Amen (Ana Soklič song)
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| Single by Ana Soklič | ||||
| Released | 27 February 2021 | |||
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| Language | English | |||
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"Amen" is a song by Slovenian singer Ana Soklič. The song is scheduled to represent Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.[1][2][3]
Eurovision Song Contest
Internal selection
On 16 May 2020, RTV Slovenija confirmed that Ana Soklič will represent Slovenia in the 2021 contest.[4]
Following the announcement of Soklič as the selected artist, composers were able to submit their songs to the broadcaster between 13 July 2020 and 30 September 2020.[5] 191 songs were received by the broadcaster during the submission period. An expert committee consisting of Soklič, Darja Švajger (singer, vocal coach and 1995 and 1999 Slovenian Eurovision entrant) and Vladimir Graić (composer of Serbia's winning Eurovision entry "Molitva" in 2007) shortlisted three songs from the received submissions, with the Slovenian entry being determined by an alternate expert committee consisting of Darja Švajger, Mojca Menart (Head of the publishing business of ZKP RTV Slovenija) and Matevž Šalehar (musician and singer-songwriter) from the three shortlisted songs.[6]
The song was presented during the special show EMA 2021 on 27 February 2021 at the RTV Slovenija Studio 1 in Ljubljana, hosted by Lea Sirk and Nejc Šmit.[6]
At Eurovision
The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and will consist of two semi-finals on 18 May and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021.[7] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final.[8][9] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Slovenia would be performing in the first half of the first semi-final of the contest.[10]
References
- ^ "'Amen' for Slovenia's Ana Soklič". Eurovision.tv. 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ "🇸🇮 Slovenia: Ana Soklič Presents "Amen"". Eurovoix. 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ ""In ne, ni balada" – izbrana evrovizijska skladba za Ano Soklič". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ Jumawan, Tim (16 May 2020). "Ana Soklič to represent Slovenia in Eurovision 2021". escXtra. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Jumawan, Tim (13 July 2020). "Slovenia opens search for Eurovision 2021 entry". escXtra. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Evrovizija in Ema po covidnem načrtu". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rotterdam 2021–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Rules–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Rotterdam, Netherlands: European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 18–22 May 2021.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ Groot, Evert (17 November 2020). "2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.