Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Country	Slovakia
National selection
Selection process	Internal Selection
Selected entrant	Marcel Palonder
Selected song	"Kým nás máš"
Finals performance
Final result	18th, 19 points
Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Slovakia entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo, after being relegated from the 1995 contest.

Slovenská Televízia (STV) selected Marcel Palonder to sing "Kým nás máš" (As Long As You Have Us) in Oslo, marking their second entry in the contest. The song was composed by Juraj Burian and Jozef Urban.

At Eurovision

Palonder performed 22nd on the night of the contest, following Bosnia and Herzegovina and preceding Sweden. At the close of the voting it had received 19 points, placing 18th in a field of 23 and giving Slovakia their best result since.

Voting

Points awarded to Slovakia

Points awarded to Slovakia
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
		Malta
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Poland	Greece		Spain

Points awarded by Slovakia

Pre-qualifying round[1]

12 points	Malta
10 points	Ireland
8 points	Spain
7 points	Greece
6 points	Cyprus
5 points	United Kingdom
4 points	France
3 points	Iceland
2 points	Poland
1 point	Hungary

Final

12 points	Malta
10 points	Cyprus
8 points	Greece
7 points	Ireland
6 points	United Kingdom
5 points	Croatia
4 points	Sweden
3 points	Austria
2 points	Poland
1 point	Iceland