Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
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Slovakia returned to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 after an 11-year absence in the Eurovision Song Contest
.
After withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest after three poor results from 1994
to 1998
, Slovenská Televízia (STV) was reluctant to return to the contest due to budget problems in the broadcaster, however, after 11 years, Slovakia returned to the contest in Moscow
. The program director of STV stated that pressure from local artists was the driving force behind the country's return.
The fourth Slovak entry at Eurovision was chosen through a national final, held between 15 February and 8 March. the final winner was Kamil Mikulčík
and Nela Pocisková
with "Leť tmou
".
. An open call of songs was launched, with the final deadline for entries to STV expiring at 20 January. All entries submitted to STV will compete in a number of semi-finals held before a grand final, set to be held on 8 March. The original plan was for three semi-finals to be held for Eurosong, set for 15 February, 22 February and 1 March 2009. Thirty songs were to compete in the semi-finals, with four songs qualifying to the final: three of the songs from televoting results while the fourth qualifier decided by a nine-person jury.
After 117 songs had been entered for Eurosong, STV decided to increase the number of semi-finals to five, each containing 10 songs, a total of 50 competing acts over the five semi-finals. The dates for the semi-finals were Sunday 15 February, Friday 20 February, Sunday 22 February, Friday 27 February and Sunday 1 March. From each semi-final, three songs qualified for the final, two by televoting and one by a jury, with 15 final songs competing in the final. The list of competing songs was released on 3 February.
& Lucia Nováková was supposed to perform during the show, however they did not due to an accident during rehearsals.
Andrea Zimányiová and Robo Šimko & MassRiot were the two acts that qualified by televoting, while VIP was selected by the jury to qualify, after coming ninth and last in the televote.
Tomáš Bezdeda
and Mária Čírová qualified to the final, gaining the highest amount of televotes, while Mukatado qualified as the jury wildcard, coming seventh in the televote. Samo Tomeček & Free Inna Cage were later chosen as an additional jury wildcard entry to the final after all the semi-finals had been held.
. As such, Sunday was declared a day of mourning in Slovakia and all entertainment shows were postponed or cancelled. Due to this, the show was held on 23 February instead..
From this semi-final, Robo Opatovský and Peter Bazík & Andrea Sulovská gained the most televotes, while Komajota was selected by the jury to qualify, having initially come sixth in the televote.
The winners of the televote were Martina Schindlerová and Janais, while Zachariáš Hubáček was selected as the jury wildcard, who was initially eliminated after coming seventh in the televote.
& Lucia Nováková, who were forced to retire from the first semi-final. Three songs again qualified to the final, with two selected by televoting and one selected by a jury.
Kamil Mikulčík & Nela Pocisková and Desmod & Lucia Nováková were the winners of the televote, while Michal Chrenko was selected as the jury wildcard, coming seventh in the televote.
A number of changes occurred to the final line-up. Initially Desmod
& Lucia Nováková had qualified to the final, coming second in the fifth semi-final with "Posledná minúta". They later withdrew from the contest, and were replaced by Smola a hrušky with "Na čom záleží", who came sixth in the same semi-final. After all semi-final were held, the jury decided to select another jury wildcard to compete in the final. This was Samo Tomeček & Free Inna Cage, who came fourth in the first semi-final televote, with "To čo chceš".
During the final, the Azerbaijan
i entry, AySel
and Arash, performed their Eurovision entry, "Always
". The Czech Republic
entry for Eurovision, Gipsy.cz
, also performed during the show, performing their Eurovision entry "Aven Romale
".
The top three songs selected by televote was Kamil Mikulčík
and Nela Pocisková
with "Leť tmou
", Tomáš Bezdeda
with "Každý z nás" and Mukatado with "Ja sa mám". The winner of the jury vote was Kamil Mikulčík
and Nela Pocisková
with "Leť tmou
", who also won the televote.
Kamil and Nela performed for Slovakia 8th in the running order of the semi-final, following Cyprus
and preceding Denmark
, however they failed to qualify Slovakia to the final on 16 May, finishing second last with just eight points.
will begin once the 2009 Contest finishes.
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
.
After withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest after three poor results from 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...
to 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...
, Slovenská Televízia (STV) was reluctant to return to the contest due to budget problems in the broadcaster, however, after 11 years, Slovakia returned to the contest in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. The program director of STV stated that pressure from local artists was the driving force behind the country's return.
The fourth Slovak entry at Eurovision was chosen through a national final, held between 15 February and 8 March. the final winner was 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...
with "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:...
".
Eurosong
A national final was held to select the fourth Slovak Eurovision entry, where the Slovak public will chose the winner through televotingTelevoting
Televoting, telephone voting or phone voting is a method of decision making and opinion polling conducted by telephone. Televoting can also extend to voting by SMS text message via a mobile cell phone.- Broadcast contest televoting :...
