Wednesday 10 February 1999

1993 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Edition number - 38
Date - May 15, 1993
Host broadcaster - RTÉ, Ireland
Host city - Millstreet
Venue - Green Glens Arena
Host - Fionnuala Sweeney
Director - Anita Notaro
Producer - Kevin Linehan assisted by Esther Wilkinson / Mercedes Garvey
Stage designer - Alan Farquharson assisted by Marcella Power
Executive producer - Liam Miller
Musical director - Noel Kelehan
Orchestra - RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Concertmaster - Alan Smale
Music associate - Bill Somerville-Large
Original music - Shea Fitzgerald / Ronan Johnston
Opening sequence - Davy Spillane, uilleann pipes
Interval act - Linda Martin performing 'Why Me' (Johnny Logan / arr. Frank McNamara) & Johnny Logan feat. Choirs of the Cork School of Music conducted by Dr. Geoffrey Spratt & Children of Millstreet performing 'Anthem - Voices (Are Calling' (Johnny Logan - Ian Allen - David Keates / studio arr. Paul Moessl)
Scrutineer - Christian Clausen
Number of entries - 25
Winning entry - 'In Your Eyes' Niamh Kavanagh
Winning songwriter - Jimmy Walsh
Winning orchestrator - Frank McNamara
Winning conductor - Noel Kelehan

Rehearsals in Millstreet's Green Glens Arena, with the Netherlands' Ruth Jacott and her backing group taking the stage and Harry van Hoof (far left) leading the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

RESULT

1st place (187 votes)

IRELAND
Song title – “In Your Eyes”
Rendition – Niamh Kavanagh
Lyrics – Jimmy Walsh
Composition – Jimmy Walsh
Studio arrangement – Frank McNamara
Live orchestration – Frank McNamara
Conductor – Noel Kelehan (MD)

2nd place (164 votes)

UNITED KINGDOM
Song title – “Better The Devil You Know”
Rendition – Sonia Evans
Lyrics – Dean Collinson / Brian Teasdale 'Red'
Composition – Dean Collinson / Brian Teasdale 'Red'
Studio arrangement – Nigel Wright
Live orchestration – Nigel Wright
Conductor – Nigel Wright

3rd place (148 votes)

SWITZERLAND
Song title – "Moi, tout simplement"
Rendition – Annie Cotton
Lyrics – Jean-Jacques Egli
Composition – Christophe Duc
Studio arrangement – Marc Sorrentino
Live orchestration – Benoît Kaufman
Conductor – Marc Sorrentino 

4th place (121 votes)

FRANCE
Song title – "Mama Corsica"
Rendition – Patrick Fiori
Lyrics – François Valéry
Composition – François Valéry
Studio arrangement – Christian Cravero
Live orchestration – Christian Cravero
Conductor – Christian Cravero

5th place (120 votes)

NORWAY
Song title – “Alle mine tankar”
Rendition – Silje Vige
Lyrics – Bjørn Erik Vige
Composition – Bjørn Erik Vige
Studio arrangement – Bjørn Erik Vige / Svein Gundersen
Live orchestration – Øyvind Westby
Conductor – Rolf Løvland

6th place (92 votes)

NETHERLANDS
Song title – "Vrede"
Rendition – Ruth Jacott
Lyrics – Henk Westbroek
Composition – Jochem Fluitsma / Eric van Tijn
Studio arrangement – Edwin Schimscheimer
Live orchestration – Edwin Schimscheimer
Conductor – Harry van Hoof

7th place (89 votes)

SWEDEN
Song title – "Eloise"
Rendition – Arvingarna (Kim Carlsson / Tommy Carlsson / Casper Janebrink / Lars Larsson)
Lyrics – Gert Lengstrand
Composition – Lasse Holm 
Studio arrangement – Lennart Sjöholm
Live orchestration – Lennart Sjöholm
Conductor – Curt-Eric Holmquist

8th place (69 votes)

MALTA
Song title – “This Time”
Rendition – William Mangion
Lyrics – William Mangion
Composition – William Mangion
Studio arrangement – William Mangion / Billy Busuttil / 
Christopher Scicluna / David Vella / Vince Tempera 
Live orchestration – Vince Tempera
Conductor – Joseph Sammut

9th place (64 votes)

GREECE
Song title – "Ellada, chora tou fotos"
Rendition – Catharina 'Keti' Garbi
Lyrics – Dimosthenis Stringlis
Composition – Dimosthenis Stringlis
Studio arrangement – Charis Andreadis
Live orchestration – Charis Andreadis
Conductor – Charis Andreadis

10th place (60 votes)

PORTUGAL
Song title – “A cidade até ser dia”
Rendition – Anabela Teixeira
Lyrics – Paulo da Costa
Composition – Pedro Abrantes / Marco Quelhas
Studio arrangement – Fernando Abrantes
Live orchestration – Armindo Neves
Conductor – Armindo Neves

11th place (58 votes)

SPAIN
Song title – “Hombres”
Rendition – Eva Santamaria
Lyrics – Carlos Toro
Composition – Carlos Toro
Studio arrangement – Ralf Stemman / Christian de Walden
Live orchestration – Eduardo Leiva
Conductor – Eduardo Leiva

12th place (45 votes)

ITALY
Song title – "Sole d’Europa"
Rendition – Enrico Ruggeri
Lyrics – Enrico Ruggeri
Composition – Enrico Ruggeri
Studio arrangement – Vittorio Cosma
Live orchestration – Vittorio Cosma
Conductor – Vittorio Cosma

