| Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | ||||
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| Country |  Slovakia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurosong 2010 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Quarter-finals: 22 January 2010 24 January 2010 29 January 2010 31 January 2010 5 February 2010 7 February 2010 Semi-finals: 14 February 2010 21 February 2010 Final: 27 February 2010 | |||
| Selected entrant | Kristina | |||
| Selected song | "Horehronie" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (16th) | |||
| Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Slovakia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Horehronie" written by Kamil Peteraj and Martin Kavulič. The song was performed by Kristina. The Slovak entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway was selected through the national final Eurosong 2010, organised by the Slovak broadcaster Slovenská televízia (STV). 60 entries competed in the national final which consisted of nine shows: six quarter-finals, two semi-finals and a final. In the quarter-finals, four entries were selected by a public vote to advance from each show. Twenty-four entries qualified to compete in the semi-finals where six entries were selected to advance from each show based on the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public vote. Twelve entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 27 February 2010 where "Horehronie" performed by Kristina was selected as the winner after scoring the most points from the jury and public vote.
Slovakia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2010. Performing during the show in position 4, "Horehronie" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Slovakia placed sixteenth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 24 points.