49-575: Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song " Shiru " ( שירו ) , composed by Shaike Paikov, with lyrics by Yoram Taharlev , and performed by Lehakat Shiru . The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry for the contest through Kdam Eurovision 1993. This Israeli broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), held
98-430: A 25-minute rehearsal, with the second rehearsals held on 12 and 13 May comprising a 10-minute stage call and 20-minute rehearsal. Following each first rehearsal, there was an opportunity for delegates to review their rehearsals on video monitors, as well as to take part in a 25-minute press conference. Three dress rehearsals were held with all artists, two held in the afternoon and evening of 14 May and one final rehearsal in
147-473: A distorted perspective for the viewer. A hidden doorway featured in the centre of the stage, which was used by the presenter at the beginning of the show, and by the winning artist as they re-entered the arena following the broadcast. The contest logo, which was publicly presented in February 1993, was designed by Conor Cassidy and was adapted from aspects of the coat of arms of County Cork. Rehearsals for
196-497: A national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 . IBA held the national final at its television studios in Jerusalem , hosted by 1987 co-Israeli representative Nathan Dattner. 12 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 7 regional juries. The winner was Lehakat Shiru with the song " Shiru ", composed by Shaike Paikov and Yoram Tahar-Lev . " Shiru " ( Hebrew : שירו ; "Sing")
245-408: A second consecutive year, and among his backing performers was Gary Lux , who had previously represented Austria in the contest on three occasions, as a member of the group Westend in 1983 and as a solo artist in 1985 and 1987 ; Katri Helena made a second contest appearance for Finland , having previously competed in 1979 ; Denmark 's Tommy Seebach , having previously competed in 1979 as
294-870: A solo artist and in 1981 alongside Debbie Cameron , competed in the 1993 contest as part of the Seebach Band; and Humphrey Campbell , who had represented the Netherlands in the previous year's event, returned as a backing singer for the Dutch entrant Ruth Jacott . The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was produced by the Irish public broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ). Liam Miller served as executive producer, Kevin Linehan served as producer, Anita Notaro served as director, Alan Farquharson served as designer, and Noel Kelehan served as musical director, leading
343-610: The 1994 contest , a relegation system was introduced which would bar the lowest-scoring countries from participating in the following year's event. At the running order draw, held in December 1992 at the National Concert Hall in Dublin and hosted by Pat Kenny and Linda Martin , the three new countries were represented as Countries A, B and C, corresponding with the countries that placed first, second and third in
392-490: The 2015 contest . On 30 October 2014, BHRT stated that participation was still in jeopardy due to financial difficulties. The EBU granted it a deadline extension until 14 November 2014 to make a final decision regarding its participation. On 17 November 2014, BHRT announced that it would not be competing in the 2015 contest, having not secured the necessary funds to finance its participation. After competing in 2016, on 29 September 2016, BHRT again announced its withdrawal from
441-613: The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) raised the maximum number of participating countries to twenty-five – the highest number yet seen in the contest – creating space for three new countries to participate alongside twenty-two of the twenty-three countries that had participated in the 1992 contest . Yugoslavia – which had participated in the contest since 1961 – was unable to participate as its EBU member broadcaster Jugoslovenska radio-televizija (JRT)
490-550: The RTÉ Concert Orchestra . A separate musical director could be nominated by each country to lead the orchestra during their performance, with the host musical director also available to conduct for those countries which did not nominate their own conductor. On behalf of the contest organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the event was overseen by Christian Clausen as executive supervisor . Each participating broadcaster submitted one song, which
539-536: 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
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#1732787666556588-574: The previous year's contest " Why Me? ", and Johnny Logan , performing the song "Voices (Are Calling)" with choirs from the Cork School of Music and local children of Millstreet. The trophy awarded to the winners was crafted by Waterford Crystal and was presented by Linda Martin. The winner was Ireland represented by the song " In Your Eyes ", written by Jimmy Walsh and performed by Niamh Kavanagh . This marked Ireland's fifth contest win, putting them level with Luxembourg and France for
