Eurovision Song Contest 1993
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest
and was held on 15 May 1993 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.
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 Eurovision, and indeed was the most remote. However, the venue, a large indoor well- equipped equestrian centre was deemed more than suitable as the location by 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." He subsequently apologized.
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.
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 that took part in the contest. For the first time, then, 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.
The voting required a jury to deliberate in the midst of the on-going war in Bosnia and Herzegovina
. Warm applause rang round the hall as a voice on a crackling phone line was heard to deliver the familiar greeting, "Hello Millstreet, Sarajevo calling".
During the announcement of the scores by the Dutch jury, Sweeney got carried away with the audience's cheers and declared Ireland 12 points when they had only been awarded 10 - which was promptly corrected.
By the final few juries it became clear that either Ireland or the United Kingdom were going to win. After the penultimate jury had voted, it looked to be a lost cause for second-placed Sonia of the UK as she was eleven points behind Niamh Kavanagh
.
Due to earlier technical difficulties, the final jury to announce their results was the Maltese jury. An expectant Irish crowd waited to hear Malta award anything between one and ten points to either the UK or Ireland - the result of which would have made it arithmetically impossible for Ireland to be caught. However, the name of neither country came up (the ten points instead surprisingly being awarded to Luxembourg). This of course meant that either the UK or Ireland must have failed to pick up any points from the final jury, and if it was Sonia that received the maximum twelve points, the seemingly impossible would have happened and the UK would snatch a single-point victory at the death. Instead it was Ireland that were awarded the final points of the evening, finishing with what looked in retrospect a comfortable twenty-three point victory.
(TRT 1
) - Jan Hofer
(Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen) - Bernard Thurnheer (SF DRS
), Jean-Marc Richard (TSR
), Emanuela Gaggini (TSI) - Jørgen de Mylius
(DR TV
) - Dafni Bokota
(ET1) - André Vermeulen
(BRTN TV1
), Claude Delacroix
(RTBF1
) - Charles Saliba - Jakob Frímann Magnússon
(Sjónvarpið) - Ernst Grissemann
(ORF1) - Isabel Bahia (Canal 1) - Patrice Laffont (France 2
) - Jan Jingryd & Kåge Gimtell (TV2
) - Pat Kenny
(RTÉ1), Jimmy Greeley
(RTÉ Radio 1
) - Maurice Molitor (RTL Hei Elei
) - Tajda Lekše (SLO2
) - Erkki Pohjanheimo
& Kirsi-Maria Niemi (YLE TV2
) - Ismeta Dervoz-Krvavac (TVBiH) - Terry Wogan
(BBC1), Ken Bruce
(BBC Radio 2
) - Willem van Beusekom
(Nederland 3
), Erik de Zwart
(Radio 3
) - Aleksandar "Aco" Kostadinov (HRT 2) - José Luis Uribarri
(TVE1) - Evi Papamichail (RIK 1
) - No commentator - Leif Erik Forberg (NRK
), Erik Diesen
(NRK P1
) (non participating country) - István Vágó
(non participating country) - TBC (TVR2) (non participating country) - Alena Heribanová (STV1
) (non participating country) - Mladen Popović & Extra Nena (RTS 3K
)
- Carmen Nebel
- Michel Stocker - Bent Henius - Fotini Yiannoulatou - An Ploegaerts - John Demanuele - Guðrún Skúladóttir - Andreas Steppan - Margarida Mercês de Mello - Laurent Romejko
- Gösta Hanson - Eileen Dunne
- Fernand Mathes - Miša Molk
- Solveig Herlin - Senad Hadžifejzović - Colin Berry
- Joop van Os - Veljko Đuretić - María Ángeles Balañac - Anna Partelidou - Danny Rup - Sverre Christophersen
(singer, Spanish entrant at Eurovision Song Contest 1975
), Estíbaliz Uranga
(singer, Spanish entrant at Eurovision Song Contest 1975
), Manuel Quinto (writer and film critic), Rosita Ferrer (actress), Antonio Rebollo
(sportsman), Concha Márquez Piquer (singer), René Dechamps (student), Rosi Nsue (dancer), Francesc Martínez de Foix (president of Special Olympics Spain), María Luisa San José (actress), Bernardo Bonezzi
(composer), Anabel Aramburu (TV and radio scriptwriter), Miguel Ángel Bermejo (film and advertising producer)
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet
Millstreet
Millstreet is a town in north County Cork, Ireland with a population of approximately 1,500. It is located at the foot of Clara Mountain. The town's Catholic church is dedicated to St. Patrick. Since October 1985, the town has been twinned with Pommerit-le-Vicomte in Brittany, France...
