Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

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.

Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Participating broadcasterRadiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO)
Country Slovenia
National selection
Selection processSlovenski izbor za pesem Evrovizije 1995
Selection date(s)18 February 1995
Selected artist(s)Darja Švajger
Selected song"Prisluhni mi"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Primož Peterca
  • Sašo Fajon
Finals performance
Final result7th, 84 points
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

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Slovenski izbor za pesem Evrovizije 1995

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Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) held the national final Slovenski izbor za pesem Evrovizije 1995 on 18 February 1995 at its studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Saša Gerdej. A jury vote from twelve radio stations in Slovenia determined the winner.[1]

Final – 18 February 1995
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
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" Primož Peterca, Sašo Fajon 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
Detailed Radio Votes
Draw Song
Radio Slovenija
Radio Maribor
Radio Koper
Radio Celje
Radio Trbovlje
Radio Kranj
Radio Ptuj
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

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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.[2] 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.

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ "Slovene National Final 1995".
  2. ^ "Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.