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'97</i></span><br /><b>Song:</b> Internal selection</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Selection date(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Artist:</b> 7 June 1997<br /><b>Song:</b> 9 March 1998</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Selected artist(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Katar%C3%ADna_Hasprov%C3%A1" title="Katarína Hasprová">Katarína Hasprová</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Selected song</th><td class="infobox-data">"<span title="Slovak-language text"><span lang="sk" style="font-style: normal;">Modlitba</span></span>"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Selected songwriter(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Gabriel Dušík</li><li>Anna Wepperyová</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#BFDFFF;">Finals performance</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Final result</th><td class="infobox-data">21st, 8 points</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#BFDFFF;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest"><span style="color:#000000;">Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest</span></a></span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"> <table align="center" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:right; width:44%"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1996" class="mw-redirect" title="Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996">◄1996</a> •</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>1998</b> </td> <td style="text-align:left; width:44%"><span class="nowrap">• <a href="/wiki/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2009" title="Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009">2009►</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Slovakia was represented at the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Eurovision Song Contest 1998</a> with the song "<span title="Slovak-language text"><span lang="sk" style="font-style: normal;">Modlitba</span></span>", composed by Gabriel Dušík, with lyrics by Anna Wepperyová, and performed by <a href="/wiki/Katar%C3%ADna_Hasprov%C3%A1" title="Katarína Hasprová">Katarína Hasprová</a>. The Slovak participating broadcaster, <span title="Slovak-language text"><span lang="sk" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Slovensk%C3%A1_telev%C3%ADzia" title="Slovenská televízia">Slovenská televízia</a></span></span> (STV), selected its performer for the contest through <span title="Slovak-language text"><i lang="sk"><a href="/wiki/Bratislavsk%C3%A1_l%C3%BDra" title="Bratislavská lýra">Bratislavská lýra</a> '97</i></span> and, subsequently, the song internally once the national final was over. The competition was held on 7 June 1997 where Katarína Hasprová eventually emerged as the winner. The song Hasprová performed at the contest, "<span title="Slovak-language text"><span lang="sk" style="font-style: normal;">Modlitba</span></span>", was released on 9 March. </p><p>Slovakia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 1998. Performing during the show in position 6, Slovakia placed 21st out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 8 points. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest">Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest</a></div> <p>Prior to the 1998 contest, <span title="Slovak-language text"><span lang="sk" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Slovensk%C3%A1_telev%C3%ADzia" title="Slovenská televízia">Slovenská televízia</a></span></span> (STV) had participated in the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Eurovision Song Contest">Eurovision Song Contest</a> representing Slovakia two times since its first entry in 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-Slovakia_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slovakia-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It missed the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1993" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1993">1993 contest</a> when its selected song, "<span title="Slovak-language text"><span lang="sk" style="font-style: normal;">Amnestia na neveru</span></span>" performed by the band Elán, failed to make it through the special qualifying round <span title="Slovene-language text"><i lang="sl"><a href="/wiki/Kvalifikacija_za_Millstreet" title="Kvalifikacija za Millstreet">Kvalifikacija za Millstreet</a></i></span>. To this point, its best placing was 18th, achieved <a href="/wiki/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1996" class="mw-redirect" title="Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996">in 1996</a> with the song "<span title="Slovak-language text"><span lang="sk" style="font-style: normal;">Kym nas mas</span></span>" performed by Marcel Palonder. Its least successful result was <a href="/wiki/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1994" class="mw-redirect" title="Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994">in 1994</a> when it placed 19th with the song "<span title="Slovak-language text"><span lang="sk" style="font-style: normal;">Nekonecna piesen</span></span>" by Martin Durinda and Tublatanka.<sup id="cite_ref-Slovakia_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slovakia-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, STV organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Since its debut at the contest, the broadcaster has used internal selections to select its entry in the past. However, in 1998, it opted to stage a national final for the first time in its competitive history in order to select artist that would represent Slovakia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Before_Eurovision">Before Eurovision</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Before Eurovision"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bratislavská_lýra_'97"><span id="Bratislavsk.C3.A1_l.C3.BDra_.2797"></span><span title="Slovak-language text"><i lang="sk">Bratislavská lýra '97</i></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bratislavská lýra '97"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alena_Heribanov%C3%A1_11.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Alena_Heribanov%C3%A1_11.JPG/170px-Alena_Heribanov%C3%A1_11.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="248" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Alena_Heribanov%C3%A1_11.JPG/255px-Alena_Heribanov%C3%A1_11.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Alena_Heribanov%C3%A1_11.JPG/340px-Alena_Heribanov%C3%A1_11.JPG 2x" data-file-width="752" data-file-height="1099" /></a><figcaption>Alena Heribanová <i>(pictured in 2009)</i> hosted <span title="Slovak-language text"><i lang="sk">Bratislavská lýra '97</i></span></figcaption></figure> <p>STV developed the international festival <span title="Slovak-language text"><i lang="sk"><a href="/wiki/Bratislavsk%C3%A1_l%C3%BDra" title="Bratislavská lýra">Bratislavská lýra</a> '97</i></span> in order to select its performer for the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Eurovision Song Contest 1998</a>. The final was held on 7 June 1997 at House of Culture Istropolis in <a href="/wiki/Bratislava" title="Bratislava">Bratislava</a>, hosted by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Alena_Heribanov%C3%A1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alena Heribanová (page does not exist)">Alena Heribanová</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alena_Heribanov%C3%A1" class="extiw" title="sk:Alena Heribanová">sk</a>]</span> and broadcast on STV1. All competing songs were accompanied by an orchestra, conducted by Vlado Valovič. 14 songs performed by artists from nine countries competed during the show, and "<span title="Slovak-language text"><span lang="sk" style="font-style: normal;">Jedno zbohom</span></span>" performed by <a href="/wiki/Katar%C3%ADna_Hasprov%C3%A1" title="Katarína Hasprová">Katarína Hasprová</a> was selected as the winner by a 10-member international jury panel headed by editor-in-chief of the STV entertainment and music editorial board <a href="/wiki/Martin_Sarva%C5%A1" class="mw-redirect" title="Martin Sarvaš">Martin Sarvaš</a>. Due to being the highest placed performer from Slovakia, Hasprová gained the right to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, and was also awarded a monetary prize of US$5,000. