Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

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Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country Slovenia
National selection
Selection processMisija Evrovizija
Misija EMA 2012
Selection date(s)Misija Evrovizija:
Auditions
26-30 August 2011
Live Shows: Round 1
2 October 2011
9 October 2011
16 October 2011
23 October 2011
Live Shows: Round 2
30 October 2011
6 November 2011
Live shows: Round 3
13 November 2011
20 November 2011
27 November 2011
11 December 2011
Semi final
18 December 2011
Final
8 January 2012
Misija EMA 2012
26 February 2012
Selected entrantEva Boto
Selected song"Verjamem"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (17th)
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Verjamem" written by Vladimir Graić, Hari Mata Hari and Igor Pirkovič. The song was performed by Eva Boto. Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenija) organised the national final Misija EMA 2012 in order to select the Slovenian entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. Two finalists selected through the talent selection Misija Evrovizija competed in the national final where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, each finalist performed three songs and the top two entries were selected by a four-member jury panel and a public vote. In the second round, "Verjamem" performed by Eva Boto was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.

Slovenia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2012. Performing during the show in position 9, "Verjamem" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Slovenia placed seventeenth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 31 points.

Background[]

Prior to the 2012 Contest, Slovenia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest seventeen times since its first entry in 1993.[1] Slovenia's highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been seventh place, which the nation achieved on two occasions: in 1995 with the song "Prisluhni mi" performed by Darja Švajger and in 2001 with the song "Energy" performed by Nuša Derenda. The country's only other top ten result was achieved in 1997 when Tanja Ribič performing "Zbudi se" placed tenth. Since the introduction of semi-finals to the format of the contest in 2004, Slovenia had thus far only managed to qualify to the final on two occasions. In 2011, "No One" performed by Maja Keuc qualified to the final and placed thirteenth.

The Slovenian national broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenija), broadcasts the event within Slovenia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. RTV Slovenija confirmed Slovenia's participation in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest on 24 June 2011.[2] The Slovenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest has traditionally been selected through a national final entitled Evrovizijska Melodija (EMA), which has been produced with variable formats. For 2012, the broadcaster opted to organise EMA 2012 to select the Slovenian entry, which would consist of two phases.

Before Eurovision[]

Misija Evrovizija[]

Misija Evrovizija was the first phase of the Slovenian national final used by RTV Slovenija to select Slovenia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.[2] The competition involved a three-month-long process that commenced on 2 October 2011 and concluded on 8 January 2012 with two finalists that would proceed to Misija EMA 2012.[3] The competition took place at the RTV Slovenija studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Klemen Slakonja and 2011 Slovenian Eurovision entrant Maja Keuc, and was broadcast on TV SLO1 and online via the broadcaster's website rtvslo.si.[4]

Judges[]

During the live shows, a four-member judging panel was responsible for selecting contestants to advance as well as to select those who would be exempt for elimination. The judging panel consisted of:[5]

Auditions[]

Artists aged over 16 were able to attend the producers' auditions that took place between 26 August 2011 and 30 August 2011 in five cities across Slovenia: Celje, Novo Mesto, Koper, Maribor and Ljubljana. The competition producers selected 130 contestants for the judges' auditions from the auditioning acts. During the judges' auditions, the contestants performed in front of a three-member judging panel and thirty-two were selected to compete in the live shows.

