Slovenia Choose Quartissimo For Moscow

This evening, Quartissimo won the right to represent Slovenia thanks mainly to the votes of the jury. The song, Love Symphony, is mostly instrumental. Omar Nabar who represented Slovenia at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest came second.

Quartissimo qualified for the final via last night’s semi final, where they were up against 13 other songs:

Nexys – Vsaj za en den
Petra Slapar – Skrivnost
Lea Sirk – Znamenje iz sanj
Brigita Suler – Druga liga
Ne Me Jugat & Slavko Ivancic – Kaj me briga
Gianni Rijavec – Gloria
Aynee – Zdaj vem
Krema – Ob  meni si
Tadeja Molan & Retro Beat – Sanje
Bjonde – Blonde power
Karmen Stavec – A zi zelis
Nuska Drascek – Kako lepo
Mitja – Mission

Of the songs in the semifinal, the following songs qualified for tonight’s final:

Brigita Suler – Druga liga
Karmen Stavec – A zi zelis
Nuska Drascek – Kako lepo
Lea Sirk – Znamenje iz sanj
Quartissimo – Love symphony
Nexys – Vsaj za en den
Ne Me Jugat & Slavko Ivancic – Kaj me briga
Bjonde – Blonde power

They were joined in the final by six songs, whose writers had been invited by RTVSLO to submit songs. The songs and artists were as follows;

Cuki – Mal’ naprej pa mal’ nazaj
Omar Naber – I still carry on
Eva Cerne – Vse
Aliya & Rudi – Zadnji dan
Samuel Lucas – Vse bi zate dal
Langa & Manca Spik – Zaigraj muzikant

The result showed as difference in the opinions of the voting public and the jury. In the end, the jury’s votes proved decisive. The full results were;

  Performer  Televote  Jury  Total 
1st  Quartissimo  12  19 
2nd  Omar Naber  16 
=3rd  Samuel Lucas 3 10 13 
=3rd  Alya & Rudy 6 7 13 
5th  Skupina Langa & Manca  12  0              12 
=6th       Ne me jugat & Slvko
Ivancik      
4               10 
=6th  Cuki  10  10 
8th  Nusca Drascek 
=9th  Karmen Stavec 
=9th  Lea Sirk 
11th  Eva Cerne 
12th  Bjonde 
=13th  Brigita Suler
=13th  Nexys 


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0HrFJFdMC7Y

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Source: esctoday, EuroVisionary
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