Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

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Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Country Slovenia
National selection
Selection processEMA 1998
Selection date(s)28 February 1998
Selected entrantVili Resnik
Selected song"Naj bogovi slišijo"
Finals performance
Final result18th, 17 points
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Slovenia was represented by Vili Resnik in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Naj bogovi slišijo".

Before Eurovision

EMA 1998

The final was held on 28 February 1998 at the RTVSLO TV Studios in Ljubljana, and was hosted by Mojca Mavec. The winner was chosen by televoting.[1]

Final – 28 February 1998
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 Magnifico "Silvia" Robert Magnifico 3,558 5
2 Vili Resnik "Naj bogovi slišijo" Matjaž Vlašič, Urša Vlašič 7,391 1
3 Pop Design "Nora noč" Tone Košmrlj 911 13
4 Miran Rudan "Cvetje in vrtovi" Tone Košmrlj, Miran Rudan 1,377 10
5 Aurora "Pesem zate" Dean Savič, Dragan Kikovič 480 14
6 Victory "Zapri oči" Robi Lukač 4,221 4
7 Damjana "Ljubim, ljubiš" Karel Novak, Janez Zmazek 1,448 9
8 Karmen Stavec & Patrik Greblo "Kje pesem je doma" Patrik Greblo, Milan Dekleva 2,298 7
9 Sound Attack "Zakaj odšel ni" Simon Šurev, Pika Božič 1,628 8
10 Deja Mušič "Ljubezen" Boštjan Grabnar, Deja Mušič, Danijel Šmid 1,257 11
11 Janez Rijavec & Vladimir Čadež "Pusti času čas" Gianni Rijavec, Miša Čermak 6,103 2
12 Darja Švajger "Ljubezen ne odhaja" Rok Golob, Darja Švajger 3,224 6
13 Regina "Glas gora" Aleksander Kogoj 5,694 3
14 Obvezna smer "Ko pade noč" Martin Štibernik, Karmen Stavec 980 12

At Eurovision

Vili Resnik previously came equal 10th in the 1990 Yugoslav Final as lead singer of 'Pop Design', 5th in the 1996 Slovene Final and 6th in 1997. At the ESC he came 18th, where one of his backing singers was Karmen Stavec who would go on to represent Slovenia in ESC 2003. His pianist was Urša Vlasic who came 13th in the 1988 Yugoslav Final and equal 15th in 1990 (as Urša Drinovec). Darja Svajger represented Slovenia in 1995, while Regina did the same in 1996. Miran Rudan was a backing singer for Italy in the 1990 ESC.

Points awarded to Slovenia

Points awarded to Slovenia
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Slovenia

12 points  Croatia
10 points  Norway
8 points  Germany
7 points  Israel
6 points  Belgium
5 points  United Kingdom
4 points  Macedonia
3 points  Malta
2 points  Estonia
1 point  Ireland

References

  1. ^ "SLOVENE NATIONAL FINAL 1998".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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