Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Slovenia selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 on 3 February 2007 using EMA 2007. After two semi-finals, a final, and a superfinal, Slovenia chose Alenka Gotar to fly the flag in Helsinki with the song "Cvet z juga". The song is written and composed by Andrej Babić and Aleksandra Valenčić.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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| Country |  Slovenia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | EMA 2007 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals 1 February 2007 2 February 2007 Final 3 February 2007 | |||
| Selected entrant | Alenka Gotar | |||
| Selected song | "Cvet z juga" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (7th, 140 points) | |||
| Final result | 15th, 66 points | |||
| Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Prior to the contest, Alenka visited Spain's national selection along with six other Eurovision hopefuls. It has been confirmed by Alenka that the song will in fact be sung Slovene for the performance in Eurovision. The song qualified from the semi-finals, finishing in seventh place with 140 points. In the final, Gotar finished in fifteenth position with 66 points.
Before Eurovision
EMA 2007
EMA 2007 was the 12th edition of the Slovenian national final format Evrovizijska Melodija (EMA). The competition was organised by RTV Slovenija to select Slovenia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.
Competing entries
Artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster until 3 December 2006. 91 entries were received by the broadcaster during the submission period. An expert committee consisting of Miša Čermak, Alenka Godec, Vojko Sfiligoj, Patrik Greblo selected twenty-three artists and songs for the competition from the received submissions. An additional spot was reserved for Eva Černe, winner of the RTV Slovenija talent show Bitka Talentov (Battle of talents).
| Artist | Song (English translation) | Composer(s) |
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| Alenka Gotar | "Cvet z juga" (Flower from the south) | Andrej Babić |
| Alya | "Vizija" (Vision) | Žare Pak, Peter Dekleva, Flex, Cvetka Omladič |
| Bojana Glatz | "Vse se isto zdi" (It all seems the same) | Bojana Glatz, Aleš Čadež |
| Brigitt | "Prižgi vecni plamen" (Light eternal flame) | Brigita Lupša |
| Dean Vivod & Tonus Kitaris | "Hitmejker" (Hitmaker) | Franci Zabukovec, Dean Vivod |
| Diona Dimm Team | "Oče" (Father) | Bojan Simončič, Ana Soklič, Gašper Kačar |
| Don Corleone | "Bella Mia" (My beautiful) | Egon Herman, Jernej Dirnbek |
| Denis | "Nor sem nate" (Crazy about you) | Zvone Tomac, Denis Vučak |
| Eva Černe | "Čudeži smehljaja" (Miracles of a little smile) | Boštjan Grabnar, Damjana Kenda-Hussu |
| Eva & Črnobelo | "Ljubim se" (I love myself) | Klemen Teran |
| Folklora | "19XX" | Samo Javornik |
| Jernej Dermota | "Moj planet" (My planet) | Frenk Nova, Urša Mravlje Fajon |
| Lunapark | "Slike" (Pictures) | Mark Lemer, Apolonija Šterk |
| Martin Perovič | "Zadeni me" (Hit me) | Simon Gomilšek, Diana Lečnik |
| Nude | "Element L" | Teodor Amanovič, Gaber Marolt |
| Panda | "Nemirna Leta" (Restless years) | Andrej Pompe |
| Rok Kosmač | "Ko še spiš" (While you're still asleep) | Rok Kosmač |
| Sebastian | "Naj svet zakriči" (Let the world cry out) | Boštjan Grabnar, Sebastian |
| Steffy & Donald Trumpet | "Zadel si me v živo" (You hit my mark) | Marino Legovič, Damjana Kenda-Hussu |
| Tadeja Fatur | "Drugačna (pesem)" (Different (song)) | Bor Zuljan, Leon Oblak |
| Teja Haver | "Virtual Girl" | Aleš Čadež, Teja Haver |
| Zablujena generacija | "Kdo hoče plesati z menoj?" (Who wants to dance with me?) | Matjaž Alič, Dare Kaurič |
| Žana | "Druga violina" (Second violin) | Josip Miani-Pipi, Igor Amon Mazul |
| Zlati muzikanti | "Pepelka" (Cinderella) | Marko Pezdric, Slavko Božic |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final of EMA 2007 took place on 1 February 2007. Seven acts qualified for the final on 3 February 2007 based on the results of a public vote, which was open for fifteen minutes.
