Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Slovenia was represented by Vili Resnik in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Naj bogovi slišijo".

Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Country Slovenia
National selection
Selection processEMA 1998
Selection date(s)28 February 1998
Selected entrantVili Resnik
Selected song"Naj bogovi slišijo"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Matjaž Vlašič
  • Urša Vlašič
Finals performance
Final result18th, 17 points
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1997 • 1998 • 1999►

Before Eurovision

EMA 1998

EMA 1998 was the 4th 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 1998.

Competing entries

43 entries were received by RTV Slovenija during a submission period. An expert committee consisting of Miša Molk, Andrej Karoli and Mojmir Sepe selected fourteen artists and songs for the competition from the received submissions.

Final

EMA 1998 took place on 28 February 1998 at the RTV Slovenija studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Mojca Mavec. A public vote selected "Naj bogovi slišijo" performed by Vili Resnik as the winner.[1]

Final – 28 February 1998
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 Magnifico "Silvia" Robert Magnifico 3,558 5
2 Vili Resnik "Naj bogovi slišijo" Matjaž Vlašič, Urša Vlašič 7,391 1
3 Pop Design "Nora noč" Tone Košmrlj 911 13
4 Miran Rudan "Cvetje in vrtovi" Tone Košmrlj, Miran Rudan 1,377 10
5 Aurora "Pesem zate" Dean Savič, Dragan Kikovič 480 14
6 Obvezna smer "Ko pade noč" Martin Štibernik, Karmen Stavec 980 12
7 Damjana "Ljubim, ljubiš" Karel Novak, Janez Zmazek 1,448 9
8 Karmen Stavec and Patrik Greblo "Kje pesem je doma" Patrik Greblo, Milan Dekleva 2,298 7
9 Sound Attack "Zakaj odšel si" Simon Šurev, Pika Božič 1,628 8
10 Deja Mušič "Ljubezen" Boštjan Grabnar, Deja Mušič, Danijel Šmid 1,257 11
11 Gianni Rijavec and Vladimir Čadež "Pusti času čas" Gianni Rijavec, Miša Čermak 6,103 2
12 Darja Švajger "Ljubezen ne odhaja" Rok Golob, Darja Švajger 3,224 6
13 Regina "Glas gora" Aleksander Kogoj 5,694 3
14 Victory "Zapri oči" Robi Lukač 4,221 4

At Eurovision

Heading into the final of the contest, BBC reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 19th out of the 25 entries.[2]

Voting

References
  1. "SLOVENE NATIONAL FINAL 1998".
  2. "The bookies' favourites". BBC News. 8 May 1998. Archived from the original on 1 November 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.