Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
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Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 after the Slovene broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV SLO)
, confirmed that Slovenia will appear at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
in Moscow
and also announced that they will be changing the national final format.
The winner of EMA 2009 was Quartissimo
and Martina Majerle
with "Love Symphony
", which received full marks from the jury and came fourth in the public televote.
It has also been announced that, unlike the previous two years, a 50:50 mix of jury and televoting will return to EMA to select the winner, however in previous years the results of the jury have not been consistent with public opinion and it is unknown how the jury results will pan out on the night of the contest. As well as this, no super final will be held against the top two songs, with only one televoting round being held to select the winner.
RTV SLO received 113 for EMA 2009, with 6 entries coming from elsewhere than Slovenia: two entries were from Irish authors; two from the United Kingdom; one from Sweden; and another one from Germany. A jury selected 14 acts to compete in the semi-final. All acts, both semi-final and automatic final qualifiers, were revealed on 3rd December.
Both the semi-final and the final will be hosted by Peter Poles
and Maja Martina Merljak.
The interval act for the semi-final will include performances by Darja Švajger
, who came 7th for Slovenia in 1995
, as well as Slovenia's 2007
entry Alenka Gotar
, so far the only Slovene entry to qualify to the final.
The full results of the semi-final were released after the final, and showed that Quartissimo and Martina Majerle came top in both the televote and jury vote. In joint second was Karmen Stavec
and Nuška Drašček.
Interval acts during the show were made by Natalija Verboten, Helena Blagne, the 2008
Slovene entry Rebeka Dremelj
and the 2008 winner Dima Bilan
.
The winner of EMA 2009 was Quartissimo with "Love Symphony", composed by Andrej Babić
and Aleksandar Valenčić with vocals performed by Martina Majerle. Second was former Slovene entry Omar Naber
while Alya & Rudi and Samuel Lucas came joint third. After the final, however, it became evident that Langa & Manca Špik, who came fifth overall, was the clear favourite with the televoters, gaining 22,294 teleovtes in total, almost 14,000 more than runner-up Čuki and over 17,000 more votes than the overall winner, and 31.5 % of the 70,758 total votes.
on 7 March.
The group are confirmed to perform at the Eurovision Promo Concert on 18 April in Amsterdam
.
came 11th in the 2008
semi-final. Slovenia performed tenth in the running order of the semi-final, following Denmark
and preceding Hungary
, where Quartissimo and Martina failed to qualify to the final on 16 May.
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...
, confirmed that Slovenia will appear at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and also announced that they will be changing the national final format.
The winner of EMA 2009 was Quartissimo
Quartissimo
Quartissimo are the string quartet made of Žiga Cerar , Matjaž Bogataj , Luka Dukarić and Samo Dervišić ....
and Martina Majerle
Martina Majerle
Martina Majerle is a Croatian singer. Majerle represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia with the string quartet Quartissimo with the song "Love Symphony". It competed in the second semi-final but failed to reach the final...
with "Love Symphony
Love Symphony
"Love Symphony" is a song by string quartet Quartissimo and was the Slovene entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The song was composed by Andrej Babić and Aleksandar Valenčić, and vocals were performed by Martina Majerle....
", which received full marks from the jury and came fourth in the public televote.
EMA 2009
EMA 2009 was in February 2009, with changes occurring to the format. Instead of two semi-finals of ten songs each, with the top five qualifying for the final as in last year's contest, RTV SLO announced that only one semi-final will be held, containing 14 songs. Six songs invited by RTV SLO will automatically qualify for the final, with eight or more songs from the semi-final qualifying for the final. The final of EMA 2009 will be held on 1st February 2009, with the semi-final held the day before on 31st January.It has also been announced that, unlike the previous two years, a 50:50 mix of jury and televoting will return to EMA to select the winner, however in previous years the results of the jury have not been consistent with public opinion and it is unknown how the jury results will pan out on the night of the contest. As well as this, no super final will be held against the top two songs, with only one televoting round being held to select the winner.
RTV SLO received 113 for EMA 2009, with 6 entries coming from elsewhere than Slovenia: two entries were from Irish authors; two from the United Kingdom; one from Sweden; and another one from Germany. A jury selected 14 acts to compete in the semi-final. All acts, both semi-final and automatic final qualifiers, were revealed on 3rd December.
Both the semi-final and the final will be hosted by Peter Poles
Peter Poles
Peter Poles is a Slovenian television personality, responsible for presenting the Slovenian televote results in various editions of Eurovision Song Contest. Poles first filled this role in 2003, returning in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009...
and Maja Martina Merljak.