Results summary[]

Colour key
  – Contestant was eliminated
  – Contestant was in the bottom two
Contestant Show 1 Show 2 Show 3 Show 4 Show 5 Show 6 Show 7 Show 8 Show 9 Show 10 Show 11
(Semi-final)
Show 12
(Final)
Eva Boto N/A Safe N/A N/A Safe N/A 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st Safe
Eva and Nika Prusnik N/A Safe Safe 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 3rd Safe
Nika Zorjan Safe N/A Safe 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 2nd 3rd
Manuela Brečko Safe Safe 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th Eliminated
(Show 11)
Flora Ema Lotrič Safe N/A Safe N/A 7th 5th 5th 5th Eliminated
(Show 10)
Brina Vidic Safe N/A N/A Safe 5th 6th 6th Eliminated
(Show 9)
Nadja Irgolič Safe Safe 6th 7th Eliminated
(Show 8)
Gašper Rifelj N/A Safe Safe N/A 8th Eliminated
(Show 7)
David Matići N/A Safe N/A Out Eliminated
(Show 6)
Klemen Orter Safe N/A Out Eliminated
(Show 6)
Nastja Gabor N/A Safe Out Eliminated
(Show 6)
Sara Jagrič N/A Safe Out Eliminated
(Show 6)
Aljoša Keber Safe N/A Out Eliminated
(Show 5)
Barbara Vauda N/A Safe Out Eliminated
(Show 5)
Maja Založnik Safe Out Eliminated
(Show 5)
Sarah Senica Safe N/A Out Eliminated
(Show 5)
Alino Juhart N/A Out Eliminated
(Show 4)
Maks Verderber Out Eliminated
(Show 4)
Me 4 Out Eliminated
(Show 4)
Tanja Srednik Out Eliminated
(Show 4)
Adrijana Lorber Out Eliminated
(Show 3)
Alex Volasko Out Eliminated
(Show 3)
Klemen Mramor Out Eliminated
(Show 3)
Nina Bauman Out Eliminated
(Show 3)
Domonik Vodopivec Out Eliminated
(Show 2)
Leaparfume Out Eliminated
(Show 2)
Sara Špelec Out Eliminated
(Show 2)
Ž-Lajf Out Eliminated
(Show 2)
Biba & Bibitas Out Eliminated
(Show 1)
Janja Kobale Out Eliminated
(Show 1)
Sylvo Out Eliminated
(Show 1)
Tamara Goričanec Out Eliminated
(Show 1)

Round 1[]

The 32 contestants competed in the first round of Misija Evrovizija over four shows, with 8 contestants in each. 4 contestants from each advanced in the competition as two were saved by the public vote and the other two were saved by the judges.

  Saved by the public vote   Saved by the jury

Show 1 – 2 October 2011
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Jury Televote Result
1 Janja Kobale "Rolling in the Deep" (Adele) 11 6 400 4 Eliminated
2 Sylvo "Tainted Love" (Soft Cell) 14 5 111 8 Eliminated
3 Klemen Orter "Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland) 29 1 282 5 Safe
4 Tamara Goričanec "Ključ do srca" (Anja Rupel) 11 6 182 7 Eliminated
5 Biba and Bibitas "Moon River" (Audrey Hepburn) 5 8 169 6 Eliminated
6 Nadja Irgolič "The Climb" (Miley Cyrus) 21 4 628 1 Safe
7 Aljoša Keber "Grenade" (Bruno Mars) 27 2 422 3 Safe
8 Brina Vidic "You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse) 26 3 506 2 Safe
Show 2 – 9 October 2011
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Jury Televote Result
1 Gašper Rifelj "Bed of Roses" (Bon Jovi) 18 5 1,114 2 Safe
2 Flora Ema Lotrič "Stuck" (Caro Emerald) 23 2 962 3 Safe
3 Ž-Lajf "Sex Bomb" (Tom Jones) 14 6 607 5 Eliminated
4 Leaparfume "Hvala za vijolice" ( [sl]) 21 4 646 4 Eliminated
5 Nastja Gabor "Molitva" (Marija Šerifović) 21 3 583 6 Safe
6 Sara Špelec "The Show Must Go On" (Queen) 7 8 99 8 Eliminated
7 Domonik Vodopivec "Plan B" (Anžej Dežan) 11 7 396 7 Eliminated
8 Eva Boto "Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson) 29 1 1,306 1 Safe
Show 3 – 16 October 2011
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Jury Televote Result
1 Manuela Brečko "Something in the Water" (Brooke Fraser) 23 2 737 3 Safe
2 Alex Volasko "Stop" (Omar Naber) 11 6 282 8 Eliminated
3 Adrijana Lorber "Price Tag" (Jessie J) 15 5 320 6 Eliminated
4 Nina Bauman "Superwoman" (Alicia Keys) 10 7 305 7 Eliminated
5 Sarah Senica "Veter z juga" (Tinkara Kovač) 19 4 876 2 Safe
6 Eva and Nika Prusnik "Je veux" (Zaz) 30 1 658 4 Safe
7 Klemen Mramor "Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon) 8 8 525 5 Eliminated
8 Nika Zorjan "Listen" (Beyoncé) 28 3 1,579 1 Safe
Show 4 – 23 October 2011
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Jury Televote Result
1 Maja Založnik "Love You I Do" (Jennifer Hudson) 25 1 621 5 Safe
2 Alino Juhart "Valerie" (The Zutons) 15 6 409 7 Eliminated
3 Tanja Srednik "Blues in the Night" (Blues in the Night) 12 7 226 8 Eliminated
4 Me 4 "Mercy" (Duffy) 22 2 682 4 Eliminated
5 Barbara Vauda "Saving All My Love for You" (Whitney Houston) 19 5 906 2 Safe
6 David Matiči "Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams) 22 2 789 3 Safe
7 Maks Verderber "Somewhere There's a Someone" (Dean Martin) 9 8 418 6 Eliminated
8 Sara Jagrič "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) 20 4 929 1 Safe

