To cope with the increasing number of countries wishing to participate in the contest , for 1994 the European Broadcasting Union ruled that the seven lowest-placed countries from the preceding year 's contest would not participate . Because Italy and Luxembourg withdrew voluntarily , the bottom 5 of the 1993 Contest were relegated . This meant that Belgium , Denmark , Israel , Slovenia and Turkey did not participate this year opening spaces for the new countries . This contest also saw Luxembourg withdraw from Eurovision indefinitely
1993 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Eurovision Song Contest 1994