Eurovision Song Contest (1993)

Eurovision Song Contest 1993
 * Date: 15 May 1993
 * Location: Millstreet, Ireland
 * Venue: Green Glens Arena
 * Countries participating: 25
 * Countries returning: -
 * Debut countries: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia
 * Non-returning countries: Yugoslavia


 * Broadcaster: RTE
 * Presenter(s): Fionnuala Sweeney (b.1965)
 * Winning entry: Niamh Kavanagh - In Your Eyes  (Irleand) In Your Eyes - Niamh Kavanagh (Eurovision Song Contest - Ireland 1993)


 * UK entry: Sonia - Better the Devil You Know (2nd place)
 * UK commentators: Terry Wogan (BBC One), Ken Bruce (BBC Radio 2)

Trivia

 * Millstreet, which had a population of just 1,500, was the smallest and most remote host town ever chosen for Eurovision.
 * Ireland's fifth victory, equalling the record set by France in 1977 and matched by Luxembourg in 1983.
 * European Broadcasting Union introduced an extra competition round for nations who had never competed before, namely Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Estonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia. the latter three went through to the final.