Round 2[]

The remaining 16 contestants competed in the second round of Misija Evrovizija over two shows, with 8 contestants in each. 4 contestants advanced in the competition as two were saved by the public vote and the other two were saved by the judges.

  Saved by the public vote   Saved by the jury

Show 5 – 30 October 2011
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Jury Televote Result
1 Aljoša Keber "Born This Way" (Lady Gaga) 21 3 313 8 Eliminated
2 Maja Založnik "V meni je moč" (Alenka Godec) 14 5 333 7 Eliminated
3 Sarah Senica "Can I Walk with You" (Jessica Simpson) 12 6 940 5 Eliminated
4 Gašper Rifelj "Insieme: 1992" (Toto Cutugno) 7 8 1,246 2 Safe
5 Eva Boto "Hero" (Mariah Carey) 27 2 1,051 4 Safe
6 Flora Ema Lotrič "A Night like This" (Caro Emerald) 20 4 1,963 1 Safe
7 Barbara Vauda "California King Bed" (Rihanna) 11 7 915 6 Eliminated
8 Eva and Nika Prusnik "Satellite" (Lena Meyer-Landrut) 32 1 1,054 3 Safe
Show 6 – 6 November 2011
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Jury Televote Result
1 Brina Vidic "I'm Like a Bird" (Nelly Furtado) 24 2 363 7 Safe
2 Manuela Brečko "Fuckin' Perfect" (Pink) 28 1 690 4 Safe
3 Klemen Orter "Empire State of Mind" (Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys) 17 6 271 8 Eliminated
4 Sara Jagrič "There You'll Be" (Faith Hill) 24 3 378 6 Eliminated
5 Nastja Gabor "It's Raining Men" (Geri Halliwell) 13 7 732 5 Eliminated
6 David Matići "Moja" (Toše Proeski) 6 8 915 3 Eliminated
7 Nadja Irgolič "This Is Me" (Demi Lovato) 12 5 1,189 2 Safe
8 Nika Zorjan "My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion) 20 4 1,443 1 Safe

Round 3[]

The remaining 8 contestants competed in the third round of Misija Evrovizija over four elimination shows. The judges selected 2 contestants up for eviction, with one being saved by the public vote. Due to the Slovenian parliamentary election on 4 December 2011, the tenth show was postponed to 11 December 2011.