637-476: The town's railway line and station required an extension at an extra cost of over £ 1,000,000. The stage design for the Millstreet contest featured the largest stage yet constructed for the event, covering 2,500 ft² (232 m² ) of translucent material which was illuminated from below by lighting strips. A mirror image of the triangular shaped stage was suspended from above, and a slanted background created
686-632: 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
735-564: The EBU made a return in the near future highly unlikely. This was confirmed for the following years, with a statement in November 2023 that the broadcaster remains under sanctions and is unable to compete in EBU events. Prior to Yugoslavia's dissolution, artists from the SR Bosnia and Herzegovina represented Yugoslavia in 1964 , 1965 , 1973 , 1976 , and 1981 . For the show's broadcast in
784-539: The Eurovision Song Contest Bosnia and Herzegovina has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 19 times since making its debut in 1993 , after coming second in the qualification round " Kvalifikacija za Millstreet ". The current Bosnian-Herzegovinian participant broadcaster in the contest is the Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT). Bosnia and Herzegovina's best result
833-703: The afternoon of 15 May. An audience was present for the second dress rehearsal on the evening of 14 May, which was highly attended by the local population of Millstreet. The contest took place on 15 May 1993 at 20:00 ( IST ) and lasted 3 hours and 1 minute. The show was presented by the Irish journalist Fionnuala Sweeney . The contest was opened by an animated sequence designed by Gary Keenan and inspired by Celtic mythology , set to Irish traditional music by composers Ronan Johnston and Shea Fitzgerald and featuring uilleann pipes player Davy Spillane . The interval act comprised performances by previous Eurovision winners Linda Martin , reprising her winning song from
882-739: The competing delegates during the week of the contest, at the Great Southern Hotel in Killarney and Cork's City Hall , the latter hosted by the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht . In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Eurovision Song Contest regularly featured over twenty participating countries in each edition, and by 1992 an increasing number of countries had begun expressing an interest in joining
931-469: The competition in 2017, due to the difficult financial situation that the national broadcaster was currently facing. The following December, BHRT was sanctioned by the EBU due to unpaid debts, by restricting the broadcaster access to common resources. The Bosnian-Herzegovinian head of delegation, Lejla Babović, confirmed on 29 December 2018 that BHRT's current primary goal was to return to Eurovision, but its current financial situation and mounting debts with
980-406: The contest as "passive participants". Broadcasters were able to send commentators to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language and to relay information about the artists and songs to their television viewers. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below. Bosnia and Herzegovina in
1029-439: The contest for the first time since 2012 at the 2016 contest, where it failed to advance from the semi-finals for the first time. The country then withdrew once again from the contest and has yet to return. Radio Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RTVBiH) was a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1 January 1993, thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest since then. It participated in
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#17327876665561078-488: The contest had previously been held in smaller towns, such as Harrogate , an English town of 70,000 people which staged the 1982 contest , with a population of 1,500, Millstreet became the smallest settlement to stage the event at that time and continues to hold the record as of 2024 . The arena would have an audience of around 3,500 during the contest. The choice of Millstreet and the Green Glens Arena to stage
1127-672: 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. The 1993 contest took place in Millstreet , Ireland , following
1176-535: The contest representing Bosnia and Herzegovina since its 38th edition that same year. In 2000, RTVBiH's EBU membership was transferred to a new parental broadcasting organisation, the Public Broadcasting Service of Bosnia and Herzegovina (PBSBiH), which participated in the contest representing the country from 2001 to 2004. On 13 August 2004, PBSBiH was succeeded by Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT), which has participated in
1225-528: The contest since then. Before its independence in 1992, Bosnia and Herzegovina was part of Yugoslavia . Five Yugoslavian entrants in the Eurovision Song Contest came from the former SR Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 1964 , 1965 , 1973 , 1976 , and 1981 ). The contest was broadcast in the socialist republic by the Yugoslav Radio Television 's (JRT) affiliate RTV Sarajevo. Low average scores meant Bosnia and Herzegovina did not qualify for