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Berco_Balogh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Berco Balogh (page does not exist)">Berco Balogh</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berco_Balogh" class="extiw" title="sk:Berco Balogh">sk</a>]</span> and <a href="/wiki/Lucie_B%C3%ADl%C3%A1" title="Lucie Bílá">Lucie Bílá</a> Boom Band performed as guests.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Draw </th> <th>Country </th> <th>Artist </th> <th>Song </th> <th>Place </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1</div> </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest">Slovakia</a></span> </td> <td>Cross the Roads </td> <td>"Súkromné požiare" </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2</div> </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Hungary_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest">Hungary</a></span> </td> <td>Péter Gerendás </td> <td>"Elkésett karnevál" </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">3</div> </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest">Slovakia</a></span> </td> <td>Trend </td> <td>"Som hádankou" </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">4</div> </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest">Czech Republic</a></span> </td> <td>Rebecca </td> <td>"Do nikam" </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">5</div> </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Poland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest">Poland</a></span> </td> <td>Zbigniew Gniewaszewski </td> <td>"Ten moj Nowy Jork" </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">6</div> </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Croatia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest">Croatia</a></span> </td> <td>Branka Bliznac </td> <td>"Zašto?" </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">7</div> </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest">Slovakia</a></span> </td> <td>Brigita Szelidová </td> <td>"Modlitba za mamu" </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">8</div> </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest">Germany</a></span> </td> <td>Jill Scherer </td> <td>"Aber Morgen" </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">9</div> </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest">Slovakia</a></span> </td> <td>Braňo Černák </td> <td>"Za riekou" </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">10</div> </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest">Slovakia</a></span> </td> <td>No Name </td> <td>"Môj kámoš" </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11</div> </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Malta_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest">Malta</a></span> </td> <td>Catherine Vigar </td> <td>"The Call" </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">2</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">12</div> </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest">Netherlands</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marlayne" title="Marlayne">Marleen</a> </td> <td>"Zij" </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">3</div> </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"> <th scope="row"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">13</div> </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest">Slovakia</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katar%C3%ADna_Hasprov%C3%A1" title="Katarína Hasprová">Katarína Hasprová</a> </td> <td>"Jedno zbohom" </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">1</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">14</div> </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Austria_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest">Austria</a></span> </td> <td>Ruediger </td> <td>"Desiree" </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Song_selection">Song selection</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Song selection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 9 March 1998, STV announced that Katarina Hasprova would perform the song "<span title="Slovak-language text"><span lang="sk" style="font-style: normal;">Modlitba</span></span>" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. "<span title="Slovak-language text"><span lang="sk" style="font-style: normal;">Modlitba</span></span>" was written by Gabriel Dušík and Anna Wepperyová.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="At_Eurovision">At Eurovision</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: At Eurovision"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_NIA_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2657222.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/The_NIA_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2657222.jpg/220px-The_NIA_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2657222.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/The_NIA_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2657222.jpg/330px-The_NIA_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2657222.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/The_NIA_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2657222.jpg/440px-The_NIA_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2657222.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="430" /></a><figcaption>The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 took place at the <a href="/wiki/National_Indoor_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="National Indoor Arena">National Indoor Arena</a> in Birmingham, UK, on 9 May 1998.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 took place at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK, on 9 May 1998. According to the <a href="/wiki/Rules_of_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Rules of the Eurovision Song Contest">Eurovision rules</a>, the twenty-five participants were made up of the previous year's winning country and host nation UK, the eighteen countries which had the highest average points total over the preceding five contests, and any eligible countries which did not compete in the 1997 contest. Slovakia was one of the eligible countries which did not compete in the 1997 contest, and thus were permitted to participate. The running order for the contest was decided by a draw held on 13 November 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-myledbury.co.uk_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-myledbury.co.uk-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Slovakia was assigned to perform 6th at the 1998 Contest, following <a href="/wiki/Switzerland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Switzerland</a> and preceding <a href="/wiki/Poland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Poland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Heading into the final of the contest, BBC reported that bookmakers ranked the entry joint 17th out of the 25 entries.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Slovak performance featured Hasprová on stage wearing a black dress, joined by one drummer and three guitarists in black outfits.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the voting concluded, Slovakia scored 8 points, all from Croatia, and placed 21st in a field of 25.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time, this result was Slovakia's worst placing in its competitive history, and was the nation's first finish outside of the top 20.<sup id="cite_ref-Slovakia_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slovakia-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Slovak conductor at the contest was Vladimír Valovič.