Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest Di Rienzo () and Arlette Zola (), before winning the contest for the second time in with Celine Dion and the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Annie Cotton gave the country its 15th top five result in , when she placed third. Girl band Vanilla Ninja finished eighth in , Switzerland's only top ten result of the 21st century. Sebalter gave the country its second-best result of the century, finishing 13th in . Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Switzerland has failed to reach the final 11 times. Switzerland had been absent from Eurovision four times
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Ireland was the host country of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet's Green Glens Arena, after Linda Martin won the 1992 Contest with "Why Me?". Radió Telfís Éireann (RTÉ) held a national final to select the Irish entry for the contest, which was won by Niamh Kavanagh and the song "In Your Eyes". The Irish national final was held on 14 March at the Point Theatre in Dublin, hosted by Pat Kenny. 8 songs competed to represent the host country at the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, with the final winner selected