, County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney
Fionnuala Sweeney
Fionnuala Sweeney is an Irish anchorwoman and reporter for CNN International. She is an anchor and correspondent, based at the network's headquarters in Atlanta. Sweeney is the primary substitute anchor for Isha Sesay in the 10 a.m. ET/4 p.m CET edition of International Desk, the fast-paced...
. Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh Kavanagh is an Irish singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993.Kavanagh is perhaps best known for winning Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. She sang "In Your Eyes" to clinch a second consecutive win for Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest;...
was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes
In Your Eyes (Niamh Kavanagh song)
"In Your Eyes" is a ballad sung by Irish singer Niamh Kavanagh that won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 for Ireland with 187 points. The song is a long song written and composed by Jimmy Walsh, where the singer tells how, after being lonely, she has found love and heaven in her lover's arms and...
". This was Ireland's fifth victory, and equalled the tally of five Eurovision victories achieved by France in 1977 and Luxembourg in 1983.
The location for this year's edition of the contest was unique, in that Millstreet
Millstreet
Millstreet is a town in north County Cork, Ireland with a population of approximately 1,500. It is located at the foot of Clara Mountain. The town's Catholic church is dedicated to St. Patrick. Since October 1985, the town has been twinned with Pommerit-le-Vicomte in Brittany, France...
, with a population at the time of just 1,500 people, was the smallest host town ever chosen for Eurovision, and indeed was the most remote. However, the venue, a large indoor well- equipped equestrian centre was deemed more than suitable as the location by RTÉ
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
. 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
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
newsreader Nicholas Witchell
Nicholas Witchell
Nicholas Newton Henshall Witchell is an English journalist. He is the current diplomatic and royal correspondent for BBC News...
caused controversy by remarking on the air, shortly before the contest, that it would be held "in a cowshed in Ireland." He subsequently apologized.
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.
Pre-qualifying round
In the run-up to this contest, the European Broadcasting UnionEuropean Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
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 that took part in the contest. For the first time, then, 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
Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
Kvalifikacija za Millstreet was the preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. Seven countries took part, none of which had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest before, although songs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia had represented Yugoslavia in past contests...
in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
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.
Results
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia... |
Enrico Ruggeri Enrico Ruggeri Enrico Ruggeri is an Italian rock singer-songwriter.-Biography:A native of Milan, Ruggeri made his debut in the 1970s with the punk band Decibel... |
"Sole d'Europa Sole D'Europa "Sole d'Europa" was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Italian by Enrico Ruggeri.... " |
Sun of Europe | 12 | 45 | |
| 02 | Turkish Turkish language Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,... |
Burak Aydos | "Esmer Yarim Esmer Yarim "Esmer yarim" was the Turkish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, Ireland. The song was sung and composed by Burak Aydos.... " |
My darling brunette | 21 | 10 | |
| 03 | German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... |
Münchener Freiheit Münchener Freiheit Münchener Freiheit is a German pop and rock band that had released seventeen albums by 2007, six of which have gone gold and have sold over five million copies in Europe. They are named after a square in the city of Munich in Germany, meaning "Munich liberty"... |
"Viel zu weit Viel Zu Weit "Viel zu weit" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in German by Münchener Freiheit.Münchener Freiheit had their breakthrough in Germany and neighbouring countries with the singles "Ohne dich " and "Tausendmal du" in 1986 and went on to have a series of Top 20 hits... " |
Much too far | 18 | 18 | |
| 04 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Annie Cotton Annie Cotton Ann Cotton is a Canadian actress and singer.Cotton played a role in a popular TV series called Watatatow... |
"Moi, tout simplement Moi, tout simplement "Moi, tout simplement" was the Swiss representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in Millstreet, Ireland. It was sung by Canadian singer Annie Cotton and was performed in French.... " |
Quite simply myself | 3 | 148 | |
| 05 | Danish Danish language Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language... |
Tommy Seebach Band Tommy Seebach Tommy Seebach , born Tommy Seebach Mortensen in Copenhagen, Denmark, was a popular Danish singer, composer, organist, pianist and producer. He is best known as front man of Sir Henry and his Butlers and for numerous contributions to the Danish version of the Eurovision Song contest, Dansk Melodi... |
"Under stjernerne på himlen Under Stjernerne På Himlen "Under stjernerne på himlen" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Danish by the Tommy Seebach Band.... " |
Under the stars of the sky | 23 | 9 | |
