Country Slovenia Selection date(s) 26 February 1999 Selected song "For A Thousand Years" | Selection process EMA 1999 Selected entrant Darja Švajger Final result 11th, 50 points | |
Slovenia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, represented by Darja Švajger and "For A Thousand Years". the song, performed in Slovene as "Se tisoc let", was the winner of the Slovene national final, EMA 1999.
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EMA 1999
The Slovene national broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) held a national final to select the Slovene entry for the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest. EMA 1999 was held on 26 February at the RTVSLO TV studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Mojca Mavec. A total of 17 songs competed to become the Slovene entry for Eurovision 1999, and the final winner was selected by an expert jury and televoting.
Although Tinkara Kovač won the televote, the final winner was Darja Švajger with "Še tisoč let". Švajger had previously represented Slovenia in 1995 with "Prisluhni mi", placing 7th. Kovač would go on to represent Slovenia in Eurovision 2014.
At Eurovision
On the night of Eurovision, held on 29 May in Jerusalem, Israel, Švajger performed "Se tisoc let" in English as "For A Thousand Years". Švajger performed sixth on the night of the contest, following the United Kingdom and preceding Turkey. She received 50 points, placing 11th in a field of 23.
Due to a low average score over the past 5 contests, Slovenia were forced to sit out the 2000 Contest. Slovenia would return to Eurovision in 2001.