<sup id="cite_ref-Яндекс_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Яндекс-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voting">Voting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Voting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The same voting system in use since 1975 was again implemented for 1998 contest, with each country providing 1–8, 10 and 12 points to the ten highest-ranking songs as determined by a selected jury or the viewing public through televoting, with countries not allowed to vote for themselves.<sup id="cite_ref-myledbury.co.uk_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-myledbury.co.uk-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Slovakia opted to use public televoting to determine which countries would receive their points.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoxburgh2020341–344_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoxburgh2020341–344-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> STV appointed Alena Heribanova as its spokesperson to announce the points awarded by the Slovak public during the show.<sup id="cite_ref-Яндекс_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Яндекс-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Points awarded to Slovakia<sup id="cite_ref-1998detailed_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1998detailed-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="20%">Score </th> <th scope="col">Country </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Croatia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Croatia</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 point </th> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Points awarded by Slovakia<sup id="cite_ref-1998detailed_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1998detailed-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="20%">Score </th> <th scope="col">Country </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background:gold">12 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Malta_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Malta</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background:silver">10 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Croatia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Croatia</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background:#CC9966">8 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Estonia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Estonia</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Belgium</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Netherlands</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cyprus_%281960%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Cyprus</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Ireland</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Macedonia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Macedonia</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portugal_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Portugal</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 point </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">United Kingdom</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="After_Eurovision">After Eurovision</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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However, after being due to return in 2000, STV withdrew due to financial concerns.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Slovakia ultimately returned to the contest 11 years later, <a href="/wiki/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2009" title="Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009">in 2009</a>. </p><p>It was mentioned in <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024" title="Eurovision Song Contest 2024">Eurovision Song Contest 2024</a>, when the host, <a href="/wiki/Petra_Mede" title="Petra Mede">Petra Mede</a>, challenged a random Eurovision fan to "give her a year and a country, and she can sing it". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Countries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Belgium_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Belgium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Croatia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Croatia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Cyprus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Estonia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Estonia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Finland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Finland</a></span></li> 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Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Malta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Netherlands</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norway_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Norway</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Poland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Poland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Portugal_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Portugal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Romania</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Slovakia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Slovenia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">Slovenia</a></span></li> 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alma_Lusa" class="mw-redirect" title="Alma Lusa">Alma Lusa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charlie_(Hungarian_singer)" title="Charlie (Hungarian singer)">Charlie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chiara_Siracusa" title="Chiara Siracusa">Chiara</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mélanie Cohl</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dana_International" title="Dana International">Dana International</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Danijela_Martinovi%C4%87" title="Danijela Martinović">Danijela</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edea_(musical_group)" title="Edea (musical group)">Edea</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edsilia_Rombley" title="Edsilia Rombley">Edsilia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Lars A. 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lang="hu">A holnap már nem lesz szomorú</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Finnish-language text"><span lang="fi">Aava</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Norwegian-language text"><span lang="no">Alltid sommer</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr">Dis oui</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Diva_(Dana_International_song)" title="Diva (Dana International song)">Diva</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Romanian-language text"><span lang="ro"><a href="/wiki/Eu_cred" title="Eu cred">Eu cred</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Greek-language text"><span lang="el-Latn">Genesis</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="German-language text"><span lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Guildo_hat_euch_lieb!" title="Guildo hat euch lieb!">Guildo hat euch lieb!</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Dutch-language text"><span lang="nl">Hemel en aarde</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Is Always Over Now?"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Swedish-language text"><span lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/K%C3%A4rleken_%C3%A4r" title="Kärleken är">Kärleken är</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="German-language text"><span lang="de">Lass ihn</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Estonian-language text"><span lang="et">Mere lapsed</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Greek-language text"><span lang="el-Latn">Mia krifi evaisthisia</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Slovak-language text"><span lang="sk">Modlitba</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Slovene-language text"><span lang="sl">Naj bogovi slišijo</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span 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