| 06 | Greek Greek language Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;... |
Katerina Garbi Katy Garbi Katerina 'Katy' Garbi is a Greek singer active in Greece and Cyprus, with some popularity in Turkey. Her career has spanned over 20 years and is marked by several multi-platinum releases. Garbi was one of the most successful artists of the 1990s... |
"Ellada, Chora Tou Fotos" (Ελλάδα, χώρα του φωτός) |
Greece, country of light | 9 | 64 | |
| 07 | Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... |
Barbara Dex Barbara Dex Barbara Deckx , better known by her stage name Barbara Dex, is a Belgian singer who represented her country in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Iemand als jij". Dex had qualified via the Belgian national heat, Eurosong 93, held at the Casino Knokke on March 6... |
"Iemand als jij Iemand Als Jij "Iemand als jij" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Dutch by Barbara Dex.The song is a straightforward love ballad, with Barbara singing that she has never loved anyone like this before... " |
Someone like you | 25 | 3 | |
| 08 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
William Mangion William Mangion William Mangion is a Maltese singer, best known for presenting Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 and placing 8th out of 25 countries with This Time. He is one of Malta's leading vocalist musician... |
"This Time" | — | 8 | 69 | |
| 09 | Icelandic Icelandic language Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the... |
Inga | "Þá veistu svarið Þá veistu svarið Þá veistu svarið was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Icelandic by Inga.... " |
Then you'll know the answer | 13 | 42 | |
| 10 | German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... |
Tony Wegas Tony Wegas Tony Wegas is an Austrian singer and television actor.Wegas participated in "Ein Lied für Rom", the Austrian heat of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1991 with the song "Wunder dieser Welt". The song was placed second but Wegas was invited to represent Austria in 1992... |
"Maria Magdalena Maria Magdalena (song) "Maria Magdalena" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in German by Tony Wegas.... " |
Mary Magdalene | 14 | 32 | |
| 11 | Portuguese Portuguese language Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095... |
Anabela Anabela Anabela Braz Pires is a Portuguese singer and musical theatre actress, best known in Portugal by her first name, Anabela.... |
"A cidade (até ser dia) A Cidade (Até Ser Dia) "A cidade " was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Portuguese by Anabela.... " |
The city (until dawn) | 10 | 60 | |
| 12 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... , Corsican Corsican language Corsican is a Italo-Dalmatian Romance language spoken and written on the islands of Corsica and northern Sardinia . Corsican is the traditional native language of the Corsican people, and was long the vernacular language alongside the Italian, official language in Corsica until 1859, which was... |
Patrick Fiori Patrick Fiori Patrick Fiori is a French singer.-Biography:Fiori was born to an Armenian father and a Corsican mother in Marseille, France. When he was only 12 years old, he was offered his first role in the musical La légende des santonniers... |
"Mama Corsica Mama Corsica "Mama Corsica" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Corsican and French by Patrick Fiori.... " |
— | 4 | 121 | |
| 13 | Swedish Swedish language Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish... |
Arvingarna Arvingarna Arvingarna is a Swedish dansband, which was formed in 1989 and which competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 1993, 1995, 1999 and 2002. In 1993 they won with the song '"Eloise" and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, where the song finished 7th.The band's name refers to... |
"Eloise Eloise (Arvingarna song) "Eloise" is a song in Swedish, written by Gert Lengstrand and Lasse Holm, and performed by Swedish "dansband" Arvingarna when it won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1993 and finished 7th in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. Sweden was one of the favourites to win. Curt-Eric Holmquist was the conductor... " |
— | 7 | 89 | |
| 14 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Niamh Kavanagh Niamh Kavanagh Niamh Kavanagh is an Irish singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993.Kavanagh is perhaps best known for winning Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. She sang "In Your Eyes" to clinch a second consecutive win for Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest;... |
"In Your Eyes In Your Eyes (Niamh Kavanagh song) "In Your Eyes" is a ballad sung by Irish singer Niamh Kavanagh that won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 for Ireland with 187 points. The song is a long song written and composed by Jimmy Walsh, where the singer tells how, after being lonely, she has found love and heaven in her lover's arms and... " |
— | 1 | 187 | |
| 15 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... , Luxembourgish Luxembourgish language Luxembourgish is a High German language spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 320,000 people worldwide speak Luxembourgish.-Language family:... |
Modern Times Modern Times (band) The band Modern Times, consisting of Simone Weis and Jimmy Martin, represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 performing the song "Donne-moi une chance". The song finished in 20th place with 11 points.... |
"Donne-moi une chance Donne-Moi Une Chance "Donne-moi une chance" was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in French and Luxembourgish by the duo Modern Times... " |
Give me a chance | 20 | 11 | |