| Semi-final 1 – 1 February 2007 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Panda | "Nemirna Leta" | 460 | 12 |
| 2 | Lunapark | "Slike" | 689 | 10 |
| 3 | Eva & Črnobelo | "Ljubim se" | 1,429 | 8 |
| 4 | Alenka Gotar | "Cvet z juga" | 2,908 | 4 |
| 5 | Zablujena generacija | "Kdo hoče plesati z menoj?" | 4,003 | 3 |
| 6 | Jernej Dermota | "Moj planet" | 1,083 | 9 |
| 7 | Martin Perović | "Zadeni me" | 2,291 | 6 |
| 8 | Sebastian | "Naj svet zakriči" | 2,439 | 5 |
| 9 | Alya | "Vizija" | 1,944 | 7 |
| 10 | Diona Dimm Team | "Oče" | 672 | 11 |
| 11 | Dean Vivod & Tonus Kitaris | "Hitmejker" | 4,217 | 2 |
| 12 | Don Corleone | "Bella Mia" | 5,081 | 1 |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final of EMA 2007 took place on 1 February 2007. Seven acts qualified for the final on 3 February 2007 based on the results of a public vote, which was open for fifteen minutes.
| Semi-final 2 – 2 February 2007 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Eva Černe | "Čudeži smehljaja" | 5,144 | 1 |
| 2 | Bojana Glatz | "Vse se isto zdi" | 454 | 12 |
| 3 | Brigitt | "Prižgi vecni plamen" | 871 | 11 |
| 4 | Folklora | "19XX" | 1,409 | 8 |
| 5 | Rok Kosmač | "Ko še spiš" | 1,279 | 9 |
| 6 | Teja Haver | "Virtual Girl" | 1,004 | 10 |
| 7 | Nude | "Element L" | 4,362 | 2 |
| 8 | Žana | "Druga violina" | 2,396 | 6 |
| 9 | Zlati muzikanti | "Pepelka" | 3,143 | 3 |
| 10 | Tadeja Fatur | "Drugačna (pesem)" | 1,690 | 7 |
| 11 | Steffy & Donald Trumpet | "Zadel si me v živo" | 3,107 | 4 |
| 12 | Denis | "Nor sem nate" | 2,875 | 5 |
Final
The final of EMA 2007 took place on 3 February 2007. The winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top two entries were selected to proceed to the superfinal: "Cvet z juga" performed by Alenka Gotar and "Čudeži smehljaja" performed by Eva Černe. In the superfinal, "Cvet z juga" performed by Alenka Gotar was selected as the winner.
| Final – 3 February 2007 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Alya | "Vizija" | 3,971 | 12 |
| 2 | Zlati Muzikanti | "Pepelka" | 6,141 | 8 |
| 3 | Dean Vivod & Tonus Kitaris | "Hitmejker" | 6,500 | 7 |
| 4 | Nude | "Element L" | 9,136 | 5 |
| 5 | Sebastian | "Naj svet zakrici" | 5,567 | 9 |
| 6 | Denis | "Nor sem nate" | 3,806 | 13 |
| 7 | Don Corleone | "Bella mia" | 10,596 | 3 |
| 8 | Tadeja Fatur | "Drugacna (pesem)" | 1,791 | 14 |
| 9 | Zablujena Generacija | "Kdo hoce plesati z menoj" | 9,953 | 4 |
| 10 | Žana | "Druga violina" | 7,804 | 6 |
| 11 | Alenka Gotar | "Cvet z juga" | 20,123 | 2 |
| 12 | Steffy & Donald Trumpet | "Zadel si me v živo" | 5,193 | 10 |
| 13 | Martin Perovic | "Zadeni me" | 4,467 | 11 |
| 14 | Eva Černe | "Čudeži smehljaja" | 20,509 | 1 |
| Superfinal – 3 February 2007 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Alenka Gotar | "Cvet z juga" | 44,636 (59%) | 1 |
| 2 | Eva Černe | "Čudeži smehljaja" | 31,324 (41%) | 2 |
At Eurovision
As Slovenia failed to qualify from the semi-final for the third time in a row, Alenka had to compete in the semi-final on 10 May. Slovenia performed 25th, following Belgium and preceding the Turkey. Country qualified to the final, placing 7th in the semi-final and scoring 140 points. In the final she performed 7th, following Macedonia and preceding Hungary. They scored 66 points, which placed them 15th.
Points awarded by Slovenia
Semi-Final
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Final
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Points awarded to Slovenia
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
External links
- Video of song "Cvet Z Juga" at the final of Eurovision 2007
- Video of song "Cvet Z Juga" at the semifinal of Eurovision 2007
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