Show 7 – 13 November 2011
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Points Place Result
1 Manuela Brečko "Like a Prayer" (Madonna) 20 4 Safe
2 Flora Ema Lotrič "Think Twice" (Celine Dion) 8 7 Bottom two
3 Gašper Rifelj "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" (Heart) 4 8 Bottom two
4 Eva and Nika Prusnik "Gangsta's Paradise" (Coolio feat. L.V.) 26 2 Safe
5 Nika Zorjan "Would I Lie to You?" (Charles & Eddie) 24 3 Safe
6 Nadja Irgolič "Ironic" (Alanis Morissette) 15 6 Safe
7 Brina Vidic "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" (Prince) 18 5 Safe
8 Eva Boto "Any Man of Mine" (Shania Twain) 29 1 Safe
Show 7 – Final Showdown
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Televote Result
1 Flora Ema Lotrič "Stuck" (Caro Emerald) 5,158 Saved
2 Gašper Rifelj "Bed of Roses" (Bon Jovi) 2,671 Eliminated
Show 8 – 20 November 201
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Points Place Result
1 Nika Zorjan "Ladadidej" ( [sl]) 17 3 Safe
2 Flora Ema Lotrič "Malo tu, malo tam" (Neisha) 13 5 Safe
3 Nadja Irgolič "Alya" (Alya) 7 7 Bottom two
4 Brina Vidic "Moje luči" ( [sl]) 12 6 Bottom two
5 Eva Boto "Prisluhni mi" (Darja Švajger) 27 1 Safe
6 Manuela Brečko "Dež" (Nina Pušlar) 17 3 Safe
7 Eva and Nika Prusnik "Samo malo" (Magnifico and Turbolentza) 19 2 Safe
Show 8 – Final Showdown
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Televote Result
1 Nadja Irgolič "The Climb" (Miley Cyrus) 1,951 Eliminated
2 Brina Vidic "You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse) 2,608 Saved
Show 9 – 27 November 2011
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Points Place Result
1 Flora Ema Lotrič "Don't Stop the Music" (Rihanna) 8 6 Bottom two
2 Eva Boto "Hush Hush" (The Pussycat Dolls feat. Nicole Scherzinger) 18 2 Safe
3 Brina Vidic "Hung Up" (Madonna) 11 5 Bottom two
4 Eva and Nika Prusnik "TiK ToK" (Kesha) 20 1 Safe
5 Nika Zorjan "Bad Romance" (Lady Gaga) 13 4 Safe
6 Manuela Brečko "One Love" (David Guetta feat. Estelle) 14 3 Safe
Show 9 – Final Showdown
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Televote Result
1 Flora Ema Lotrič "A Night like This" (Caro Emerald) 3,660 Saved
2 Brina Vidic "I'm Like a Bird" (Nelly Furtado) 2,451 Eliminated
Show 10 – 11 December 2011
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Points Place Result
1 Flora Ema Lotrič "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Britney Spears) 9 5 Bottom two
2 Manuela Brečko "It's My Life" (No Doubt) 13 3 Safe
3 Eva Boto "Whataya Want from Me" (Adam Lambert) 14 1 Safe
4 Nika Zorjan "Sweet Child o' Mine" (Guns N' Roses) 10 4 Bottom two
5 Eva and Nika Prusnik "It's My Life" (Bon Jovi) 14 1 Safe
Show 10 – Final showdown
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Televote Result
1 Flora Ema Lotrič "Malo tu, malo tam" (Neisha) 3,043 Eliminated
2 Nika Zorjan "Ladadidej" ( [sl]) 3,834 Saved

Semi-final[]

The remaining four contestants competed in the semi-final of Misija Evrovizija. A public vote selected two contestants up for eviction, with one being saved by the judges.