| 16 | Slovene | 1X Band 1X Band 1x Band is a musical band that represented Slovenia for the first time at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. Their singer, Cole Moretti sang the song Tih deževen dan, which ended at 22nd place.... |
"Tih deževen dan Tih deževen dan "Tih deževen dan" was the Slovene entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Slovenian by 1X Band.The song was performed sixteenth on the night, following Luxembourg's Modern Times with "Donne-moi une chance" and preceding Finland's Katri Helena with "Tule luo"... " |
A quiet rainy day | 22 | 9 | |
| 17 | Finnish Finnish language Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a... |
Katri Helena Katri Helena Katri Helena is a Finnish singer who has been performing since the 1960s. She has been married three times and is now living as a single mother.... |
"Tule luo Tule Luo "Tule luo" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Finnish by Katri Helena. This was Katri Helena's second Eurovision entry, in the 1979 contest she sang "Katson sineen taivaan" , placing 14th in a field of 19.The song was performed seventeenth on the night "Tule... " |
Come to me | 17 | 20 | |
| 18 | Bosnian Bosnian language Bosnian is a South Slavic language, spoken by Bosniaks. As a standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect, it is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina.... |
Fazla | "Sva bol svijeta Sva Bol Svijeta "Sva bol svijeta" was the Bosnia and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Bosnian by Fazla.... " |
All the pain in the world | 16 | 27 | |
| 19 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Sonia | "Better The Devil You Know Better the Devil You Know (Sonia song) "Better the Devil You Know" is a Pop song written and produced by Brian Teasdale and Dean Collinson for Sonia. This single was released in May 1993 as the second and final single from Sonia's third album Better the Devil You Know . This single's B-side "Not What I Call Love" appeared on Sonia's... " |
— | 2 | 164 | |
| 20 | Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... |
Ruth Jacott Ruth Jacott Ruth Jacott is a Dutch singer, originally from Suriname.Jacott transitioned from musical theatre to popular music in 1993, when she represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. Her song, "Vrede" , was one of the favorites to win, and ended up ranking sixth out of 25 at Millstreet... |
"Vrede Vrede (song) "Vrede" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, cowritten by Eric van Tijn, Jochem Fluitsma and performed in Dutch by Ruth Jacott.... " |
Peace | 6 | 92 | |
| 21 | Croatian Croatian language Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries... , English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Put Put (band) Put is a Croatian pop band from Rijeka.It was selected from members of Putokazi, in order to appear at 1993 Eurovision Song Contest as the very first representative of independent Croatia, singing "Don't Ever Cry".... |
"Don't Ever Cry Don't Ever Cry "Don't Ever Cry" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed partly in English and partly in Croatian by Put. This was Croatia's debut as an independent nation in the Eurovision Song Contest.... " |
— | 15 | 31 | |
| 22 | Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... |
Eva Santamaría Eva Santamaría Eva Santamaría is a Spanish singer, known for representing Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with her song "Hombres" , composed by the journalist Carlos Toro.... |
"Hombres Hombres (song) "Hombres" is a song that was Spain's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, Republic of Ireland. It was sung by Eva Santamaría, who was chosen by the Spanish broadcaster, Televisión Española , as their representative in the Contest that year.-Internal selection:From 1977 to... " |
Men | 11 | 58 | |
| 23 | Greek Greek language Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;... |
Zimboulakis & Van Beke | "Mi Stamatas Mi Stamatas "Mi Stamatas" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Greek by Kyriakos Zimboulakis and Dimos van Beke.... " (Μη σταματάς) |
Don't stop | 19 | 17 | |
| 24 | Hebrew Hebrew language Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such... , English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Sarah'le Sharon & The Shiru Group The Shiru Group The Shiru Group was the Israeli band that represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 held in Millstreet, Ireland. They performed the song "Shiru" with Sarah'le Sharon. They finished in 24th place with a total of 4 points. The group consisted of Benny Nadler, Guy Bracha, Julia Proiter... |
"Shiru Shiru "Shiru" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Hebrew and English by Sarah'le Sharon & The Shiru Group.... " (שירו) |
Sing | 24 | 4 | |
| 25 | Norwegian Norwegian language Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language... |
Silje Vige Silje Vige Silje Vige is a Norwegian singer from Jørpeland outside of Stavanger.Vige won the Melodi Grand Prix with an ethno-ballad written by her father. The win allowed her to compete as Norway's entry in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest with "Alle mine tankar" . She finished in fifth place among the 25... |
"Alle mine tankar Alle Mine Tankar "Alle mine tankar" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Norwegian by Silje Vige.The song is a ballad, with Vige directing her words to a lover... " |
All my thoughts | 5 | 120 |
Voting structure
Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points for their top ten songs.The voting required a jury to deliberate in the midst of the on-going war in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. Warm applause rang round the hall as a voice on a crackling phone line was heard to deliver the familiar greeting, "Hello Millstreet, Sarajevo calling".
