Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Slovenia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 25 times since its debut in 1993. Since then, the country has missed only two contests, in 1994 and 2000.
Slovenia | |
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◄ Yugoslavia | |
Member station | Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV SLO) |
National selection events | National Final
Internal Selection
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Participation summary | |
Appearances | 25 (15 finals) |
First appearance | 1993 |
Best result | 7th: 1995, 2001 |
External links | |
Slovenia's page at Eurovision.tv | |
For the most recent participation see Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 |
Slovenia's best result in the contest is seventh place, both in 1995 with Darja Švajger and 2001 with Nuša Derenda. The country's only other top ten result being a tenth-place finish for Tanja Ribič in 1997. Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Slovenia has failed to reach the final on 10 occasions, and made it to the final in 2007, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019.
History
Slovenia made its debut at the 1993 contest after coming first in the qualification round "Kvalifikacija za Millstreet", which was actually hosted in Slovenia itself, and competing in every year since, with the exceptions of 1994 and 2000, after poor results prevented Slovenia from competing.
Slovenia had previously been represented at the contest as Yugoslavia between 1961 and 1991. Four of the 27 entries were from Slovene artists.
Slovenia's best position at the contest is 7th place, which they have achieved twice: in 1995 and in 2001. Additionally, Slovenia's worst position at the contest was last place, which they received in the 2013 contest with Hannah Mancini.[1] However, Slovenia has never received a Nul Point since its involvement in Eurovision. A Nul point is when an entry does not receive a single point.[2]
Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Slovenia has failed to reach the final on 10 occasions.
The Slovene national final to select their entry is EMA, broadcast, along with Eurovision, by Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV SLO).
Contestants
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Last place |
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Entry selected but did not compete |
Year | Artist | Language | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1X Band | Slovene | "Tih deževen dan" | 22 | 9 | 1 | 54 | |
Darja Švajger | Slovene | "Prisluhni mi" | 7 | 84 | No semi-finals | ||
Regina | Slovene | "Dan najlepših sanj" | 21 | 16 | 19 | 30 | |
Tanja Ribič | Slovene | "Zbudi se" | 10 | 60 | No semi-finals | ||
Vili Resnik | Slovene | "Naj bogovi slišijo" | 18 | 17 | |||
Darja Švajger | English | "For a Thousand Years" | 11 | 50 | |||
Nuša Derenda | English | "Energy" | 7 | 70 | |||
Sestre | Slovene | "Samo ljubezen" | 13 | 33 | |||
Karmen Stavec | English | "Nanana" | 23 | 7 | |||
Platin | English | "Stay Forever" | Failed to qualify | 21 | 5 | ||
Omar Naber | Slovene | "Stop" | 12 | 69 | |||
Anžej Dežan | English | "Mr Nobody" | 16 | 49 | |||
Alenka Gotar | Slovene | "Cvet z juga" | 15 | 66 | 7 | 140 | |
Rebeka Dremelj | Slovene | "Vrag naj vzame" | Failed to qualify | 11 | 36 | ||
Quartissimo feat. Martina Majerle | English, Slovene | "Love Symphony" | 16 | 14 | |||
Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari | Slovene | "Narodnozabavni rock" | 16 | 6 | |||
Maja Keuc | English | "No One" | 13 | 96 | 3 | 112 | |
Eva Boto | Slovene | "Verjamem" | Failed to qualify | 17 | 31 | ||
Hannah Mancini | English | "Straight into Love" | 16 ◁ | 8 | |||
Tinkara Kovač | English, Slovene | "Round and Round" | 25 | 9 | 10 | 52 | |
Maraaya | English | "Here for You" | 14 | 39 | 5 | 92 | |
ManuElla | English | "Blue and Red" | Failed to qualify | 14 | 57 | ||
Omar Naber | English | "On My Way" | 17 | 36 | |||
Lea Sirk | Slovene | "Hvala, ne!" | 22 | 64 | 8 | 132 | |
Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl | Slovene | "Sebi" | 15 | 105 | 6 | 167 | |
Ana Soklič | Slovene | "Voda" | Contest cancelled[lower-alpha 1] X | ||||
Ana Soklič |
Hostings
Commentators
Year | Commentator | Spokesperson | Ref. |
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1992 | Miša Molk | Did not participate | |
1993 | Tajda Lekše | Miša Molk | |
1994 | Damjana Golavšek | Did not participate | |
1995 | Miša Molk | ||
1996 | Miša Molk | Mario Galunič | |
1997 | Mojca Mavec | ||
1998 | |||
1999 | Mira Berginc | ||
2000 | Did not participate | ||
2001 | Andrea F | Mojca Mavec | |
2002 | Nuša Derenda | ||
2003 | Peter Poles | ||
2004 | |||
2005 | Mojca Mavec | Katarina Čas | |
2006 | Peter Poles | ||
2007 | |||
2008 | Andrej Hofer | ||
2009 | |||
2010 | Andrea F | ||
2011 | Klemen Slakonja | ||
2012 | Lorella Flego | ||
2013 | Andrea F | ||
2014 | Ula Furlan | ||
2015 | Tinkara Kovač | ||
2016 | Marjetka Vovk | ||
2017 | Katarina Čas | ||
2018 | Maja Keuc | ||
2019 | Lea Sirk |
- From 1961 until 1991, Slovenia competed as part of Yugoslavia.
Photogallery
Notes
- The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- "Eurovision - Country: Slovenia". Eurovision. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- "Slovenia in Eurovision: Voting and Points". Eurovision World. Retrieved 4 March 2020.