Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Slovenia was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by Omar Naber with the song "Stop". The song was originally a dynamic ballad, but was turned into a symphonic metal song for Eurovision. The song is written and composed by Urša Vlašič.

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country Slovenia
National selection
Selection processEMA 2005
Selection date(s)6 February 2005
Selected entrantOmar Naber
Selected song"Stop"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Omar Naber
  • Urša Vlašič
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (12th)
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2004 • 2005 • 2006►

Before Eurovision

EMA 2005

EMA 2005 was the 10th 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 2005 and was broadcast on TV Slovenija 1, Radio Val 202, Radio Maribor and online via the broadcaster's website rtvslo.si.[1]

Competing entries

Artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster between 16 October 2004 and 10 December 2004.[2] 103 entries were received by the broadcaster during the submission period. An expert committee consisting of Andrej Karoli (music editor for Radia Slovenija), Mario Galunič (television presenter), Zoran Predin (singer-songwriter), Andrej Šifrer (singer and composer), Jaka Pucihar (composer) and Matjaž Kosi (songwriter and music producer) selected thirteen artists and songs for the competition from the received submissions, while an additional entry was provided by Omar Naber, the first season's winner of the talent show Bitka Talentov, who was directly invited by RTV Slovenija for the competition.[3] The competing artists were announced on 22 December 2004.[4] Among the competing artists were former Slovenian Eurovision contestants Regina who represented Slovenia in 1996 and Nuša Derenda who represented Slovenia in 2001.

Final

EMA 2005 took place on 6 February 2005 at the RTV Slovenija Studio 1 in Ljubljana, hosted by Saša Einsiedler and Saša Gerdej. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, 2004 Eurovision winner Ruslana and 2004 Serbian and Montenegrin Eurovision entrant Željko Joksimović performed as guests. The winner was selected over two rounds of public voting. In the first round, the top three entries were selected to proceed to the second round. In the second round, "Stop" performed by Omar Naber was selected as the winner.

Final – 6 February 2005
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 Johnny Bravo "Večni otrok" Leon Oblak 3,049 7
2 Express "Skozi mesto" Olja Dešić, Vlado Poredoš 2,370 11
3 Victory "Daleč od oči" Martin Štibernik, Drago Mislej 724 14
4 Saša Lendero "Metulj" Andrej Babić, Saša Lendero 24,030 2
5 Omar Naber "Stop" Omar Naber, Urša Vlašič 23,873 3
6 Jadranka Juras "Anima" Jadranka Juras, Jani Hace, Darko Nikolovski 2,829 8
7 Anika Horvat "Kje si" Marino Legovič, Damjana Kenda Hussu 1,927 12
8 Sergeja "Nedotaknjena" Franci Zabukovec, Darja Pristovnik 1,148 13
9 Regina "Proti vetru" Damjan Pančur, Aleksander Kogoj, Feri Lainšček 2,514 9
10 Nude "Tako lepo si mi zlomila srce" Gaber Marolt, Boštjan Dermol, Teodor Amanović 4,401 6
11 Billy's Private Parking "Ljubljana" Sergej Pobegajlo, Urška Majdič 2,394 10
12 Alya "Exxtra" Bor Zuljan, Alja Omladič, Žare Pak, Cvetka Omladič 11,364 5
13 Rebeka Dremelj "Pojdi z menoj" Aleš Klinar, Anja Rupel 25,739 1
14 Nuša Derenda "Noe, Noe" Matjaž Vlašič, Urša Vlašič 19,090 4
Superfinal – 6 February 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Saša Lendero "Metulj" 27,825 2
2 Omar Naber "Stop" 29,945 1
3 Rebeka Dremelj "Pojdi z menoj" 23,514 3

At Eurovision

Because Slovenia failed to qualify in 2004 Omar was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. "Stop" was performed in the semi-final of the contest but failed to qualify for the final, finishing in 12th place with 69 points.[5]

The spokesperson who revealed Slovenia's votes for other countries was TV SLO host Katarina Čas.[6]

Points awarded to Slovenia
Points awarded to Slovenia (Semi-final)[7]
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Croatia
8 points
7 points
6 points  Russia
5 points
4 points  Monaco
3 points
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Slovenia

References
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  2. Jurczak, Pawel (16 October 2004). "Slovenian final on 13th February". Esctoday. Retrieved 16 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "ZNANI TEKMECI ZA POT V UKRAJINO". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Nuša Derenda and Regina in EMA 2005". Esctoday. 22 December 2004. Retrieved 16 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  7. "Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. "Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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