Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Country Slovenia
National selection
Selection processEMA 1998
Selection date(s)28 February 1998
Selected artist(s)Vili Resnik
Selected song"Naj bogovi slišijo"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Matjaž Vlašič
  • Urša Vlašič
Finals performance
Final result18th, 17 points
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Naj bogovi slišijo" written by Matjaž Vlašič and Urša Vlašič. The song was performed by Vili Resnik. Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenija) organised the national final EMA 1998 in order to select the Slovenian entry for the 1998 contest in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 14 entries competed in the national final where "Naj bogovi slišijo" performed by Vili Resnik was selected as the winner entirely by a public televote.

Slovenia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 1998. Performing during the show in position 12, Slovenia placed eighteenth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 17 points.