1274-631: The contest was met with some ridicule, with BBC journalist Nicholas Witchell referring to the venue as a "cowshed", however Millstreet had won out over more conventional locations, including Dublin and Galway , due to the facilities available in the Green Glens Arena and the town's local community which were hugely enthusiastic about the event being staged in their area. Due to the small size of Millstreet, delegations were primarily based in surrounding settlements, including Killarney and other towns in counties Cork and Kerry . Alongside Millstreet itself, Killarney and Cork City held receptions for
1323-483: 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
1372-477: The contests in 1998 and 2000 , and the country did not participate in the 2013 contest for financial reasons. BHRT had stated that it hoped to return to the contest in 2014, and on 18 November 2013, it submitted a preliminary application to compete in the 2014 contest . However, on 18 December 2013, it was announced that Bosnia and Herzegovina would not be returning for 2014. On 9 September 2014, BHRT announced that it had submitted an application to compete in
1421-536: The country with the most wins, and its second win in a row, matching the same feat previously achieved by Spain ( 1968 and 1969 ), Luxembourg ( 1972 and 1973 ) and Israel ( 1978 and 1979 ). } The United Kingdom finished in second place for the second year in a row, and for a record-extending fourteenth time overall. Each country nominated a spokesperson, connected to the contest venue via telephone lines and responsible for announcing, in English or French,
1470-404: The country's performance and then tallied by the non-voting jury chairperson to determine the points to be awarded. In any cases where two or more songs in the top ten received the same number of votes, a show of hands by all jury members was used to determine the final placing. The 1993 contest was at the time the largest outside broadcast production ever undertaken by RTÉ, and the broadcaster
1519-520: The country's top ten, with countries unable to vote for their own entry. The points awarded by each country were determined by an assembled jury of sixteen individuals, which was required to be split evenly between members of the public and music professionals, between men and women, and by age. Each jury member voted in secret and awarded between one and ten votes to each participating song, excluding that from their own country and with no abstentions permitted. The votes of each member were collected following
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1568-450: The country's victory at the 1992 edition with the song " Why Me? ", performed by Linda Martin . It was the fourth time that Ireland had hosted the contest, having previously staged the event in 1971 , 1981 and 1988 , with all previous events held in the country's capital city Dublin . The Green Glens Arena , an indoor arena used primarily for equestrian events , was chosen as the contest venue, with its owner Noel C Duggan offering
1617-484: The country, various commentators have provided commentary on the contest in the Bosnian language . At the Eurovision Song Contest after all points are calculated, the presenters of the show call upon each voting country to invite each respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote on-screen. From 1961 until 1991 , SR Bosnia and Herzegovina was part of Yugoslavia and JRT's affiliate RTV Sarajevo broadcast
1666-474: The entries from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia were chosen to progress to the contest proper in Millstreet; as constituent republics of SFR Yugoslavia , representatives from all three countries had previously competed in the contest. A number of artists who had previously participated in the contest were featured among the performers at this event, either as the main performing artist or as backing performers: Tony Wegas represented Austria for
1715-411: The event for the first time. This came as a result of revolutions among many European countries that led to the fall of communist regimes and the formation of liberal democratic government among existing states and newly sovereign countries formed from entities within the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia . In an effort to incorporate these new countries into the contest, the contest organisers
1764-415: The participating artists began on 10 May 1993. Two technical rehearsals were conducted for each participating delegation in the week approaching the contest, with countries rehearsing in the order in which they would perform. The first rehearsals were held on 10 and 11 May, consisting of a 15-minute stage-call for the setting up of the stage with instruments and equipment and to brief the orchestra, followed by
1813-452: The qualifying competition respectively. Entitled Kvalifikacija za Millstreet , the qualifying round took place on 3 April 1993 in Ljubljana , Slovenia . Initially broadcasters in as many as fourteen countries registered an interest in competing in the event, however only seven countries eventually submitted entries, representing Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Estonia , Hungary , Romania , Slovakia and Slovenia . Ultimately
