Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Slovenian entry was selected through two national selections: Misija Evrovizija, a talent selection used to find two finalist singers and EMA 2012, a national final that selected both the singer and the song, both organised by the Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO). Eva Boto represented Slovenia with the song "Verjamem", which failed to qualify from the second semi-final, achieving 17th place with 31 points.[1][2]

Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country Slovenia
National selection
Selection processMisija Evrovizija
EMA 2012
Selection date(s)Misija Evrovizija:
2 October 2011 – 8 January 2012
EMA 2012:
26 February 2012
Selected entrantEva Boto
Selected song"Verjamem"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (17th, 31 points)
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

On 22 June, RTVSLO announced their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The selection took place in two stages: the first to select two finalists during the three-month-long selection process Misija Evrovizija (Mission Eurovision) and the second to select the Slovene entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 during EMA 2012. Both events took place at the RTV Slovenija studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Klemen Slakonja.

Misija Evrovizija

Misija Evrovizija consisted of three phases:

  1. Regional auditions – Auditions were held across Slovenia where interested singers aged over 16 could apply to participate. The auditions took place in five cities: Celje, Novo Mesto, Koper, Maribor and Ljubljana, where the show's producers assessed the auditioning acts and selected 130 contestants to progress to the jury auditions.
  2. Judges auditions – The 130 contestants auditioned in front of a three-member jury panel. Thirty-two were selected to compete in the live shows of Misija Evrovizija.
  3. Live shows - The 32 contestants competed at the live shows starting on 2 October 2011, which was eventually reduced to the final two on 8 January 2012.[3][4] The 2 remaining contestants were selected to compete in EMA 2012 on 26 February 2012.

During the live shows, a judging panel consisting of four judges, responsible for selecting the acts to advance as well as to select the contestants who would be exempt for elimination, were announced on 8 September 2011. The judging panel consisted of:[5]

Results summary

     Winner
     Bottom Two
     Last
     Eliminated
Singer SF 1
(13 November)
SF 2
(20 November)
SF 3
(27 November)
SF 4
(11 December)
SF 5
(18 December)
SF 6
(8 January)
EMA 2012
(26 February)
Eva Boto Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
Nika & Eva Prusnik Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two Safe Runner-Up
Nika Zorjan Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two Safe 3rd Eliminated (week 6)
Manuela Brečko Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two Eliminated (week 5)
Flora Ema Lotrič Bottom Two Safe Bottom Two Bottom Two Eliminated (week 4)
Brina Vidic Safe Bottom Two Bottom Two Eliminated (week 3)
Nadja Irgolič Safe Bottom Two Eliminated (week 2)
Gašper Rifelj Bottom Two Eliminated (week 1)

Round 1

The 32 contestants competed in the first round of Misija Evrovizija over four shows, with 8 contestants in each. 4 contestants from each advanced in the competition as two were saved by the public vote and the other two were saved by the judges.

Show 1 (2 October 2011)

  Saved by the public vote   Saved by the jury

DrawArtistSong (original artists) Jury TelevoteResult
1Janja Kobale"Rolling in the Deep" (Adele) 11 6 400 4Eliminated
2Sylvo"Tainted Love" (Soft Cell) 14 5 111 8Eliminated
3Klemen Orter"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland) 29 1 282 5Safe
4Tamara Goričanec"Ključ do srca" (Anja Rupel) 11 6 182 7Eliminated
5Biba & Bibitas"Moon River" (Audrey Hepburn) 5 8 169 6Eliminated
6Nadja Irgolič"The Climb" (Miley Cyrus) 21 4 628 1Safe
7Aljoša Keber"Grenade" (Bruno Mars) 27 2 422 3Safe
8Brina Vidic"You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse) 26 3 506 2Safe

Show 2 (9 October 2011)

  Saved by the public vote   Saved by the jury

DrawArtistSong (original artists) Jury TelevoteResult
1Gašper Rifelj"Bed of Roses" (Bon Jovi) 18 5 1,114 2Safe
2Flora Ema Lotrič"Stuck" (Caro Emerald) 23 2 962 3Safe
3Ž-Lajf"Sex Bomb" (Tom Jones) 14 6 607 5Eliminated
4Leaparfume"Hvala za vijolice" (Bilbi) 21 4 646 4Eliminated
5Nastja Gabor"Molitva" (Marija Šerifović) 21 3 583 6Safe
6Sara Špelec"The Show Must Go On" (Queen) 7 8 99 8Eliminated
7Domonik Vodopivec"Plan B" (Anžej Dežan) 11 7 396 7Eliminated
8Eva Boto"Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson) 29 1 1,306 1Safe

