Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Slovakia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest six times, debuting in 1994
. It had attempted to debut in 1993
, but did not pass through the qualifying round. In the three finals that Slovakia has participated, it has placed no better than 18th, which it received in 1996
. Because of its poor results, it was forced to miss a year after each contest and then the country opted not to return for the 2000 contest
after missing out on the 1999
contest.
Slovakia's first entry in Eurovision was in 1994
, and after three entries the country left the contest in 1998
. Slovakia had planned on entering the contest at the 1993
contest, but with the introduction of many new countries, a preliminary round was held to trim down the number of new entries. Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
featured seven countries competing for only three places in the final. Slovakia came fourth in the contest, represented by Elán
with "Amnestia na neveru", and therefore had to wait another year before entering again.
The program director of Slovenská Televízia (STV), Peter Lipták, stated on 11 May 2006 that STV would like to participate in the 2008 contest
, but due to a lack of financial funds Slovakia did not take part in the contest. The following year, STV decided that it would participate in the 2009 contest
, marking its return to the contest in over ten years.
From 1994 to 1998, STV used an internal selection to select the Slovak entry for the contest. 2009 will see the first time that a national final will be held for Eurovision in Slovakia. A number of heats preceded a grand final, held on March 8, 2009 and Kamil Mikulčík
and Nela Pocisková
were chosen with their song "Leť tmou
". They finished on 18th place out of 19 in semifinal. Slovakia returned in 2010 contest with Horehronie by Kristina with similar result (16th out of 17 places), despite being a fan favourite. Though STV originally stated that Slovakia will not return to Eurovision Song Contest 2011, it features in the final list of participants.
The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) has officially confirmed that Slovakia will be competing in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. STV (Slovak National Television) had decided to withdraw from Eurovision during 2010 due to a merger and financial problems. STV’s official application to withdraw from the contest was confirmed on the January 7th 2010, however the deadline for withdrawing from the competition had already passed. To avoid paying a fine imposed for withdrawing from the competition late, STV have decided to compete in the 2011 contest. Slovakia will compete in the first half of the second semi finals of the 2011 contest.
STV will announce the act for the 2011 competition and present the song on February 18th. Unlike previous years, the decision will be taken by an internal jury set up by STV.
On February 18th 2011 STV revealed their choice for Slovakia's Eurovision 2011 entry.
The song is entitled "I’m Still Alive" and will be performed by twin sisters Daniela and Veronika Nízlová better known as the pop duo TWiiNS.
Daniela and Veronika Nízlová have experience Eurovision before as backing singers and dancers for Tereza Kerndlová, the Czech entry in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. The 2011 entry is the first Slovakian entry performed in English.
Slovakia has received the most points from...
NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish...
. It had attempted to debut in 1993
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes"...
, but did not pass through the qualifying round. In the three finals that Slovakia has participated, it has placed no better than 18th, which it received in 1996
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear...
. Because of its poor results, it was forced to miss a year after each contest and then the country opted not to return for the 2000 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 2000 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's victory in Jerusalem the previous year. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The...
after missing out on the 1999
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel after Dana International won the contest the previous year in the United Kingdom. The venue for the contest was the International Convention Center...
contest.
Slovakia's first entry in Eurovision was in 1994
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish...
, and after three entries the country left the contest in 1998
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson...
. Slovakia had planned on entering the contest at the 1993
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes"...
contest, but with the introduction of many new countries, a preliminary round was held to trim down the number of new entries. Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
Kvalifikacija za Millstreet was the preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. Seven countries took part, none of which had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest before, although songs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia had represented Yugoslavia in past contests...
featured seven countries competing for only three places in the final. Slovakia came fourth in the contest, represented by Elán
Elán (band)
Elán is a Slovak pop-rock band, founded in 1969 by Jožo Ráž, Juraj Farkaš, Vašo Patejdl and Zdeno Baláž. It became one of the most popular Czechoslovak bands during the 1980s. In 1993, the group represented Slovakia in the preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest but having finished in...
with "Amnestia na neveru", and therefore had to wait another year before entering again.
The program director of Slovenská Televízia (STV), Peter Lipták, stated on 11 May 2006 that STV would like to participate in the 2008 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
, but due to a lack of financial funds Slovakia did not take part in the contest. The following year, STV decided that it would participate in the 2009 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
, marking its return to the contest in over ten years.
From 1994 to 1998, STV used an internal selection to select the Slovak entry for the contest. 2009 will see the first time that a national final will be held for Eurovision in Slovakia. A number of heats preceded a grand final, held on March 8, 2009 and Kamil Mikulčík
Kamil Mikulčík
Kamil Mikulčík is a Slovak singer and actor who was the Slovakia entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with Nela Pocisková. The song, Leť tmou was chosen after a national final. They were the first singers to represent Slovakia at the contest since the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. However,...
and Nela Pocisková
Nela Pocisková
Nela Pocisková is a Slovak singer and actress who was the Slovakian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with Kamil Mikulčík. The song Leť tmou was chosen after a national final...
were chosen with their song "Leť tmou
Let tmou
"Leť tmou" is a song by Kamil Mikulčík and Nela Pocisková, and was the Slovak entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. It was the first Slovak entry at Eurovision since 1998, and competed in the second semi-final of the contest on 14 May 2009 but failed to reach the final.-Charts:...