Semi-final – 18 December 2011
Draw Artist First song (Original artists) Second song (Original artists) Televote Place Result
1 Nika Zorjan "My Life Would Suck Without You" (Kelly Clarkson) "Unfaithful" (Rihanna) 6,101 2 Safe
2 Eva and Nika Prusnik "Bubbly" (Colbie Caillat) "Forget You" (CeeLo Green) 1,739 4 Bottom two
3 Manuela Brečko "Hey, Soul Sister" (Train) "Someone like You" (Adele) 1,995 3 Bottom two
4 Eva Boto "Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon) "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara) 7,024 1 Safe
Semi-final – Final Showdown
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Votes Result
1 Eva and Nika Prusnik "Je veux" (Zaz) 3 Saved
2 Manuela Brečko "Something in the Water" (Brooke Fraser) 1 Eliminated

Final[]

The remaining three contestants competed in the final of Misija Evrovizija. Two were selected to compete in Misija EMA 2012. A public vote selected the first finalist and the judges selected the other finalist.

  Selected by the public vote   Selected by the jury

Final – 8 January 2012
Draw Artist First song (Original artists) Second song (Original artists) Jury Televote Result
1 Nika Zorjan "Listen" (Beyoncé) "Ne partez pas sans moi" (Céline Dion) 6 3 16,896 2 Eliminated
2 Eva and Nika Prusnik "Samo malo" (Magnifico and Turbolentza) "Wild Dances" (Ruslana) 9 1 6,628 3 Finalist
3 Eva Boto "Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson) "Running Scared" (Ell and Nikki) 9 1 17,045 1 Finalist

Misija 2012[]

Misija 2012 aired on 31 December 2011 for the New Year of Misija Evrovizija. The top eight contestants of Misija Evrovizija and former EMA contestants performed during the show.

Misija 2012 – 31 December 2011
Draw Artist Song
1 Manuela Brečko "Take Me to Your Heaven"
2 Alya "Vse manj je dobrih gostiln"
3 Gašper Rifelj "Naj bogovi slišijo"
4 Eva Boto "Marija Magdalena"
5 Nina Pušlar "Pozdrav z ljubeznijo"
6 Nadja Irgolič "Lep poletni dan"
7 Maja Keuc "Ta čas"
8 Brina Vidic "Satellite"
9 Neisha feat. Tokac "Najin ples"
10 Flora Ema Lotrič "Hajde da ludujemo"
11 Tangels "Najin"/"Kaj in kam"/"To je moj dan" (feat. Kataya)
12 Eva and Nika Prusnik "Samo ljubezen"
13 Nika Zorjan and Langa "Zaigraj muzikant"
14 Štirje Kovači, Cita Galič and Klemen "Kam le čas beži"

Misija EMA 2012[]

Misija EMA 2012 was the 17th edition of the Slovenian national final format Evrovizijska Melodija (EMA). The competition was used by RTV Slovenija as the second phase of the Slovenian national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The competition was broadcast on TV SLO1 and online via the broadcaster's website rtvslo.si and the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.[6]

Format[]

Three songs performed by each of the two Misija Evrovizija finalists, Eva Boto and Eva and Nika Prusnik, competed in a televised show where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the points from a three-member expert jury and public televoting selected one finalist out of the three competing songs per artist to proceed to a superfinal. Both the expert jury and the televote awarded 1, 3 and 5 points to their top three songs performed by each artist with the top two being determined by the songs that receive the highest scores when the jury and public votes are combined. Ties were broken by giving priority to the song that achieved a higher number of scores from the jury. In the superfinal, public televoting exclusively determined the winner. In case of technical problems with the televote, the jury would have voted to determine the winner in a similar process as in the first round of the competition.[7]

Competing entries[]

52 songs were received by the broadcaster from composers during a submission period. An expert committee consisting of Darja Švajger, Mojca Menart (head of the Publishing House of RTV Slovenija) and Aleksander Radić (Head of the Slovenian delegation at the Eurovision Song Contest) selected three songs for the competition from the received submissions, while an additional three songs were written by composers invited by RTV Slovenija for the competition. Eva Boto and Eva and Nika Prusnik were then allocated three competing songs each, which were announced on 16 February 2012.[8]