Show 3 (16 October 2011)

  Saved by the public vote   Saved by the jury

DrawArtistSong (original artists) Jury TelevoteResult
1Manuela Brečko"Something in the Water" (Brooke Fraser) 23 2 737 3Safe
2Alex Volasko"Stop" (Omar Naber) 11 6 282 8Eliminated
3Adrijana Lorber"Price Tag" (Jessie J) 15 5 320 6Eliminated
4Nina Bauman"Superwoman" (Alicia Keys) 10 7 305 7Eliminated
5Sarah Senica"Veter z Juga" (Tinkara Kovač) 19 4 876 2Safe
6Nika & Eva Prusnik"Je Veux" (Zaz) 30 1 658 4Safe
7Klemen Mramor"Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon) 8 8 525 5Eliminated
8Nika Zorjan"Listen" (Beyoncé) 28 3 1,579 1Safe

Show 4 (23 October 2011)

  Saved by the public vote   Saved by the jury

DrawArtistSong (original artists) Jury TelevoteResult
1Maja Založnik"Love You I Do" (Jennifer Hudson) 25 1 621 5Safe
2Alino Juhart"Valerie" (The Zutons) 15 6 409 7Eliminated
3Tanja Srednik"Blues in the Night" (Blues in the Night) 12 7 226 8Eliminated
4Me 4"Mercy" (Duffy) 22 2 682 4Eliminated
5Barbara Vauda"Saving All My Love" (Whitney Houston) 19 5 906 2Safe
6David Matiči"Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams) 22 2 789 3Safe
7Maks Verderber"Somewhere There's a Someone" (Dean Martin) 9 8 418 6Eliminated
8Sara Jagrič"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) 20 4 929 1Safe

Round 2

The remaining 16 contestants competed in the second round of Misija Evrovizija over two shows, with 8 contestants in each. 4 contestants advanced in the competition as two were saved by the public vote and the other two were saved by the judges.

Show 5 (30 October 2011)

  Saved by the public vote   Saved by the jury

DrawArtistSong (original artists) Jury TelevoteResult
1Aljoša Keber"Born This Way" (Lady Gaga) 21 3 313 8Eliminated
2Maja Založnik"V Meni Je Moč" (Alenka Godec) 14 5 333 7Eliminated
3Sarah Senica"Can I Walk With You" (Jessica Simpson) 12 6 940 5Eliminated
4Gašper Rifelj"Insieme: 1992" (Toto Cutugno) 7 8 1,246 2Safe
5Eva Boto"Hero" (Mariah Carey) 27 2 1,051 4Safe
6Flora Ema Lotrič"A Night like This" (Caro Emerald) 20 4 1,963 1Safe
7Barbara Vauda"California King Bed" (Rihanna) 11 7 915 6Eliminated
8Nika & Eva Prusnik"Satellite" (Lena Meyer-Landrut) 32 1 1,054 3Safe

Show 6 (6 November 2011)

  Saved by the public vote   Saved by the jury

DrawArtistSong (original artists) Jury TelevoteResult
1Brina Vidic"I'm Like a Bird" (Nelly Furtado) 24 2 363 7Safe
2Manuela Brečko"Fuckin' Perfect" (Pink) 28 1 690 4Safe
3Klemen Orter"Empire State of Mind" (Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys) 17 6 271 8Eliminated
4Sara Jagrič"There You'll Be" (Faith Hill) 24 3 378 6Eliminated
5Nastja Gabor"It's Raining Men" (Geri Halliwell) 13 7 732 5Eliminated
6David Matići"Moja" (Toše Proeski) 6 8 915 3Eliminated
7Nadja Irgolič"This Is Me" (Demi Lovato) 12 5 1,189 2Safe
8Nika Zorjan"My Heart Will Go On" (Céline Dion) 20 4 1,443 1Safe

Round 3

The remaining 8 contestants competed in the third round of Misija Evrovizija over four elimination shows. The judges selected 2 contestants up for eviction, with one being saved by the public vote.

