Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
| Eurovision Song Contest 1997 | ||||
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| Country |  Slovenia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | EMA 1997 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 22 February 1997 | |||
| Selected entrant | Tanja Ribič | |||
| Selected song | "Zbudi se" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 60 points | |||
| Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Slovenia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, represented by Tanja Ribič and the song "Zbudi se" (Wake up). Ribič was the winner of the 1997 EMA contest, organised by Slovene broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO).
Before Eurovision
EMA 1997
EMA 1997 was the 3rd 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 1997.
Competing entries
The competition featured thirteen competing songs written by composers who RTV Slovenija invited for the competition. The composers both created the song and selected the performer for their entry. The invited composers were:
- Aleš Klinar
- Danilo Kocjančič
- Matjaž Vlašič
- Primož Peterca
- Saša Lošić
- Sašo Fajon
- Slavko Avsenik ml.
- Veno Dolenc
Final
EMA 1997 took place on 22 February 1997 at the RTV Slovenija studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Mojca Mavec. A public vote selected "Zbudi se" performed by Tanja Ribič as the winner.[1]
| Final – 22 February 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Natalija Verboten | "Nekdo" | Matjaž Vlašič, Urša Vlašič | 265 | 12 |
| 2 | Dominik Kozarič | "Zaradi nje" | Aleš Klinar, Dominik Kozarič | 650 | 9 |
| 3 | Tanja Ribič | "Zbudi se" | Saša Lošić, Zoran Predin | 4,493 | 1 |
| 4 | Tinkara Kovač | "Veter z juga" | Danilo Kocjančič, Drago Mislej | 574 | 10 |
| 5 | Irena Vrčkovnik | "Kadar boš ob njej zaspal" | Matjaž Vlašič, Urša Vlašič | 1,010 | 7 |
| 6 | Melita & Klarisa | "Daljave" | Veno Dolenc, Kajetan Kovič | 512 | 11 |
| 7 | GROM | "Le en poljub" | Slavko Avsenik ml., Mirjam Beranek | 895 | 8 |
| 8 | Napoleon | "Prosim ostani" | Aleš Klinar, Anja Rupel | 1,794 | 5 |
| 9 | Katrina | "Korak v dežju" | Primož Peterca, Rok Golob, Katarina Habe | 213 | 13 |
| 10 | Rok 'n' Band | "Jagode in čokolada" | Saša Lošić, Janez Zmazek | 2,226 | 3 |
| 11 | Darja Švajger | "Vsakdanji čudež" | Primož Peterca | 4,076 | 2 |
| 12 | Vili Resnik | "Ti in jaz" | Sašo Fajon, Vili Resnik | 1,521 | 6 |
| 13 | M4M | "Objemi me nežno" | Slavko Avsenik ml., Mirjam Beranek | 2,047 | 4 |
At Eurovision
At Eurovision Ribic performed "Zbudi se" 6th in the running order, following Ireland and preceding Switzerland. At the close of the voting she received 60 points, placing 10th of the 25 competing entries.
Voting
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 |  Russia
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| 10 points |  Italy
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| 8 points |  United Kingdom
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| 7 points |  Poland
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| 6 points |  Sweden
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| 5 points |  Spain
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| 4 points |  Cyprus
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| 3 points |  Estonia
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| 2 points |  France
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| 1 point |  Ireland
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See also
References
- ^ "SLOVENE NATIONAL FINAL 1997".
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