1862-467: The second occasion, after its 1992 entry, on which the Israeli contest entry had featured any language apart from Hebrew. Lehakat Shiru performed 24th on the night of the final, preceding Norway . On stage, the members dressed in traditional Israeli dress, wearing red ribbons in solidarity with people living with HIV/AIDS . Bracha, Haim, Nadler and Proiter were in the center of the stage, while Sharon
1911-410: The sound of instruments featured on stage being mimed by the performers . The results of the 1993 contest were determined through the same scoring system as had first been introduced in 1975 : each country awarded twelve points to its favourite entry, followed by ten points to its second favourite, and then awarded points in decreasing value from eight to one for the remaining songs which featured in
1960-422: The telephone connection, Malta, which had been scheduled to be the eighth country to vote, was passed over and instead voted last. The detailed breakdown of the points awarded by each country is listed in the tables below. The below table summarises how the maximum 12 points were awarded from one country to another. The winning country is shown in bold. Ireland received the maximum score of 12 points from seven of
2009-506: The use of the venue for free, as well as pledging a further £ 200,000 from local businesses for the staging of the event. Individuals within RTÉ , including the organisation's Director-General Joe Barry, were interested in staging the event outside of Dublin for the first time, and alongside Dublin RTÉ production teams scouted locations in rural Ireland in the months following Ireland's win. Although
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2058-414: The votes for their respective country. Known spokespersons at the 1993 contest are listed below. Jury voting was used to determine the points awarded by all countries. The announcement of the results from each country was conducted in the order in which they performed, with the spokespersons announcing their country's points in English or French in ascending order. However, due to a technical problem with
2107-493: The voting countries, with the United Kingdom receiving four sets of 12 points, Norway and Switzerland receiving three sets of maximum scores each, France and Portugal two sets each, and Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece and the Netherlands each receiving one maximum score. Each participating broadcaster was required to relay the contest via its networks. Non-participating EBU member broadcasters were also able to relay
2156-421: Was disbanded in 1992 and its successor organisations Radio-televizija Srbije (RTS) and Radio-televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) were barred from joining the EBU due to sanctions against the country as part of the Yugoslav Wars . As a temporary solution for the 1993 contest, a qualifying round was organised to determine the three countries which participate in the final for the first time. Subsequently, for
2205-599: Was in 2006 , when " Lejla " performed by Hari Mata Hari finished third. This remains the country's only top five result in the contest. The country also achieved five other top ten results: 1999 with " Putnici " by Dino Merlin (seventh), 2004 with " In the Disco " by Deen (ninth), 2008 with " Pokušaj " by Laka (tenth), 2009 with " Bistra voda " by Regina (ninth), and 2011 with " Love in Rewind " again by Dino Merlin (sixth). Bosnia and Herzegovina returned to
2254-400: Was on piano and Zamir was backing singer. At the end of the song, they all joined in a row at the front of the stage. They received 4 points, placing 24th in a field of 25, Israel's worst ever finish in the grand final, and therefore were relegated from participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 . Eurovision Song Contest 1993 The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was
2303-530: Was performed in Hebrew and English by The Shiru Group on the night of the contest, one of two bilingual songs, along with the Croatian entry. The song is about the power of song itself. The protagonist recalls how they were "given their songs" by the people they grew up with. They say song is "all we have" and they sing to "break walls" and "open hearts". The bridge of the song is performed in English, marking
2352-399: Was reported to have spent over £ 2,200,000 on producing the event. In order to stage the event Millstreet and the Green Glens Arena underwent major infrastructure improvements, which were led by local groups and individuals. The floor area within the arena had to be dug out in order to create additional height to facilitate the stage and equipment, extra phone lines had to be installed, and
2401-494: Was required to be no longer than three minutes in duration and performed in the language, or one of the languages, of the country which it represented. A maximum of six performers were allowed on stage during each country's performance, and all participants were required to have reached the age of 16 in the year of the contest. Each entry could utilise all or part of the live orchestra and could use instrumental-only backing tracks ; however any backing tracks used could only include
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