Atilla Şereftuğ performed by the Canadian singer Celine Dion. By a small margin of seven votes the song won and went on to the final in Dublin. Consequently, in 1988, Celine Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest, by an even smaller margin of just one point, with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi." Atilla Şereftuğ Atilla Şereftuğ (born 16 November 1950) is a Swiss-Turkish songwriter, born in Istanbul. In 1986, Şereftuğ participated in the Swiss heats of the Eurovision Song Contest as composer of the song "Pas pour moi". The song's co-composer was Nella Martinetti. "Pas pour moi" won the Swiss
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