Final[]

Misija EMA 2012 took place on 26 February 2012 at the RTV Slovenija studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Klemen Slakonja and Maja Keuc.[9] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Maja Keuc, 2012 French Eurovision entrant Anggun and member of 1989 Eurovision winners Riva Emilija Kokić performed as guests. The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, a combination of points from a four-member jury panel and a public vote selected one song per artist to proceed to the second round: "Konichiwa" for Eva and Nika Prusnik and "Verjamem" for Eva Boto. The jury consisted of the Misija Evrovizija judges Darja Švajger, Jonas Žnidaršič, Raay and Tina Marinšek. In the second round, a public vote selected "Verjamem" performed by Eva Boto as the winner.[10]

Final – 26 February 2012
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Jury Televote Total Result
1 Eva Boto "Run" Christina Schilling, Camilla Gottschalck, Henrik Szabo, Daniel Nillson, Søren Bundgaard 10 3 2,282 1 4 Eliminated
2 Eva and Nika Prusnik "Konichiwa" Bilbi, Gregor Stermecki 20 5 3,691 5 10 Advanced
3 Eva Boto "A si sanjal me" Matjaž Vlašič, Urša Vlašič 8 1 2,909 3 4 Eliminated
4 Eva and Nika Prusnik "Malo sreče" Magnifico, Barbara Pešut 10 3 517 1 4 Eliminated
5 Eva Boto "Verjamem" Vladimir Graić, Igor Pirkovič 18 5 8,772 5 10 Advanced
6 Eva and Nika Prusnik "Love Hurts" Chiron Morpheus 6 1 715 3 4 Eliminated
Superfinal – 26 February 2012
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Eva Boto "Verjamem" 28,385 1
2 Eva and Nika Prusnik "Konichiwa" 12,884 2

At Eurovision[]

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 25 January 2012, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals. Slovenia was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 24 May 2012.[11] The running order for the semi-finals was decided through another draw on 20 March 2012 and Slovenia was set to perform in position 9, following the entry from Bulgaria and before the entry from Croatia.

In Slovenia, the semi-finals were televised on RTV SLO2 and the final was televised on RTV SLO1 with commentary by Andrej Hofer. The Slovenian spokesperson, who announced the Slovenian votes during the final, was Lorella Flego.

Semi-final[]

Eva Boto during a rehearsal before the second semi-final

Eva Boto took in technical rehearsals on 16 and 19 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 23 and 24 May. This included the jury show on 23 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.[12]

The Slovenian performance featured Eva Boto performing in a long white dress attached with a flower decoration together with five backing vocalists who also wore long white dresses. The stage colours transitioned from blue to gold as the song progressed, and the LED screens displayed blue waving cloth which changed to golden bubbles in the middle of the performance.[13] The Slovenian performance was choreographed by Matic Zadravec from the Maestro Dance Studio.[14] The five backing vocalists that joined Eva Boto on stage were: Ana Bezjak, Katja Koren, Martina Majerle, Mateja Majerle and Sandra Feketija. Majerle previously represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 together with the group Quartissimo where they failed to qualify to the grand final of the contest with the song "Love Symphony".[15]

Despite being one of the bookmakers favourites, at the end of the show, Slovenia was not announced among the top 10 entries in the second semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final.[16] It was later revealed that Slovenia placed seventeenth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 31 points.[17][18]

Voting[]

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding points from 1-8, 10 and 12 as determined by a combination of 50% national jury and 50% televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Slovenia and awarded by Slovenia in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Serbia in the semi-final and the final of the contest.

Points awarded to Slovenia[]

Points awarded to Slovenia (Semi-final 2)[19]
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Serbia
8 points  Croatia
7 points
6 points
5 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Slovenia[]

Jury Points awarded by Slovenia[]

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