Slovenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Country  Slovenia
National selection
Selection process Mini EMA
Selection date(s) Semi-final 1
20 September 2015
Semi-final 2
27 September 2015
Final
4 October 2015
Selected entrant Lina Kuduzović
Selected song "Prva ljubezen"
Finals performance
Final result 3rd, 112 points
Slovenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2014 • 2015

Slovenia selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry through Mini EMA. The competing songs were broken down into two semi-finals taking place on 20 September and 27 September 2015 and the final on 4 October 2015.[1] Lina Kuduzović was declared the winner and she represented Slovenia with her song "Prva ljubezen". She ended 3rd with 112 points, marking Slovenia's best result in any Eurovision event.

Mini EMA

Competing entries

Artist[1] Song (English Translation)[1]
Janina Klenovšek "Sonce v ogledalu" (The sun in the mirror)
Jaka & Maks "Full of Energy"
Leni "Najlepši dan" (The most beautiful day)
Lina Kuduzović "Prva ljubezen" (First love)
Rebeka Satler "S tabo (Let You Go)" (With you)
Tina Vinter "Brez okov" (Without fitting)

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1
Draw Artist[1] Song[1] Result
1 Rebeka Satler "S tabo (Let You Go)" Eliminated
2 Janina Klenovšek "Sonce v ogledalu" Eliminated
3 Leni "Najlepši dan" Advanced
Semi-final 2
Draw Artist[1] Song[1] Result
1 Lina Kuduzović "Prva ljubezen" Advanced
2 Jaka & Maks "Full of Energy" Eliminated
3 Tina Vinter "Brez okov" Eliminated

Final

Draw Artist[1] Song[1] Result
1 Leni "Najlepši dan" Runner-up
2 Lina Kuduzović "Prva ljubezen" Winner

Artist and song information

Slovenia"Prva ljubezen"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Languages
Composer(s)
Lina Kuduzović, Maraaya, Krešimir Tomec
Lyricist(s)
Lina Kuduzović, Sebina Kuduzović, Maraaya
Finals performance
Final result
3rd
Final points
112
Appearance chronology
◄ "Nisi sam (Your Light)" (2014)   

"My song is about an experience that everyone must go through. One's first love is what everyone remembers forever."

—Lina Kuduzović

Lina Kuduzović

Lina Kuduzović was born on 30 December 2002 in Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital. She's competed in many singing contests throughout her career, and has won many awards. In 2010 when she was just 7 years old Kuduzović won the first season of Slovenija ima talent (Slovenia's Got Talent).

Prva ljubezen

"Prva ljubezen" (English: First love) is a song by Slovenian child singer Lina Kuduzović who won first season of the Slovenia's Got Talent show. It represented Slovenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Bulgaria and she achieved 3rd place with 112 points which is Slovenia's best Junior Eurovision and Eurovision placing ever.

At Junior Eurovision

At the running order draw which took place on 15 November 2015, Slovenia were drawn to perform third on 21 November 2015, following Georgia and preceding Italy.[2] Slovenia finished in third place with 112 points.

The final was broadcast in Slovenia on TV SLO 1 with commentary by Andrej Hofer. The Slovenian spokesperson, who announced the Slovenian votes during the final, was Nikola Petek.

Final

Lina was wearing a beautiful white dress with a blue ribbon and a heart on the side of it. There was a huge snowflake on the bottom of the stage, and snow was falling in the backdrop during the entire performance. "Prva ljubezen" is a wintry love story, so a huge castle and pine trees covered in snow decorated the backdrop throughout the entire song. Dry ice and a windmachine were used during her performance.

Third placed Lina Kuduzović performing during the contest for Slovenia

At the end of the voting, Slovenia placed 3rd with 112 points.

Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member were released one month after the final.

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Slovenia had placed third with the public televote and fourth with the jury vote. In the public vote, Slovenia scored 98 points, while with the jury vote, Slovenia scored 77 points.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Slovenia and awarded by Slovenia in the final and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the final.

Points awarded to Slovenia

12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Slovenia

12 points Malta
10 points Armenia
8 points Albania
7 points Serbia
6 points Russia
5 points Netherlands
4 points Ireland
3 points Belarus
2 points Montenegro
1 point Bulgaria

Split voting results

The following five members comprise the Slovene jury:

  • Alenka Godec
  • Miha Gorše
  • Nuška Drašček
  • Lea Sirk
  • Boštjan Grabnar
Split Voting Results from Slovenia
Draw Country A. Godec M. Gorše N. Drašček L. Sirk B. Grabnar Average Jury Points Televote Points Points Awarded
01  Serbia 3 3 4 5 4 3 10 7
02  Georgia
03  Slovenia
04  Italy 4 2 2
05  Netherlands 7 8 7 10 8 8 5
06  Australia 6 2 3 6 3 4
07  Ireland 2 1 1 6 4
08  Russia 5 7 5 4 5 6 5 6
09  Macedonia 2
10  Belarus 4 5 6 3 7 5 3
11  Armenia 10 12 10 8 10 10 7 10
12  Ukraine 1
13  Bulgaria 1 1 2 2 1 3 1
14  San Marino 1
15  Malta 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 12
16  Albania 8 6 8 7 6 7 8 8
17  Montenegro 4 2

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Granger, Anthony (10 September 2015). "Slovenia: Mini EMA Running Order Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. ↑ James-Fisher, Luke (15 November 2015). "Running order for Junior Eurovision 2015". junioreurovision,tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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