Jüri Makarov |
| Hungary | MTV1 | István Vágó | Péter Wolf |
| Romania | TVR 1 | Unknown | Aurora Andronache |
| Slovakia | STV2 | Unknown | Stanislav Bartovič |
| Slovenia | SLO 1 | Gregor Krajc | Mojmir Sepe |
| Val 202 | Unknown |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | CyBC | Unknown |
| Denmark | DR TV | Unknown |
| Portugal | RTP | Unknown |
| Spain | TVE | Unknown |
Broadcast notes[]
- Denmark - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis on 8 May 1993 at 22:41 CEST.