Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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Country | Slovenia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | EMA 2014 | |||
Selection date(s) | 8 March 2014 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Tinkara Kovač | |||
Selected song | "Round and Round" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 52 points) | |||
Final result | 25th, 9 points | |||
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Round and Round" written by Raay, Tinkara Kovač, Hannah Mancini and Tina Piš. The song was performed by Tinkara Kovač. Songwriter Hannah Mancini represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 where she failed to qualify to the final with the song "Straight into Love". Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenija) organised the national final EMA 2014 in order to select the Slovenian entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. Seven entries competed in the national final where the winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top two entries were selected. In the second round, "Round and Round" performed by Tinkara Kovač was selected as the winner.
Slovenia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 8 May 2014. Performing during the show in position 14, "Round and Round" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 10 May. It was later revealed that Slovenia placed tenth out of the 15 participating countries in the semi-final with 52 points. In the final, Slovenia performed in position 17 and placed twenty-fifth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 9 points.