. An open call of songs was launched, with the final deadline for entries to STV expiring at 20 January. All entries submitted to STV will compete in a number of semi-finals held before a grand final, set to be held on 8 March. The original plan was for three semi-finals to be held for Eurosong, set for 15 February, 22 February and 1 March 2009. Thirty songs were to compete in the semi-finals, with four songs qualifying to the final: three of the songs from televoting results while the fourth qualifier decided by a nine-person jury.
After 117 songs had been entered for Eurosong, STV decided to increase the number of semi-finals to five, each containing 10 songs, a total of 50 competing acts over the five semi-finals. The dates for the semi-finals were Sunday 15 February, Friday 20 February, Sunday 22 February, Friday 27 February and Sunday 1 March. From each semi-final, three songs qualified for the final, two by televoting and one by a jury, with 15 final songs competing in the final. The list of competing songs was released on 3 February.
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final of Eurosong was held on 15 February. Three songs qualified to the final from the nine acts that competed, two selected by televoting and one selected by a jury. DesmodDesmod
Desmod is a Slovak rock band from Nitra and was founded in 1996. The former lineup is completely different from the current one and they have played genres including soft rock and pop rock...
& Lucia Nováková was supposed to perform during the show, however they did not due to an accident during rehearsals.
Andrea Zimányiová and Robo Šimko & MassRiot were the two acts that qualified by televoting, while VIP was selected by the jury to qualify, after coming ninth and last in the televote.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alone | "Nezistím" | 6.5% | 6 |
| 2 | Petra Kepeňová | "Odkedy nie si" | 19.0% | 3 |
| 3 | Robo Papp | "Nádej máme" | 6.4% | 7 |
| 4 | EmSoft | "Násilie" | 4.4% | 8 |
| 5 | Peter Kotuľa | "Cesty sú stratené" | 6.6% | 5 |
| 6 | VIP | "Hviezdy" | 3.5% | 9 |
| 7 | Andrea Zimányiová | "Prines si ten kľúč" | 20.5% | 1 |
| 8 | Robo Šimko & MassRiot | "Môj anjel spí" | 19.4% | 2 |
| 9 | Hudba z Marsu | "Na hubách" | 13.7% | 4 |
| |
Desmod Desmod is a Slovak rock band from Nitra and was founded in 1996. The former lineup is completely different from the current one and they have played genres including soft rock and pop rock... & Lucia Nováková |
|
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Semi-final 2
The second semi-final of Eurosong was held on 20 February. Three songs qualified to the final from the ten songs that competed, with two selected by televoting and one selected by a jury.Tomáš Bezdeda
Tomáš Bezdeda
Tomáš Bezdeda is a Slovak singer who rose to popularity after placing third in Slovensko Hľadá SuperStar, the Slovak version of Pop Idol, shown by STV. He worked as a moderator of the music program XXL in STV...
and Mária Čírová qualified to the final, gaining the highest amount of televotes, while Mukatado qualified as the jury wildcard, coming seventh in the televote. Samo Tomeček & Free Inna Cage were later chosen as an additional jury wildcard entry to the final after all the semi-finals had been held.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babenky a týpci | "Babenky a týpci" | 17.01% | 3 |
| 2 | Mária Čírová | "Búrka" | 17.07% | 2 |
| 3 | Jakub Petraník | "Nadomnou" | 1.86% | 10 |
| 4 | Golden Storm | "Daj mi len deň" | 11.27% | 5 |
| 5 | Samo Tomeček & Free Inna Cage | "To čo chceš" | 15.22% | 4 |
| 6 | Editor | "Pod parou" | 7.59% | 6 |
| 7 | Mukatado | "Ja sa mám" | 5.00% | 7 |
| 8 | Marek Kravjar | "Geniálny cvok" | 1.97% | 9 |
| 9 | Anawi | "V predstavách" | 4.81% | 8 |
| 10 | Tomáš Bezdeda Tomáš Bezdeda Tomáš Bezdeda is a Slovak singer who rose to popularity after placing third in Slovensko Hľadá SuperStar, the Slovak version of Pop Idol, shown by STV. He worked as a moderator of the music program XXL in STV... |
"Každý z nás" | 18.20% | 1 |
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final of Eurosong was originally scheduled to be held on 22 February, but was later rescheduled due to tragic accident on Saturday in BratislavaBratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
. As such, Sunday was declared a day of mourning in Slovakia and all entertainment shows were postponed or cancelled. Due to this, the show was held on 23 February instead..
