Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
| Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | ||||
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| Country |  Slovakia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Bratislavská lýra 1997 Song: Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 6 June 1997 Song: Unknown | |||
| Selected entrant | Katarína Hasprová | |||
| Selected song | "Modlitba" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 8 points | |||
| Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Slovakia returned to the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham, United Kingdom after being relegated from the 1997 contest.
Before Eurovision
For the 1998 contest Slovenská Televízia (STV) selected Katarína Hasprová after her win in Bratislavská lýra 1997 to sing for Slovakia, with the internal selected song "Modlitba" (A Prayer). The song was composed by Gabriel Dušík and Anna Wepperyová.
At Eurovision
Hasprová performed 6th on the night of the contest, following Switzerland and preceding Poland. At the close of the voting it had received 8 points (all came from Croatia), placing 21st in a field of 25.
After the contest STV withdrew from the contest, and would not return for 11 years, until the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.
Voting
Points awarded to Slovakia
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Slovakia
| 12 points |  Malta
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| 10 points |  Croatia
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| 8 points |  Estonia
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| 7 points |  Belgium
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| 6 points |  Netherlands
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| 5 points |  Cyprus
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| 4 points |  Ireland
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| 3 points |  Macedonia
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| 2 points |  Portugal
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| 1 point |  United Kingdom
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See also
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