Show 7 (13 November 2011)

DrawArtistSong (original artists) PointsResult
1Manuela Brečko"Like a Prayer" (Madonna) 20Safe
2Flora Ema Lotrič"Think Twice" (Céline Dion) 8Bottom two
3Gašper Rifelj"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You" (Heart) 4Bottom two
4Nika & Eva Prusnik"Gangsta's Paradise" (Coolio feat. L.V.) 26Safe
5Nika Zorjan"Would I Lie to You?" (Charles & Eddie) 24Safe
6Nadja Irgolič"Ironic" (Alanis Morissette) 15Safe
7Brina Vidic"The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" (Prince) 18Safe
8Eva Boto"Any Man of Mine" (Shania Twain) 29Safe

Final showdown

Draw Artist Song (original artists) Televote Result
1Flora Ema Lotrič"Stuck" (Caro Emerald) 5,158 (66%)Saved
2Gašper Rifelj"Bed of Roses" (Bon Jovi) 2,671 (34%)Eliminated

Show 8 (20 November 2011)

DrawArtistSong (original artists) PointsResult
1Nika Zorjan"Ladadidej" (April) 17Safe
2Flora Ema Lotrič"Malo tu, malo tam" (Neisha) 13Safe
3Nadja Irgolič"Alya" (Alya) 7Bottom two
4Brina Vidic"Moje luči" (Tabu) 12Bottom two
5Eva Boto"Prisluhni mi" (Darja Svajger) 27Safe
6Manuela Brečko"Dež" (Nina Pušlar) 17Safe
7Nika & Eva Prusnik"Samo malo" (Magnifico & Turbolentza) 19Safe

Final showdown

DrawArtistSong (original artists) TelevoteResult
1Nadja Irgolič"The Climb" (Miley Cyrus) 1,951 (43%)Eliminated
2Brina Vidic"You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse) 2,608 (57%)Saved

Show 9 (27 November 2011)

DrawArtistSong (original artists) PointsResult
1Flora Ema Lotrič"Don't Stop The Music" (Rihanna) 8Bottom two
2Eva Boto"Hush Hush" (The Pussycat Dolls feat. Nicole Scherzinger) 18Safe
3Brina Vidic"Hung Up" (Madonna) 11Bottom two
4Nika & Eva Prusnik"TiK ToK" (Ke$ha) 20Safe
5Nika Zorjan"Bad Romance" (Lady Gaga) 13Safe
6Manuela Brečko"One Love" (David Guetta feat. Estelle) 14Safe

Final showdown

DrawArtistSong (original artists) TelevoteResult
1Flora Ema Lotrič"A Night like This" (Caro Emerald) 3,660 (60%)Saved
2Brina Vidic"I'm Like a Bird" (Nelly Furtado) 2,451 (40%)Eliminated

Show 10 (11 December 2011)

Due to the Slovenian parliamentary election being held on 4 December 2011, the tenth show was postponed until 11 December 2011.

DrawArtistSong (original artists) PointsResult
1Flora Ema Lotrič"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Britney Spears) 9Bottom two
2Manuela Brečko"It's My Life" (No Doubt) 13Safe
3Eva Boto"Whataya Want from Me" (Adam Lambert) 14Safe
4Nika Zorjan"Sweet Child o' Mine" (Guns N' Roses) 10Bottom two
5Eva & Nika Prusnik"It's My Life" (Bon Jovi) 14Safe

Final showdown

DrawArtistSong (original artists) TelevoteResult
1Flora Ema Lotrič"Malo tu, malo tam" (Neisha) 3,043 (44%)Eliminated
2Nika Zorjan"Ladadidej" (April) 3,834 (56%)Saved

Semi-final (18 December 2011)

The remaining 4 contestants competed in the semi-final of Misija Evrovizija. A public vote selected 2 contestants up for eviction, with one being saved by the judges.

DrawArtistSong 1 (original artists)Song 2 (original artists) TelevoteResult
1Nika Zorjan"My Life Would Suck Without You" (Kelly Clarkson)"Unfaithful" (Rihanna) 6,101Safe
2Eva & Nika Prusnik"Bubbly" (Colbie Caillat)"Forget You" (Cee Lo Green) 1,739Bottom two
3Manuela Brečko"Hey, Soul Sister" (Train)"Someone Like You" (Adele) 1,995Bottom two
4Eva Boto"Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon)"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara) 7,024Safe

Final showdown

DrawArtistSong (original artists) VotesResult
1Eva & Nika Prusnik"Je veux" (Zaz) 3Saved
2Manuela Brečko"Something in the Water" (Brooke Fraser) 1Eliminated

Final (8 January 2012)

The remaining 3 contestants competed in the final of Misija Evrovizija over five elimination shows. 2 were selected to compete in EMA 2012 as one was selected by the public vote and another by the judges.

  Selected by the public vote   Selected by the jury

DrawArtistSong 1 (original artists) Song 2 (original artists) Jury TelevoteResult
1Nika Zorjan"Listen" (Beyoncé) "Ne partez pas sans moi" (Céline Dion) 6 3 16,896 2Eliminated
2Nika & Eva Prusnik"Samo malo" (Magnifico & Turbolentza) "Wild Dances" (Ruslana) 9 1 6,628 3Finalist
3Eva Boto"Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson) "Running Scared" (Eldar & Nigar) 9 1 17,045 1Finalist

EMA 2012

EMA 2012 was the 17th edition of the Slovenian national final format Evrovizijska Melodija (EMA). The competition was used by RTV Slovenija to select Slovenia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.

