Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Country	Slovenia
National selection
Selection process	EMA 2001
Selection date(s)	Semi-final 23 February 2001 Final 24 February 2001
Selected entrant	Nuša Derenda
Selected song	"Energy"
Finals performance
Final result	7th, 70 points
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1999 • 2001 • 2002►

Slovenia returned to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 with Nuša Derenda and the song "Energy (song)". The song was selected as the Slovene entry after it won the Slovene national final, EMA 2001.

EMA 2001

The Slovene national broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) held a national final to select the Slovene entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, held on 12 May 2001. A semi-final and a final were held on 23 and 24 February, where the winner in the final was selected by televoting, an expert jury and an RTVSLO jury.

Semi-final

The semi-final of EMA 2001 was held on 23 February, hosted by Mojca Mavec at the RTVSLO TV Studios in Ljubljana. 22 songs competed in total, with 12 qualifiers being selected from the top 6 songs from the televoting and six jury wildcards.

Final

The final of EMA 2001 was held on 24 February 2001 at the RTVSLO TV Studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Miša Molk, Marcel Stefancic and Mojca Mavec. The winner was again decided by televoting, an expert jury and an RTVSLO jury.

The winner was Nuša Derenda with "Ne, ni res" (No, it's not true). The winner of the televoting was Karmen Stavec with "Ostani tu" (Stay here), however only came third overall.

At Eurovision

At Eurovision Derenda performed "Ne, ni res" in English as "Energy". On the night of the contest Derenda perform 17th in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Poland. The Slovene votes were calculated through a public televote held after all songs had performed.

At the close of the voting, Slovenia, which had been one of the heavy favorites to win prior to the event, placed 7th in a field of 23, receiving 70 points. This was, and still is as of 2014, Slovenia's best place at Eurovision, along with Darja Švajger's "Prisluhni mi" from 1995. The results of Slovenia's televote showed that Estonia was the most voted song, gaining Slovenia's maximum 12 points.

Points Awarded to Slovenia

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest 2001
• Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest

External links

• Slovene National Final 2001

Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Artists 1990s 1X Band 1994 Darja Švajger Regina Tanja Ribič Vili Resnik Darja Švajger 2000s 2000 Nuša Derenda Sestre Karmen Stavec Platin Omar Naber Anžej Dežan Alenka Gotar Rebeka Dremelj Quartissimo feat. Martina Majerle 2010s Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari Maja Keuc Eva Boto Hannah Mancini Tinkara Kovač Maraaya ManuElla
Songs 1990s "Tih deževen dan" 1994 "Prisluhni mi" "Dan najlepših sanj" "Zbudi se" "Naj bogovi slišijo" "For a Thousand Years" 2000s 2000 "Energy" "Samo ljubezen" "Nanana" "Stay Forever" "Stop" "Mr Nobody" "Cvet z juga" "Vrag naj vzame" "Love Symphony" 2010s "Narodnozabavni rock" "No One" "Verjamem" "Straight Into Love" "Round and Round" "Here for You" "Blue and Red
(Note: Entries scored out are when Slovenia did not compete)