Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
| Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1995 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) | |||
| Country |  Slovenia | |||
| Selection process | Slovenska Popevka za Evrovizijo '95 | |||
| Selection date | 18 February 1995 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Prisluhni mi" | |||
| Artist | Darja Švajger | |||
| Songwriters |
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 84 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Slovenia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Prisluhni mi", written by Primož Peterca and Sašo Fajon, and performed by Darja Švajger. The Slovene participating broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO), held a national final in order to select its entry for the contest.
Before Eurovision
Slovenska Popevka za Evrovizijo '95
Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. RTVSLO opened a submission period for candidate songs, and by the end of the submission period, 47 entries had been submitted.[1][2] An RTVSLO jury selected twelve entries from the submissions for the national final.[1][2] Among the rejected entries was "Nisi, nisva" by Roberto, which appeared in 1996 national final.[3]
The national final was held on 18 February 1995 at 20:10 CET, and was named "Slovenska Popevka za Evrovizijo '95" in TV guides and the show's title card.[4][5] The contest was held in Studio 1 of RTVSLO in Ljubljana, and was hosted by Saša Gerdej.[2][5] 1X Band performed their 1993 entry "Tih deževen dan" as an interval act.[5] The results were decided by juries in twelve regional radio stations.[2][5]
The national final is known to have been broadcast live on television on TV SLO 1 and on radio on Radio Val 202, then repeated on TV SLO 2 on the next day at 12:40 CET.[4]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer(s) | Lyricist | |||||
| 1 | Avia Band | "Vsaj še trenutek" | Matej Strah | Adi Smolar | 120 | 3 |
| 2 | Jan Plestenjak | "Ker te ljubim" | Jan Plestenjak | 73 | 5 | |
| 3 | Miha Balažič | "Tvoje oči" | Tomaž Kozlevčar | Dare Hering | 53 | 10 |
| 4 | Freeway | "Joanna" | V. Denis | Sami | 61 | 9 |
| 5 | Don Juan | "Naj tvoja volja se zgodi" | Miran Fakin | Vili Bertok | 72 | 6 |
| 6 | Daniela Sasič and Mario Barišič | "Ne ti, ne jaz" | Izidor Leitinger | D. Leitinger | 14 | 12 |
| 7 | Darja Švajger | "Prisluhni mi" |
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Primož Peterca | 132 | 1 |
| 8 | Irena Vrčkovnik and Oto Pestner | "Oda ljubezni" | Oto Pestner | Marjan Šneberger | 122 | 2 |
| 9 | Faraoni | "Ljubezen je" | Enzo Hrovatin | Miša Čermak | 102 | 4 |
| 10 | After Eight | "Edina ti" | Matej Kovše | 69 | 7 | |
| 11 | Malibu | "Hvala ti" | Andrej Baša | Tomo Jurak | 68 | 8 |
| 12 | Čudežna polja | "Dober dan maj" | Gorazd Elvič | 50 | 11 | |
| R/O | Song | Radio Slovenija |
Radio Maribor |
Radio Koper |
Radio Murski val |
Radio Celje |
Radio Trbovlje |
Studio D |
Radio Kranj |
Koroški Radio |
Radio Ptuj |
Radio Šmarje pri Jelšah |
Radio Ognjišče |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Vsaj še trenutek" | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 120 |
| 2 | "Ker te ljubim" | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 73 |
| 3 | "Tvoje oči" | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 53 |
| 4 | "Joanna" | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 61 |
| 5 | "Naj tvoja volja se zgodi" | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 72 |
| 6 | "Ne ti, ne jaz" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | "Prisluhni mi" | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 132 |
| 8 | "Oda ljubezni" | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 122 |
| 9 | "Ljubezen je" | 7 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 102 |
| 10 | "Edina ti" | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 69 |
| 11 | "Hvala ti" | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 68 |
| 12 | "Dober dan maj" | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 50 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest, Darja Švajger performed 20th in the running order, following Denmark and preceding Israel. At the close of voting she received 84 points, placing 7th in a field of 23.[6] This was, and still is as of 2024, Slovenia's joint-best placing at the contest, shared with 2001 Slovenian entry, "Energy", performed by Nuša Derenda. The Slovene jury awarded its 12 points to Croatia.[7]
Voting
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References
- 1 2 3 V., D. (23 January 1995). "Bitka za Evrovizijo" [The Battle for Eurovision]. Delo (in Slovenian). Vol. 37, no. 18. Ljubljana, Slovenia. p. 10. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
- 1 2 3 4 Ranc, Tomaž (3 March 1995). "After Eight - "Edina ti", 7. mesto na Evrovizijskem festivalu v Sloveniji!" [After Eight - "Edina ti", 7th Place at the Eurovision Song Contest in Slovenia!]. Prepih (in Slovenian). Vol. 5, no. 4. Ravne na Korožkem: ČZP Informacijski biro Ravne na Koroškem. p. 16. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
- ↑ Vodovnik, Dejan (12 February 1996). "Regina z rezervirano vozovnico za Norveško" [Regina With a Booked Ticket to Norway]. Delo (in Slovenian). Vol. 38, no. 34. Ljubljana, Slovenia. p. 9. Retrieved 11 June 2026 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
- 1 2 "Televizija + Radio" [Television + Radio]. Delo (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, Slovenia. 18 February 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Slovenska Popevka za Evrovizijo '95 (Television production) (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, Slovenia: Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 18 February 1995.
- ↑ "Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.