From this semi-final, Robo Opatovský and Peter Bazík & Andrea Sulovská gained the most televotes, while Komajota was selected by the jury to qualify, having initially come sixth in the televote.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Komajota | "7 nocí" | 6.1% | 6 |
| 2 | Katka Koščová | "Pri sebe" | 7.7% | 4 |
| 3 | Milan Lieskovský | "Bliss" | 7.6% | 5 |
| 4 | Peter Bažík & Andrea Súlovská | "Nebudem stáť" | 20.8% | 2 |
| 5 | Roman Galvánek | "Láska z papiera" | 2.4% | 10 |
| 6 | Ivana Kováčová | "Všetko" | 4.7% | 7 |
| 7 | ENS | "Už je čas" | 4.1% | 8 |
| 8 | Dáša Šarkozyová | "Krídla" | 3.1% | 9 |
| 9 | G-Strinx | "Rytmus vášne" | 17.8% | 3 |
| 10 | Robo Opatovský | "Prší" | 25.8% | 1 |
Semi-final 4
The fourth semi-final of Eurosong was held on 27 February. Ten songs competed, with three qualifying to the final, two selected by televoting and one selected by a jury.The winners of the televote were Martina Schindlerová and Janais, while Zachariáš Hubáček was selected as the jury wildcard, who was initially eliminated after coming seventh in the televote.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbora Balúchová & Red Rose | "Nakoniec" | 5.03% | 8 |
| 2 | Nocaden | "Na čo asi myslíš" | 2.59% | 10 |
| 3 | Golden Vein | "Chcem nevedieť" | 5.78% | 6 |
| 4 | Quasimondo | "16 barov" | 3.39% | 9 |
| 5 | Zachariáš Hubáček | "Bolo bolo" | 5.75% | 7 |
| 6 | Zuzana Haasová & Funny Fellows | "V mojej zime" | 11.61% | 3 |
| 7 | Palo Drapák | "Kričím na svätých" | 7.23% | 5 |
| 8 | Janais | "Taram ta rej" | 20.61% | 2 |
| 9 | Miro Jaroš | "Miesto kam patríme" | 10.82% | 4 |
| 10 | Martina Schindlerová | "Krídla" | 27.18% | 1 |
Semi-final 5
The fifth and final semi-final of Eurosong was held on 1 March. Eleven songs competed in this semi-final, including DesmodDesmod
Desmod is a Slovak rock band from Nitra and was founded in 1996. The former lineup is completely different from the current one and they have played genres including soft rock and pop rock...
& Lucia Nováková, who were forced to retire from the first semi-final. Three songs again qualified to the final, with two selected by televoting and one selected by a jury.
Kamil Mikulčík & Nela Pocisková and Desmod & Lucia Nováková were the winners of the televote, while Michal Chrenko was selected as the jury wildcard, coming seventh in the televote.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmod Desmod Desmod is a Slovak rock band from Nitra and was founded in 1996. The former lineup is completely different from the current one and they have played genres including soft rock and pop rock... & Lucia Nováková |
"Posledná minúta" | 27.97% | 2 |
| 2 | PapaJam | "Nemusíš sa báť" | 0.65% | 11 |
| 3 | Michal Chrenko | "Proti prúdom" | 2.35% | 7 |
| 4 | TH13TH | "Všetko je inak" | 1.60% | 8 |
| 5 | Natália Hatalová | "Spím" | 1.02% | 9 |
| 6 | Metalinda | "Chcem pre teba žiť" | 4.72% | 4 |
| 7 | Alena Kortis | "Zbláznený za láskou" | 0.88% | 10 |
| 8 | Dolores | "Kto nám slabým odpustí" | 3.99% | 5 |
| 9 | Smola a hrušky | "Na čom záleží" | 2.39% | 6 |
| 10 | 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,... & 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" | 28.25% | 1 |
| 11 | Peter Cmorík Band | "Ty spíš" | 26.18% | 3 |
Final
The final of Eurosong was held on 8 March. Sixteen songs in total will compete, which include the initial semi-final qualifiers. The winner was decided by a jury selecting the final winner from the top three songs of a public televote.A number of changes occurred to the final line-up. Initially Desmod
Desmod
Desmod is a Slovak rock band from Nitra and was founded in 1996. The former lineup is completely different from the current one and they have played genres including soft rock and pop rock...
& Lucia Nováková had qualified to the final, coming second in the fifth semi-final with "Posledná minúta". They later withdrew from the contest, and were replaced by Smola a hrušky with "Na čom záleží", who came sixth in the same semi-final. After all semi-final were held, the jury decided to select another jury wildcard to compete in the final. This was Samo Tomeček & Free Inna Cage, who came fourth in the first semi-final televote, with "To čo chceš".