Semi-final
The semi-final of EMA 2009 was held on 31 January 2009. The songs and artists that competed were released on 3 December 2008. 14 songs in total competed, with 8 qualifying to the final on 1 February.The interval act for the semi-final will include performances by Darja Švajger
Darja Švajger
Darja Švajger was born in Maribor, SR Slovenia in 1965. Darja is one of the country's most popular singers but perhaps most known internationally for representing Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest twice.-Early life:...
, who came 7th for Slovenia in 1995
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994...
, as well as Slovenia's 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
entry Alenka Gotar
Alenka Gotar
Alenka Gotar is a Slovene soprano singer, born in Rodica pri Domžalah in 1977. With the song “Cvet z juga” , she represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland...
, so far the only Slovene entry to qualify to the final.
The full results of the semi-final were released after the final, and showed that Quartissimo and Martina Majerle came top in both the televote and jury vote. In joint second was Karmen Stavec
Karmen Stavec
Karmen Stavec is a Slovene musician and pop singer.-Early years:Karmen was born in West Berlin, at that time part of West Germany, to Slovene parents. After graduation she came to Domžale, Slovenia, where she joined the dance duo "4 Fun". She also began to study Germanic studies at the...
and Nuška Drašček.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Jury | Televotes | Total | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexys | "Vsaj za en dan" | Anton Valenčak, Ines Mohorko, Anton Valenčak | 3 | 1566 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | Petra Slapar | "Skrivnost" | Daniela Bervar, Žiga Pirnat | 0 | 1054 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | Lea Sirk | "Znamenje iz sanj" | Patrik Greblo, Damjana Kenda Hussu, Sašo Fajon | 10 | 835 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | Brigita Šuler | "Druga liga" | Boštjan Groznik, Werner Brozovič | 0 | 3074 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | Ne me jugat & Slavko Ivančič | "Kaj me briga" | Enkrat Se Živi, Mitja Kodarin, Gaber Radojevič | 5 | 2922 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| 6 | Gianni Rijavec | "Gloria" | Leon Oblak, Gianni Rijavec | 0 | 1333 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Aynee | "Zdaj vem" | Simona Černetič, Miha Gorše | 0 | 896 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Krema | "Ob meni si" | Janko Marinč, Roman Milavec, Dejan Markič | 4 | 1023 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Quartissimo Quartissimo Quartissimo are the string quartet made of Žiga Cerar , Matjaž Bogataj , Luka Dukarić and Samo Dervišić .... feat. Martina Majerle Martina Majerle Martina Majerle is a Croatian singer. Majerle represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia with the string quartet Quartissimo with the song "Love Symphony". It competed in the second semi-final but failed to reach the final... |
"Love Symphony" | Andrej Babić Andrej Babic Andrej Babić is a Croatian songwriter who has written many Eurovision songs since 2003. He is one of the few songwriters who has written for four countries, having written entries for Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Portugal.... , Aleksandar Valenčić |
12 | 3372 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 10 | Tadeja Molan & Retro Beat | "Sanje" | Tadeja Molan, Retro Beat | 1 | 893 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Bjonde | "Blond Power" | Gorazd Sedmak, Gaber Radojevič | 6 | 1312 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| 12 | Karmen Stavec Karmen Stavec Karmen Stavec is a Slovene musician and pop singer.-Early years:Karmen was born in West Berlin, at that time part of West Germany, to Slovene parents. After graduation she came to Domžale, Slovenia, where she joined the dance duo "4 Fun". She also began to study Germanic studies at the... |
"A si želiš" | Rafael Artesero, Gregor Bezenšek | 7 | 2466 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 13 | Nuška Drašček | "Kako lepo" | Duško Rapotec, Rok Terkaj, Ivan Popeskič | 8 | 2023 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| 14 | Mitja | "Mission" | Aleš Berkopec, Primož Velikonja, Damjan Berkopec, Mitja Šedlbauer, Nejc Viher |
2 | 1144 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Final
The final of EMA 2009 was held on 1 February 2009. 14 songs again competed, consisting of the six automatic finalists and the eight semi-final qualifiers. The songwriters of the automatic finalists are those achieved remarkable success on EMA in recent years and celebrated some hits in the Slovenian charts. The automatic artists and songwriters were known on 3 December, released along with the semi-finalists, however their song titles were not known until 29 December.Interval acts during the show were made by Natalija Verboten, Helena Blagne, the 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...
Slovene entry Rebeka Dremelj
Rebeka Dremelj
Rebeka Dremelj is a singer, model, fashion designer, actress and TV presenter...
and the 2008 winner Dima Bilan
Dima Bilan
' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
.