". They finished on 18th place out of 19 in semifinal. Slovakia returned in 2010 contest with Horehronie by Kristina with similar result (16th out of 17 places), despite being a fan favourite. Though STV originally stated that Slovakia will not return to Eurovision Song Contest 2011, it features in the final list of participants.
The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) has officially confirmed that Slovakia will be competing in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. STV (Slovak National Television) had decided to withdraw from Eurovision during 2010 due to a merger and financial problems. STV’s official application to withdraw from the contest was confirmed on the January 7th 2010, however the deadline for withdrawing from the competition had already passed. To avoid paying a fine imposed for withdrawing from the competition late, STV have decided to compete in the 2011 contest. Slovakia will compete in the first half of the second semi finals of the 2011 contest.
STV will announce the act for the 2011 competition and present the song on February 18th. Unlike previous years, the decision will be taken by an internal jury set up by STV.
On February 18th 2011 STV revealed their choice for Slovakia's Eurovision 2011 entry.
The song is entitled "I’m Still Alive" and will be performed by twin sisters Daniela and Veronika Nízlová better known as the pop duo TWiiNS.
Daniela and Veronika Nízlová have experience Eurovision before as backing singers and dancers for Tereza Kerndlová, the Czech entry in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. The 2011 entry is the first Slovakian entry performed in English.
Contestants
| Year | Artist | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Eurovision Song Contest 1994 The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish... |
Tublatanka Tublatanka Tublatanka is a Slovak rock band formed in the fall of 1982 in Bratislava, Slovakia best known for the hits Pravda víťazí and Dnes. The classic lineup consisted of Maťo Ďurinda , Palo Horváth, and Ďuro Černý from 1982-1992. In 1992, Palo left the band leaving Martin and Ďuro to record their 1993... |
"Nekonečná pieseň Nekonecná Piesen "Nekonečná pieseň" was the Slovak entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1994. The first Slovak entry, it was sung by rock band Tublatanka in the Slovak language.... " |
19 | 15 | ||
| 1996 Eurovision Song Contest 1996 The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear... |
Marcel Palonder Marcel Palonder Marcel Palonder is a Slovak singer. He represented his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Kým nás máš". His song qualified from the semifinal, earning 36 points but in the final it placed 17th place with 19 points... |
"Kým nás máš Kým Nás Máš "Kým nás máš" was the Slovak entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, sung by Marcel Palonder in the Slovak language.The song was performed twenty-second on the night, following Bosnia & Herzegovina's Amila Glamočak with "Za našu ljubav" and preceding Sweden's One More Time with "Den vilda"... " |
18 | 19 | ||
| 1998 Eurovision Song Contest 1998 The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson... |
Katarína Hasprová Katarína Hasprová Katarína Hasprová is a singer from Slovakia, best-known outside her home country for singing "Modlitba" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998.... |
"Modlitba Modlitba Not to be confused with Molitva, the winning song in 2007."Modlitba" was the Slovak entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, sung by Katarína Hasprová in the Slovak language.... " |
21 | 8 | ||
| 2009 Eurovision Song Contest 2009 The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia.... |
Kamil Mikulčík Kamil Mikulčík Kamil Mikulčík is a Slovak singer and actor who was the Slovakia entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with Nela Pocisková. The song, Leť tmou was chosen after a national final. They were the first singers to represent Slovakia at the contest since the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. However,... and Nela Pocisková Nela Pocisková Nela Pocisková is a Slovak singer and actress who was the Slovakian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with Kamil Mikulčík. The song Leť tmou was chosen after a national final... |
"Leť tmou Let tmou "Leť tmou" is a song by Kamil Mikulčík and Nela Pocisková, and was the Slovak entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. It was the first Slovak entry at Eurovision since 1998, and competed in the second semi-final of the contest on 14 May 2009 but failed to reach the final.-Charts:... " |
X | X | 18 | 8 |
| 2010 Eurovision Song Contest 2010 The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",... |
Kristina Kristina (singer) Kristína Peláková , professionally known as Kristina, is a Slovak singer. Kristina started singing, dancing and playing the piano in her childhood in Svidník, Slovakia. She took her music teacher's advice to attend the conservatory in Košice and to major in singing... |
"Horehronie Horehronie (song) -Charts:-External links:* - Youtube... " |
X | X | 16 | 24 |
| 2011 Eurovision Song Contest 2011 The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year... |
TWiiNS TWiiNS TWiiNS are a Slovak twin pop duo consisting of sisters Daniela and Veronika Nízlová who were born on 15 May 1986 in Hronský Beňadik.The twins were background singers and dancers for Tereza Kerndlová, the Czech entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008... |
"I'm Still Alive I'm Still Alive (TWiiNS song) "I'm Still Alive" is a song written by songwriter/producer Bryan Todd for Slovak sister duo TWiiNS. They will represent Slovakia on the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf.... " |
X | X | 13 | 48 |
| 2012 Eurovision Song Contest 2012 The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijan's win in the 2011 Contest with Ell & Nikki's song "Running Scared". The two semi-finals will be held on 22 May and 24 May 2012, with the final on 26 May 2012,... |
Miro Šmajda |
Voting history (1994-2011)
Slovakia has given the most points to...| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | |
| 2 | 27 | |
| 3 | 25 | |
| 4 | 20 | |
| 5 | 18 |
Slovakia has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | |
| 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2 |
NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.
External links
- Points to and from Slovakia eurovisioncovers.co.uk