Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
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| Country |  Slovenia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | EMA 1999 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 26 February 1999 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Darja Švajger | |||
| Selected song | "For A Thousand Years" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 11th, 50 points | |||
| Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Slovenia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, represented by Darja Švajger and "For A Thousand Years". the song, performed in Slovene as "Se tisoc let", was the winner of the Slovene national final, EMA 1999. Švajger had previously represented Slovenia in 1995 with "Prisluhni mi"
Before Eurovision
EMA 1999
EMA 1999 was the 5th edition of the Slovenian national final format Evrovizijska Melodija (EMA). The competition was used by RTV Slovenija to select Slovenia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999.
Final
EMA 1999 took place on 26 February 1999 at the RTV Slovenija studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Mojca Mavec. The combination of points from a public vote (1/3) and a four-member jury panel (2/3) determined the winner selected "Še tisoč let" performed by Darja Švajger as the winner. The jury consisted of Miša Molk, Mojmir Sepe, Andrej Karoli and Marc Roberts. The winner of the public vote was "Zakaj" performed by Tinkara Kovač, however only came second overall. Kovač would later go on to represent Slovenia in Eurovision 2014.
| Final – 26 February 1999 | ||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
| 1 | Mitja | "Čas je da najdem te" | Aleš Berkopec, Mitja Šedlbauer | 22 | 1,161 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| 2 | Tatjana Mihelj | "Dlan okrog srca" | Bor Zuljan, Marjan Kukovec | 1 | 344 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | Monika Tratnik | "Sanje" | Nenad Kokovič, Igor Misdaris | 3 | 835 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Matjaž Zupan & Californija | "Tisoč kilometrov" | Matjaž Zupan | 4 | 1,308 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Kantor | "Drugačen dan" | Mark Lemer, Tone Košmrlj | 7 | 760 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Victory | "Le povejte ji" | Martin Štibernik, Karmen Stavec | 8 | 4,108 | 10 | 18 | 9 |
| 7 | Irena, Damjana & Sanja | "Igra je končana" | Karel Novak, Janez Zmazek | 14 | 3,396 | 8 | 22 | 5 |
| 8 | Lara Baruca | "Ti si se bal" | Danilo Kocjančič, Drago Mislej | 22 | 682 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| 9 | Sound Attack | "Kje si zdaj" | Simon Šurev, Pika Božič | 4 | 1,700 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | Darja Švajger | "Še tisoč let" | Primož Peterca | 44 | 8,465 | 20 | 64 | 1 |
| 11 | Avia Band | "Ne izdajte me" | Matjaž Vlašič, Urša Vlašič | 10 | 4,493 | 14 | 24 | 4 |
| 12 | Nuša Derenda | "Nekaj lepega je v meni" | Matija Oražem, Damjana Kenda Hussu | 10 | 751 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| 13 | Nude | "Ši'z d bes" | Gaber Marolt, Primož Pogelšek | 3 | 1,431 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 14 | Babilon | "Kot ocean" | Marijan Merljak, Dada Kladnik, Sebastjan Artič | 11 | 983 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
| 15 | Tinkara Kovač | "Zakaj" | Marino Legovič, Drago Mislej | 38 | 8,682 | 24 | 62 | 2 |
| 16 | Gianni Rijavec & Vladimir Čadež | "Ljubezen je le ena" | Gianni Rijavec, Miša Čermak | 5 | 6,777 | 16 | 21 | 8 |
| 17 | Jan Plestenjak | "Moja dežela" | Jan Plestenjak | 26 | 4,340 | 12 | 38 | 3 |
At Eurovision
On the night of Eurovision, held on 29 May in Jerusalem, Israel, Švajger performed "Se tisoc let" in English as "For A Thousand Years". Švajger performed sixth on the night of the contest, following the United Kingdom and preceding Turkey. She received 50 points, placing 11th in a field of 23.
Due to a low average score over the past 5 contests, Slovenia were forced to sit out the 2000 Contest. Slovenia would return to Eurovision in 2001.
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
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| 10 points |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 8 points |  Estonia
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| 7 points |  Sweden
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| 6 points |  Germany
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| 5 points |  Denmark
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| 4 points |  Austria
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| 3 points |  Netherlands
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| 2 points |  United Kingdom
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| 1 point |  Israel
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