Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Country	Slovenia
National selection
Selection process	Slovenski izbor za Pesem Evrovizije 1993
Selection date(s)	27 February 1993
Selected entrant	1X Band
Selected song	"Tih deževen dan"
Finals performance
Final result	22nd, 9 points
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
1993 • 1995►

Slovenia made its debut to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993, having previously competed as part of Yugoslavia. The Slovene broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) held a national final to select the first independent Slovene entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Slovenski izbor za Pesem Evrovizije 1993

EMA 1993, the national final, was held on 27 February 1993 at the RTVSLO TV studios in the Slovene capital of Ljubljana. The show was hosted by Tajda Lekše, and the winner was decided by the votes of 12 regional juries.

The winner of the contest was the 1X Band with the song "Tih deževen dan" (A quiet rainy day), and became the first independent Slovene Eurovision entry.

A=Ljubljana, B=Maribor, C=Koper, D=Murska Sobota, E=Celje, F=Trbovlje, G=Novo Mesto, H=Kranj, I=Slovenj Gradec, J=Brežice, K=Ptuj, L=Jesenice

Pre-selection

Due to a major influx of countries wishing to enter the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time, due to the fall of communism, and the creation of new countries with the fall of the Soviet Union and disintegration of Yugoslavia, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) were forced to limit the number of countries allowed to enter the contest. As such, a one-off contest was held to reduce the number of interested countries to just three that would progress to the contest, held in Millstreet, Ireland.

Kvalifikacija za Millstreet (Qualification for Millstreet) was held by RTVSLO in their TV studios in Ljubljana on 3 April 1993. Seven countries competed for the three spots in the final. Slovenia received 53 points, placing 1st in the contest and qualified to the final of the contest, along with former Yugoslavian states Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.

At Eurovision

At Millstreet, 1X Band performed 16th in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Finland. Slovenia received 9 points, receiving 4 points from Italy, 3 points from Sweden, and 1 point each from Malta and Bosnia and Herzegovina, placing 22nd in a field of 25. As such, Slovenia were forced to sit out the following contest due to new relegation rules which forced the lowest-placed countries to withdraw. Slovenia would return to Eurovision in 1995.

Points awarded by Slovenia

12 points	Ireland
10 points	United Kingdom
8 points	Switzerland
7 points	Netherlands
6 points	Sweden
5 points	Iceland
4 points	France
3 points	Norway
2 points	Spain
1 point	Luxembourg

Points awarded to Slovenia

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest 1993
• Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest

External links

• Slovene National Final 1993

Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Artists 1990s 1X Band 1994 Darja Švajger Regina Tanja Ribič Vili Resnik Darja Švajger 2000s 2000 Nuša Derenda Sestre Karmen Stavec Platin Omar Naber Anžej Dežan Alenka Gotar Rebeka Dremelj Quartissimo feat. Martina Majerle 2010s Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari Maja Keuc Eva Boto Hannah Mancini Tinkara Kovač Maraaya ManuElla
Songs 1990s "Tih deževen dan" 1994 "Prisluhni mi" "Dan najlepših sanj" "Zbudi se" "Naj bogovi slišijo" "For a Thousand Years" 2000s 2000 "Energy" "Samo ljubezen" "Nanana" "Stay Forever" "Stop" "Mr Nobody" "Cvet z juga" "Vrag naj vzame" "Love Symphony" 2010s "Narodnozabavni rock" "No One" "Verjamem" "Straight Into Love" "Round and Round" "Here for You" "Blue and Red
(Note: Entries scored out are when Slovenia did not compete)