Slovenia: RTVSLO opens submission window for the Eurovision 2021 song selection

Slovenia: RTVSLO opens submission window for the Eurovision 2021 song selection
Monday, 13 July 2020

  • The Slovenian national broadcaster, RTVSLO, has opened the submission window for the Eurovision 2021 song selection.

    Last May RTVSLO confirmed that the country will be contunuing with its ESC 2020 hopeful, Ana Soklič, at next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam.

     

     

     

     

     

    Now the broadcaster kicked off the process in finding the new song that Ana will be performing on the Eurovision stage in Rotterdam Ahoy. 

     

    Conditions and deadline

    Acts, song-writers and composers that ambition to represent with their song Slovenia in the next competiton have a time period up to September 30 to send in their music proposals. The rules that apply to the ESC 2021 song selection can be found HERE, while the interested song-writers can fill in and attach the requirements of the application form HERE.

    In order to send in a valid music proposal applicant should comply with the following guidlines: 

    • Upload a recording of the song in MP3 format
    • Upload the text of the song and a description of the creative and musical activities of the authors.
    • A completed and signed statement, which is part of the invitation. 

     

    Slovenia in Eurovision

    Slovenia participated at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 with 1X Band and hasn’t won yet the competition. The country’s best results in the contest is a 7th placing, achieved  in 1995 (Darja Svajger) and 2001 (Nusa Derenda).

    Slovenia has competed 24 times in the contest since their debut in 1993, and has only missed out the contests of 1994 and 2000 when it had to stay out of the event due to the rules of the competition at that time. In 2018 Slovenia opted to select its Eurovision act and entry via its traditional national selection EMA. Lea Sirk flew to Lisbon with her entry Hvala, ne!, placing 22nd in the Grand Final.

    In 2019 the country was represented in Tel Aviv by the duo, Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl and their entry “Sebi” which finished in 15th place in the Grand final, marking Slovenia’s fourth semi final qualification the last six years of participation.

    This year, Ana Soklič  won the national final with her entry ‘Voda’, EMA 2020, back in February and earned the right to represent Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Unfortunately the Slovenian act saw her Eurovision journey stay incomplete as the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 outbreak. Ana however will have a second chance to complete her ESC journey next year with a new song.