During the announcement of the scores by the Dutch jury, Sweeney got carried away with the audience's cheers and declared Ireland 12 points when they had only been awarded 10 - which was promptly corrected.
By the final few juries it became clear that either Ireland or the United Kingdom were going to win. After the penultimate jury had voted, it looked to be a lost cause for second-placed Sonia of the UK as she was eleven points behind Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh Kavanagh is an Irish singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993.Kavanagh is perhaps best known for winning Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. She sang "In Your Eyes" to clinch a second consecutive win for Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest;...
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Due to earlier technical difficulties, the final jury to announce their results was the Maltese jury. An expectant Irish crowd waited to hear Malta award anything between one and ten points to either the UK or Ireland - the result of which would have made it arithmetically impossible for Ireland to be caught. However, the name of neither country came up (the ten points instead surprisingly being awarded to Luxembourg). This of course meant that either the UK or Ireland must have failed to pick up any points from the final jury, and if it was Sonia that received the maximum twelve points, the seemingly impossible would have happened and the UK would snatch a single-point victory at the death. Instead it was Ireland that were awarded the final points of the evening, finishing with what looked in retrospect a comfortable twenty-three point victory.
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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. |
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12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:| N. | Recipient nation | Voting nation |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... , Malta Malta Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... , Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
| 4 | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... , Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... , Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population... , Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
| 3 | Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
| Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... , Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south... |
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| 2 | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
| Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
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| 1 | Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
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| Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... |
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| Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
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Returning artists
| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Wegas Tony Wegas Tony Wegas is an Austrian singer and television actor.Wegas participated in "Ein Lied für Rom", the Austrian heat of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1991 with the song "Wunder dieser Welt". The song was placed second but Wegas was invited to represent Austria in 1992... |
1992 Eurovision Song Contest 1992 The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. The presenters were Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song Why Me?. The song was written by Johnny... |
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| Tommy Seebach Tommy Seebach Tommy Seebach , born Tommy Seebach Mortensen in Copenhagen, Denmark, was a popular Danish singer, composer, organist, pianist and producer. He is best known as front man of Sir Henry and his Butlers and for numerous contributions to the Danish version of the Eurovision Song contest, Dansk Melodi... |
1979 Eurovision Song Contest 1979 The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 31 March 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel. The presenters were Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi, and the event was staged at the International Convention Center. Representing Israel, Gali Atari and Milk and Honey were the... , 1981 Eurovision Song Contest 1981 The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 April 1981 at the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin. The presenter was Doireann Ní Bhriain... |
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| Katri Helena Katri Helena Katri Helena is a Finnish singer who has been performing since the 1960s. She has been married three times and is now living as a single mother.... |
1979 Eurovision Song Contest 1979 The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 31 March 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel. The presenters were Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi, and the event was staged at the International Convention Center. Representing Israel, Gali Atari and Milk and Honey were the... |
Commentators
- Ettore Andenna (Raiuno) - Bülend ÖzverenBülend Özveren
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(TRT 1
TRT 1
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) - Jan Hofer
Jan Hofer
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(Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen) - Bernard Thurnheer (SF DRS
SF 1
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), Jean-Marc Richard (TSR
TSR 1
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), Emanuela Gaggini (TSI) - Jørgen de Mylius
Jørgen de Mylius
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(DR TV
DR1
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) - Dafni Bokota
Dafni Bokota
Dafni Bokota was born in Koukaki, Athens, Greece in 1960. She is a singer, presenter and former spokesperson for the Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ....