During the final, the Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i entry, AySel
Aysel Teymurzadeh
-Biography:Aysel was born in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, the youngest of the three daughters of a journalist and a university professor. She is a descendant of the nineteenth-century Azerbaijani publicist Hasan bey Zardabi. Her grandmother on her mother's side was half-Russian, half-Ukrainian...
and Arash, performed their Eurovision entry, "Always
Always (Aysel Teymurzadeh song)
"Always" is a song by Azerbaijani singer Aysel Teymurzadeh and Arash, and was the Azerbaijani entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The song was selected by İctimai Televiziya və Radio Yayımları Şirkəti , the Azerbaijani broadcaster, among the 30 songs submitted to the broadcaster in an open...
". The Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
entry for Eurovision, Gipsy.cz
Gipsy.cz
Gipsy.cz are a Romani Hip hop group from the Czech Republic. Their music has recently hit the charts there and they are gaining a following throughout Europe, featuring on MTV. They played at Glastonbury 2007 festival...
, also performed during the show, performing their Eurovision entry "Aven Romale
Aven Romale
"Aven Romale" , is a song by the Czech group Gipsy.cz that was the Czech entry at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest held in Moscow, Russia. It failed to reach the Eurovision final...
".
The top three songs selected by televote was 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...
with "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:...
", Tomáš Bezdeda
Tomáš Bezdeda
Tomáš Bezdeda is a Slovak singer who rose to popularity after placing third in Slovensko Hľadá SuperStar, the Slovak version of Pop Idol, shown by STV. He worked as a moderator of the music program XXL in STV...
with "Každý z nás" and Mukatado with "Ja sa mám". The winner of the jury vote was 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...
with "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:...
", who also won the televote.
| Draw | Artist | Song | SMS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIP | "Hviezdy" | 0.33% | 16 |
| 2 | Andrea Zimányiová | "Prines si ten kľúč" | 1.51% | 14 |
| 3 | Robo Šimko & MassRiot | "Môj anjel spí" | 1.54% | 13 |
| 4 | Zachariáš Hubáček | "Bolo bolo" | 0.97% | 15 |
| 5 | Martina Schindlerová | "Krídla" | 5.98% | 5 |
| 6 | Mukatado | "Ja sa mám" | 14.73% | 3 |
| 7 | Tomáš Bezdeda Tomáš Bezdeda Tomáš Bezdeda is a Slovak singer who rose to popularity after placing third in Slovensko Hľadá SuperStar, the Slovak version of Pop Idol, shown by STV. He worked as a moderator of the music program XXL in STV... |
"Každý z nás" | 15.10% | 2 |
| 8 | Robo Opatovský | "Prší" | 5.13% | 6 |
| 9 | Smola a hrušky | "Na čom záleží" | 4.46% | 9 |
| 10 | Peter Bažík & Andrea Súlovská | "Nebudem stáť" | 2.20% | 10 |
| 11 | Janais | "Taram ta rej" | 2.47% | 8 |
| 12 | Mária Čírová | "Búrka" | 14.60% | 4 |
| 13 | 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,... & 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:... " |
25.27% | 1 |
| 14 | Michal Chrenko | "Proti prúdom" | 1.59% | 12 |
| 15 | Komajota | "7 nocí" | 2.11% | 11 |
| 16 | Samo Tomeček & Free Inna Cage | "To čo chceš" | 4.00% | 7 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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,... & 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:... " |
1 |
| 2 | Tomáš Bezdeda Tomáš Bezdeda Tomáš Bezdeda is a Slovak singer who rose to popularity after placing third in Slovensko Hľadá SuperStar, the Slovak version of Pop Idol, shown by STV. He worked as a moderator of the music program XXL in STV... |
"Každý z nás" | 3 |
| 3 | Mukatado | "Ja sa mám" | 2 |
At Eurovision
Since Slovakia was returning to the contest after an 11-year absence it had to compete in one of the two semi-finals. At the semi-final allocation draw on 30 January, it was decided that the country would compete in the second semi-final on 14 May 2009.Kamil and Nela performed for Slovakia 8th in the running order of the semi-final, following Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
and preceding Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, however they failed to qualify Slovakia to the final on 16 May, finishing second last with just eight points.
After Eurovision
STV confirmed on 28 March that plans for the 2010 ContestEurovision 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",...
will begin once the 2009 Contest finishes.
See also
- Slovakia in the Eurovision Song ContestSlovakia in the Eurovision Song ContestSlovakia 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...
- Eurovision Song Contest 2009Eurovision Song Contest 2009The 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....
- The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All TimeThe 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All TimeThe 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time is a list of the best album releases issued by Slovak recording artists. As the first such list presented in Slovakia, it was published by Nový čas daily on September 22, 2007....