winner, 1993
Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh Kavanagh sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1993 and 2010, for Ireland, and won in 1993 with “In Your Eyes”.
- who
- Irish singer
- born
- 13 February 1968, Finglas, Ireland
- contests
- 1993, 2010
- win
- 1993
- music
- pop
- plays
- saxophone
- active
- since 1990
- record labels
- Arista Records
- sang for
- Ireland
Biography
Niamh Kavanagh is an Irish singer who won the 1993 contest with “In Your Eyes”, in Millstreet, County Cork. It was the second of Ireland’s three wins in a row.
Kavanagh recorded an album in the United States after the win, and sang for Ireland again in Oslo in 2010. “It’s for You” came through its semi-final and finished 23rd in the final.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Niamh Kavanagh”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1993 Millstreet
“In Your Eyes”
Winner Won the contest with 187 points, ahead of 24 other songs.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Jimmy Walsh
- Conductor
- Noel Kelehan
- Running order
- 14th of 25
- Age on the night
- 25
Play: Niamh Kavanagh — “In Your Eyes”, the winning performance at Eurovision 1993 hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 1993: A town of 1,500, and three new countries out of Yugoslavia
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2010 Oslo
“It's for You”
23rd of 25 Finished 23rd of 25 in the final, with 25 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Lina Eriksson, Mårten Eriksson, Jonas Gladnikoff, Niall Mooney
- Running order
- 10th of 25 in the final
- Semi-final
- 9th of 17, 67 points
- Age on the night
- 42
- Won that year
- Germany: Lena, “Satellite”
The story of Eurovision 2010: Lena, a stage invader and a World Cup sold to pay for it
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Niamh Kavanagh, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1993 The result
Ireland won again. Niamh Kavanagh sang "In Your Eyes" and finished on 187 points, more than anyone had scored before — a record that lasted exactly one year.
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