Competing entries

52 entries were received by the broadcaster during a submission period. An expert committee consisting of Darja Švajger (singer, vocal coach and 1995 and 1999 Slovenian Eurovision entrant), Mojca Menart (head of the Publishing House of RTV Slovenija) and Aleksander Radić (Head of the Slovenian delegation at the Eurovision Song Contest) selected six songs for the competition from the received submissions, which were allocated to the two finalists of Misija Evrovizija: Eva Boto and Nika & Eva Prusnik. The song titles and their composers were announced on 16 February 2012, and the songs were presented on Radio Val 202 on 17 February 2012.[6]

Final

EMA 2012 took place on 26 February 2012 at the RTV Slovenija studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Klemen Slakonja and Maja Keuc.[7] The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the combination of points from a public vote and a four-member jury panel selected one song per artist to advance to the superfinal: "Konichiwa" for Nika & Eva Prusnik and "Verjamem" for Eva Boto. The jury consisted of the judges from Misija Evrovizija: Darja Švajger, Jonas Žnidaršič, Raay and Tina Marinšek. In the superfinal, a public vote selected "Verjamem" performed by Eva Boto as the winner.

Final – 26 February 2012
Draw Artist Song (English translation) Composer(s) Jury Televote Total Result
1 Eva Boto "Run" Christina Schilling, Camilla Gottschalck, Henrik Szabo, Daniel Nillson, Søren Bundgaard 10 1 2,282 3 4 Eliminated
2 Nika & Eva Prusnik "Konichiwa" (Hello) Bilbi, Gregor Stermecki 20 5 3,691 5 10 Advanced
3 Eva Boto "A si sanjal me" (Did you dream of me) Matjaž Vlašič, Urša Vlašič 8 3 2,909 1 4 Eliminated
4 Nika & Eva Prusnik "Malo sreče" (A little luck) Magnifico, Barbara Pešut 10 1 517 3 4 Eliminated
5 Eva Boto "Verjamem" (I believe) Vladimir Graić, Igor Pirkovič 18 5 8,772 5 10 Advanced
6 Nika & Eva Prusnik "Love Hurts" Chiron Morpheus 6 3 715 1 4 Eliminated
Superfinal – 26 January 2012
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Eva Boto "Verjamem" 28,385 (69%) 1
2 Nika & Eva Prusnik "Konichiwa" 12,884 (31%) 2

Misija 2012

On 31 December 2011, RTVSLO aired a special recorded show for New Year of Misija Evrovizija. All the top eight competitors of Misija Evrovizija performed, and were joined by former contestants of EMA, hosts Klemen Slakonja, Maja Keuc and Zlatko, and many others.

Misija 2012 – 31 December 2011
Draw Artist Song
1 Manuela Brečko "Take Me to Your Heaven"
2 Alya "Vse manj je dobrih gostiln"
3 Gašper Rifelj "Naj bogovi slišijo"
4 Eva Boto "Marija Magdalena"
5 Nina Pušlar "Pozdrav z ljubeznijo"
6 Nadja Irgolič "Lep poletni dan"
7 Maja Keuc "Ta čas"
8 Brina Vidic "Satellite"
9 Neisha feat. Tokac "Najin ples"
10 Flora Ema Lotrič "Hajde da ludujemo"
11 Tangels "Najin/Kaj in kam/To je moj dan" (feat. Kataya)
12 Eva & Nika Prusnik "Samo ljubezen"
13 Nika Zorjan & Langa "Zaigraj muzikant"
14 Štirje Kovači, Cita Galič & Klemen "Kam le čas beži"

At Eurovision

Slovenia competed in the second half of the second semi-final on 24 May,[8] but did not qualify for the final. Slovenia ended up 17th out of 18 songs with 31 points. In the split results, Slovenia gained 40 points from the jury, but only 27 points in public voting.

Points awarded to Slovenia

Points awarded to Slovenia (semi-final 2)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded from Slovenia

Jury points awarded by Slovenia

See also

References

  1. "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Semi-Final (2)". Eurovision.tv.
  2. Webb, Glen (26 February 2012). "Slovenia: Eva Boto to Baku with Verjamem". Eurovision.tv.
  3. Laufer, Gil (24 June 2011). "Slovenia: A talent show to select Eurovision entry". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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