Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | STV |
| National selection events |
Internal selection (1994, 1996, 2011-2012) Bratislavská lýra (1998) |
| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 6 |
| First appearance | 1994 |
| Best result | 18th: 1996 |
| Worst result | 18th: 2009 SF |
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| STV page | |
| Slovakia's page at Eurovision.tv | |
Slovakia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest six times, debuting in 1994. It had attempted to debut in 1993, but did not pass through the qualifying round. In the three finals that Slovakia has participated, it has placed no better than 18th, which it received in 1996. Because of its poor results, it was forced to miss a year after each contest and then the country opted not to return for the 2000 contest after missing out on the 1999 contest.
Slovakia's first entry in Eurovision was in 1994, and after three entries the country left the contest in 1998. Slovakia had planned on entering the contest at the 1993 contest, but with the introduction of many new countries, a preliminary round was held to trim down the number of new entries. Kvalifikacija za Millstreet featured seven countries competing for only three places in the final. Slovakia came fourth in the contest, represented by Elán with "Amnestia na neveru", and therefore had to wait another year before entering again.
The programme director of Slovenská Televízia (STV), Peter Lipták, stated on 11 May 2006 that STV would like to participate in the 2008 contest, but due to a lack of financial funds Slovakia did not take part in the contest.[1] The following year, STV decided that it would participate in the 2009 contest, marking its return to the contest in over ten years.[2][3]
From 1994 to 1998, STV used an internal selection to select the Slovak entry for the contest. 2009 will see the first time that a national final will be held for Eurovision in Slovakia.[4] A number of heats preceded a grand final, held on March 8, 2009 and Kamil Mikulčík and Nela Pocisková were chosen with their song "Leť tmou".[5] They finished on 18th place out of 19 in semi-final. Slovakia returned in 2010 contest with "Horehronie" by Kristina with similar result (16th out of 17 places), despite being a fan favourite. Though STV originally stated that Slovakia will not return to Eurovision Song Contest 2011, it featured in the final list of participants.[6]
The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) has officially confirmed that Slovakia will be competing in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. STV had decided to withdraw from Eurovision during 2010 due to a merger and financial problems. STV’s official application to withdraw from the contest was confirmed on 7 January 2010, however the deadline for withdrawing from the competition had already passed. To avoid paying a fine imposed for withdrawing from the competition late, STV have decided to compete in the 2011 contest. Slovakia will compete in the first half of the second semi finals of the 2011 contest.
On 18 February 2011, STV revealed their choice for Slovakia's Eurovision 2011 entry. The song entitled "I'm Still Alive" and was performed by twin sisters Daniela and Veronika Nízlová better known as the pop duo TWiiNS.
Daniela and Veronika Nízlová have experience Eurovision before as backing singers and dancers for Tereza Kerndlová, the Czech entry in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. The 2011 entry was the first Slovakian entry performed in English.
STV has confirmed its intention of participating at the forthcoming 2012 Eurovision Song Contest scheduled to be held in Baku. STV will select its entry through an internal selection process and will officially announce their choice at a press conference on the 1st of March 2012.
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[edit] Contestants
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| Year | Artist | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| 1994 | Tublatanka | "Nekonečná pieseň" | 19 | 15 | ||
| 1996 | Marcel Palonder | "Kým nás máš" | 18 | 19 | ||
| 1998 | Katarína Hasprová | "Modlitba" | 21 | 8 | ||
| 2009 | Kamil Mikulčík and Nela Pocisková | "Leť tmou" | X | X | 18 | 8 |
| 2010 | Kristina | "Horehronie" | X | X | 16 | 24 |
| 2011 | TWiiNS | "I'm Still Alive" | X | X | 13 | 48 |
| 2012 |
[edit] Voting history (1994-2011)
Slovakia has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malta |
34 |
| 2 |  Croatia |
27 |
| 3 |  Ireland |
25 |
| 4 |  Estonia |
20 |
| 5 |  Greece |
18 |
Slovakia has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta |
20 |
| 2 | Croatia |
8 |
| 3 | Greece |
7 |
| 4 |  Poland |
5 |
| 5 |  Spain |
2 |
NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Kasapoglou, Yiorgos. "Slovakia: No participation in Belgrade!". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/9603. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ^ Hondal, Víctor (2008-09-24). "Slovakia returns to Eurovision in 2009". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12318. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ Supranavicius, Alekas (2008-09-24). "It is official - a comeback". Oikotimes. http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=4136. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ Stella, Floras (2008-10-22). "Slovakia: Televoting to select national winner". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12410. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- ^ Stella, Floras (2008-11-20). "Slovakia: National final on 8 March". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12550. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- ^ "43 nations on 2011 participants list!". European Broadcasting Union. 2010-12-31. http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=22833&_t=43+nations+on+2011+participants+list!. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
[edit] External links
- Points to and from Slovakia eurovisioncovers.co.uk
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