13th place (42 votes)

ICELAND
Song title – “Þá veistu svarið”
Rendition – Inga
Lyrics – Friðrik Sturlúson
Composition – Jon Kjell Seljeseth
Studio arrangement – Jon Kjell Seljeseth / Szymon Kuran
Live orchestration – Jon Kjell Seljeseth / Szymon Kuran
Conductor – Jon Kjell Seljeseth

14th place (32 votes)

AUSTRIA
Song title – “Maria Magdalena”
Rendition – Tony Wegas
Lyrics – Thomas Spitzer
Composition – Johann Bertl / Christian Kolonovits
Studio arrangement – Johann Bertl / Christian Kolonovits
Live orchestration – Johann Bertl / Christian Kolonovits
Conductor – Christian Kolonovits

15th place (31 votes)

CROATIA
Song title – "Don’t Ever Cry"
Rendition – Put (= Naim Ajra / Pater Čučak / Olja Dešić / Vivien Galletta / Anđela Jeličić / Melita Sedić)
Croatian lyrics – Andrej Baša / Đorđe Novković 
English lyrics – R. Garlick / Sergio Popovski
Composition – Andrej Baša / Đorđe Novković
Studio arrangement – Andrej Baša
Live orchestration – Andrej Baša
Conductor – Andrej Baša

16th place (27 votes)

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
Song title – "Sva bol svijeta"
Rendition – Fazla (= Amir Bjelanović / Muhamed Fazlagić / Erliha Hadzović / Izudin Kolečić / Enver Milisić / Edina Salkanović)
Lyrics – Fahrudin Pecikoza
Composition – Dino Dervišhalidović (Dino Merlin)
Studio arrangement – Sinan Alimanović / Dino Dervišhalidović
Live orchestration – Sinan Alimanović / Dino Dervišhalidović
Conductor – Noel Kelehan (MD)

17th place (20 votes)

FINLAND
Song title – "Tule luo"
Rendition – Katri Helena
Lyrics – Jukka Saarinen
Composition – Matti Puurtinen
Studio arrangement – Matti Puurtinen
Live orchestration – Matti Puurtinen
Conductor – Olli Ahvenlahti

18th place (18 votes)

UNITED GERMANY
Song title – "Viel zu weit"
Rendition – Münchener Freiheit (Stefan Zauner / Alexander Grünwald / Renard Hatzke / Michael Kunzi / Aron Strobel)
Lyrics – Stefan Zauner
Composition – Stefan Zauner
Studio arrangement – Stefan Zauner
Live orchestration – Norbert Daum
Conductor – Norbert Daum

19th place (17 votes)

CYPRUS
Song title – “Mi stamatas”
Rendition – Cyriacos Zymboulakis & Demos Van Beke
Lyrics – Radoulla Papalambrianou
Composition – Aristos Moschovakis
Studio arrangement – Aristos Moschovakis
Live orchestration – George Theophanous
Conductor – George Theophanous

20th place (11 votes)

LUXEMBOURG
Song title – "Donne-moi une chance"
Rendition – Modern Times (Simone Weis & Jimmy Martin)
Lyrics – Patrick Hippert / Jimmy Martin
Composition – Patrick Hippert / Jimmy Martin
Studio arrangement – Patrick Hippert / Bernard Wrincq
Live orchestration – Bernard Wrincq
Conductor – Francis Goya

21st place (10 votes)

TURKEY
Song title – "Esmer yarim"
Rendition – Burak Aydos feat. Serter Öztürk & Baybora Öztürk
Lyrics – Burak Aydos
Composition – Burak Aydos
Studio arrangement – Burak Aydos / Mete Artun
Live orchestration – none
Conductor – none

22nd & 23rd place (ex aequo, 9 votes)

DENMARK
Song title – "Under stjernerne på himlen"
Rendition – Tommy Seebach Band (Tommy Seebach feat. Jens Lindegård / Sten Lindegård / Lei Moe / Lupe Moe / Lars Wagner)
Lyrics – Keld Heick
Composition – Tommy Seebach
Studio arrangement – Tommy Seebach / George Keller
Live orchestration – George Keller
Conductor – George Keller

SLOVENIA
Song title – “Tih deževen dan”
Rendition – 1 X Band (Cole Moretti / Andrej Bedjanić / Tomaž Kosec feat. Urška Gestrin / Sandra Zupanc / Barbara Šinigoj)
Lyrics – Tomaž Kosec
Composition – Cole Moretti
Studio arrangement – Jože Privšek
(Festival Orchestra RTV Slovenia conducted by Petar Ugrin)
Live orchestration – Jože Privšek
Conductor – Jože Privšek

24th place (4 votes)

ISRAEL
Song title – “Shiru”
Rendition – Lahakat Shiru (Sarah'le Sharon / Guy Brakha / Rachel Haim / Benny Nadler / Julia Proiter / Varda Zamir)
Lyrics – Yoram Tahar-Lev
Composition – Shaike Paikov
Studio arrangement – Amir Frohlich / Shaike Paikov
Live orchestration – Amir Frohlich / Shaike Paikov
Conductor – Amir Frohlich

25th place (3 votes)

BELGIUM
Song title – "Iemand als jij"
Rendition – Barbara Dex
Lyrics – Marc Dex "Tobana"
Composition – Marc Vliegen
Studio arrangement – Marc Vliegen
Live orchestration – Marc Vliegen
Conductor – Bert Candries

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