The winner of EMA 2009 was Quartissimo with "Love Symphony", composed by Andrej Babić
Andrej Babic
Andrej Babić is a Croatian songwriter who has written many Eurovision songs since 2003. He is one of the few songwriters who has written for four countries, having written entries for Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Portugal....
and Aleksandar Valenčić with vocals performed by Martina Majerle. Second was former Slovene entry Omar Naber
Omar Naber
Omar Naber , born Omar Kareem Naber , is a Slovenian singer and songwriter.He was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. His father was from Jordania, while his mother is Slovenian...
while Alya & Rudi and Samuel Lucas came joint third. After the final, however, it became evident that Langa & Manca Špik, who came fifth overall, was the clear favourite with the televoters, gaining 22,294 teleovtes in total, almost 14,000 more than runner-up Čuki and over 17,000 more votes than the overall winner, and 31.5 % of the 70,758 total votes.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Jury | Televotes | Total | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lea Sirk | "Znamenje iz sanj" | Patrik Greblo, Damjana Kenda Hussu, Sašo Fajon | 5 | 1048 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Čuki | "Mal' naprej pa mal' nazaj" | Jože Potrebuješ, Marino Marcela | 0 | 8411 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Quartissimo Quartissimo Quartissimo are the string quartet made of Žiga Cerar , Matjaž Bogataj , Luka Dukarić and Samo Dervišić .... feat. Martina Majerle Martina Majerle Martina Majerle is a Croatian singer. Majerle represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia with the string quartet Quartissimo with the song "Love Symphony". It competed in the second semi-final but failed to reach the final... |
"Love Symphony" | Andrej Babić Andrej Babic Andrej Babić is a Croatian songwriter who has written many Eurovision songs since 2003. He is one of the few songwriters who has written for four countries, having written entries for Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Portugal.... , Aleksandar Valenčić |
12 | 5089 | 7 | 19 | 1 |
| 4 | Omar Naber Omar Naber Omar Naber , born Omar Kareem Naber , is a Slovenian singer and songwriter.He was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. His father was from Jordania, while his mother is Slovenian... |
"I Still Carry On" | Omar Naber Omar Naber Omar Naber , born Omar Kareem Naber , is a Slovenian singer and songwriter.He was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. His father was from Jordania, while his mother is Slovenian... , Miha Gorše, Rok Golob |
8 | 7400 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| 5 | Brigita Šuler | "Druga liga" | Boštjan Groznik, Werner Brozovič | 0 | 2301 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Ne me jugat & Slavko Ivančič | "Kaj me briga" | Enkrat Se Živi, Mitja Kodarin, Gaber Radojevič | 6 | 3240 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | Eva Černe | "Vse" | Boštjan Grabnar, Damjana Kenda Hussu | 1 | 2996 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Karmen Stavec Karmen Stavec Karmen Stavec is a Slovene musician and pop singer.-Early years:Karmen was born in West Berlin, at that time part of West Germany, to Slovene parents. After graduation she came to Domžale, Slovenia, where she joined the dance duo "4 Fun". She also began to study Germanic studies at the... |
"A si želiš" | Rafael Artesero, Gregor Bezenšek | 4 | 2815 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | Alya & Rudi | "Zadnji dan" | Jan Plestenjak | 7 | 4366 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | Bjonde | "Blond Power" | Gorazd Sedmak, Gaber Radojevič | 2 | 1762 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Samuel Lucas | "Vse bi zate dal" | Anja Rupel, Aleš Klinar, Franci Zabukovec | 10 | 3037 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| 12 | Nexys | "Vsaj za en dan" | Anton Valenčak, Ines Mohorko, Anton Valenčak | 0 | 2448 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Skupina Langa & Manca Spik | "Zaigraj muzikant" | Urša Vlašič, Matjaž Vlašič, Boštjan Grabnar | 0 | 22294 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| 14 | Nuška Drašček | "Kako lepo" | Duško Rapotec, Rok Terkaj, Ivan Popeskič | 3 | 3551 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Promotion
Before competing at Eurovision, Quartissimo and Martina conducted a large promotion tour to promote "Love Symphony". The group performed at the Bosnia and Herzegovina song presentation on 1 March, performing in Slovene, as well as the semi-final of Serbia's Beovizija 2009Beovizija 2009
Beovizija 2009 was the 7th Beovizija music festival, Serbian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The semi-finals were held on March 7, 2009 while the finals were held a day later on March 8...
on 7 March.
The group are confirmed to perform at the Eurovision Promo Concert on 18 April in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
.
At Eurovision
Slovenia competed in second semi-final after Rebeka DremeljRebeka Dremelj
Rebeka Dremelj is a singer, model, fashion designer, actress and TV presenter...
came 11th in the 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...
semi-final. Slovenia performed tenth in the running order of the semi-final, following Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and preceding Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, where Quartissimo and Martina failed to qualify to the final on 16 May.