(ET1) - André Vermeulen
André Vermeulen
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(BRTN TV1
EEN
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), Claude Delacroix
Claude Delacroix
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(RTBF1
La Une
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) - Charles Saliba - Jakob Frímann Magnússon
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(Sjónvarpið) - Ernst Grissemann
Ernst Grissemann
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(ORF1) - Isabel Bahia (Canal 1) - Patrice Laffont (France 2
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) - Jan Jingryd & Kåge Gimtell (TV2
SVT2
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) - Pat Kenny
Pat Kenny
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(RTÉ1), Jimmy Greeley
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(RTÉ Radio 1
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) - Maurice Molitor (RTL Hei Elei
RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg
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) - Tajda Lekše (SLO2
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) - Erkki Pohjanheimo
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& Kirsi-Maria Niemi (YLE TV2
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) - Ismeta Dervoz-Krvavac (TVBiH) - Terry Wogan
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(BBC1), Ken Bruce
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(BBC Radio 2
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) - Willem van Beusekom
Willem van Beusekom
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(Nederland 3
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), Erik de Zwart
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(Radio 3
3FM
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) - Aleksandar "Aco" Kostadinov (HRT 2) - José Luis Uribarri
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(TVE1) - Evi Papamichail (RIK 1
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) - No commentator - Leif Erik Forberg (NRK
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), Erik Diesen
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(NRK P1
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) (non participating country) - István Vágó
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(non participating country) - TBC (TVR2) (non participating country) - Alena Heribanová (STV1
Jednotka
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) (non participating country) - Mladen Popović & Extra Nena (RTS 3K
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)
Spokespersons
- Peppi Franzelin - Ömer ÖnderÖmer Önder
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- Carmen Nebel
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- Michel Stocker - Bent Henius - Fotini Yiannoulatou - An Ploegaerts - John Demanuele - Guðrún Skúladóttir - Andreas Steppan - Margarida Mercês de Mello - Laurent Romejko
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- Gösta Hanson - Eileen Dunne
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- Fernand Mathes - Miša Molk
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- Solveig Herlin - Senad Hadžifejzović - Colin Berry
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- Joop van Os - Veljko Đuretić - María Ángeles Balañac - Anna Partelidou - Danny Rup - Sverre Christophersen
National jury members
– Vangelis Alexandropoulos, Bessy Argyraki, Dina Vasilakou, Dimitris Iatropoulos, Grigoris Lambrianidis, Paschalis, Giorgos Kleftogiorgos, Andreas Hatziapostolou, Anastasios Alatzas, Maria Alexandrou, Alexandros Varouxis, Giorgos Karelos, Evgenia Koutsoulieri, Giorgos Logothetis, Maria Sotiropoulou, Elena Hounta – Cristina Pons (student), Juan Ribera (doctor), Arantxa de Benito (TV hostess), Sergio BlancoSergio Blanco
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(singer, Spanish entrant at Eurovision Song Contest 1975
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), Estíbaliz Uranga
Estibaliz Uranga
Estíbaliz Uranga is a Spanish singer, best known as a member of the folk group Mocedades, as part of the duo Sergio y Estíbaliz and nowadays as a member of the group El Consorcio....
(singer, Spanish entrant at Eurovision Song Contest 1975
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), Manuel Quinto (writer and film critic), Rosita Ferrer (actress), Antonio Rebollo
Antonio Rebollo
Antonio Rebollo is the paralympic archer who lit the Olympic Cauldron by shooting an arrow, igniting it, during the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. When he was eight months old he contracted Polio with both legs affected, the right one severely. He was quoted as saying...
(sportsman), Concha Márquez Piquer (singer), René Dechamps (student), Rosi Nsue (dancer), Francesc Martínez de Foix (president of Special Olympics Spain), María Luisa San José (actress), Bernardo Bonezzi
Bernardo Bonezzi
Bernardo Silvano Bonezzi Nahón is a Spanish film music composer who was born in Madrid on 6 July 1964. He has won a Cinema Writers Circle Award for Bendito infierno, been nominated for three Goya Awards and won one for his work on Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto.-Filmography:*Women...
(composer), Anabel Aramburu (TV and radio scriptwriter), Miguel Ángel Bermejo (film and advertising producer)