Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
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Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Energy" written by Matjaž Vlašič and Lucienne Lončina. The song was performed by Nuša Derenda. Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenija) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their relegation in 2000 as one of the six countries with the lowest average scores over the previous five contests. RTV Slovenija organised the national final EMA 2001 in order to select the Slovenian entry for the 2001 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. 22 entries competed in the national final which consisted of two shows: a semi-final and a final. Entries were selected to advance from the semi-final based on a public televote and a jury panel. Ten entries qualified to compete in the final where "Ne, ni res" performed by Nuša Derenda was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from two thematical juries and a public televote. The song was later translated from Slovene to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Energy".
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Selection process | EMA 2001 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 23 February 2001 Final: 24 February 2001 | |||
Selected entrant | Nuša Derenda | |||
Selected song | "Energy" | |||
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Final result | 7th, 70 points | |||
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Slovenia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2001. Performing during the show in position 17, Slovenia placed seventh out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 70 points.