Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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Radiotelevizija Slovenija
announced a public invitation for the submission of songs for EMA 2008. The deadline for the submission of the entries was 30 November 2007. EMA 2008 had two semi finals with 10 songs each and one final, held in February, with the first ten qualifiers.
The Slovene National Final EMA2008 was held on 3 February 2008 with 10 songs participating. Before the final there were two semi-finals with 10 performers competing in each final. The top five songs in each semi-final (chosen by televoting) qualified for the National Final. In this final the winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top two and the second to select the final winner.
The twenty semi-finalists of EMA 2008 were presented in a series of four weekly preview shows on RTVSLO, starting on 6 January 2008. Five songs were presented in each show.
Slovenia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
in the first semi-final on 20 May 2008. However, the country failed to qualify for the final.
Radiotelevizija Slovenija
Radiotelevizija Slovenija – usually abbreviated to RTV Slovenija – is Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization. Based in the country's capital, Ljubljana, it has regional broadcasting centres in Koper and Maribor and correspondents around Slovenia, Europe and the world...
announced a public invitation for the submission of songs for EMA 2008. The deadline for the submission of the entries was 30 November 2007. EMA 2008 had two semi finals with 10 songs each and one final, held in February, with the first ten qualifiers.
The Slovene National Final EMA2008 was held on 3 February 2008 with 10 songs participating. Before the final there were two semi-finals with 10 performers competing in each final. The top five songs in each semi-final (chosen by televoting) qualified for the National Final. In this final the winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top two and the second to select the final winner.
The twenty semi-finalists of EMA 2008 were presented in a series of four weekly preview shows on RTVSLO, starting on 6 January 2008. Five songs were presented in each show.
Slovenia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
in the first semi-final on 20 May 2008. However, the country failed to qualify for the final.
EMA 2008
| Draw | Artist | Song | First round | Second round | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manca Špik | "Še vedno nekaj čutim" | 3432 | - | 9 |
| 2 | Eva Černe | "Dovolj" | 8044 | - | 5 |
| 3 | Skupina Langa | "Za svobodo divjega srca" | 21193 | 56428 | 2 |
| 4 | 4Play | "DJ" | 9134 | - | 4 |
| 5 | Johnny Bravo | "Butn ..., butn!!!" | 6192 | - | 7 |
| 6 | Tina Gačnik - Tiana | "Povej!" | 4945 | - | 8 |
| 7 | Cole in Predsednik | "Dober Planet" | 3189 | - | 10 |
| 8 | Rebeka Dremelj Rebeka Dremelj Rebeka Dremelj is a singer, model, fashion designer, actress and TV presenter... |
"Vrag naj vzame Vrag naj vzame "Vrag naj vzame" is a song by Rebeka Dremelj, composed by Josip Miani-Pipi and written by Amon. The song was the Slovenian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia.-At Eurovision:... " |
12665 | 56823 | 1 |
| 9 | Turbo Angels | "Zabava" | 7914 | - | 6 |
| 10 | Brigita Šuler | "Samara" | 9746 | - | 3 |