Eurovision Song Contest 1993

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The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 15 May 1993 at the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, Ireland, and presented by Fionnuala Sweeney. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), who staged the event after winning the 1992 contest for Ireland with the song "Why Me?" performed by Linda Martin. Broadcasters from twenty-five countries participated in 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 in response to the Yugoslav Wars. In response to an increased interest in participation of broadcasters from the former Eastern Bloc countries following the collapse of communist regimes, three spaces in the event were allocated to first-time participants...

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