last seen in 2012
Slovakia at Eurovision
Slovakia first sang at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 and has entered seven contests, the last of them in 2012. It has never won; its best result is 18th place, in 1996.
- 7
- contests
- 0
- wins
- 18th
- best
- first song
- 1994
- last song
- 2012
- contests
- 7
- wins
- none
- best result
- 18th — 1996
- in the final
- 0 of 4 tries since semi-finals began in 2004
- sung in
- Slovak (5), English (2)
- not in the line-up
- 1995, 1997, 1999–2008
Every song
All seven entries, newest first. The year opens the story of that contest; the name opens the artist.
| Year | Artist | Song | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Baku | Max Jason Mai | “Don't Close Your Eyes” English | Out in semi-final 2 (18th of 18) | 22 |
| 2011 Düsseldorf | Twiins | “I'm Still Alive” English | Out in semi-final 2 (13th of 19) | 48 |
| 2010 Oslo | Kristína | “Horehronie” Slovak | Out in semi-final 1 (16th of 17) | 24 |
| 2009 Moscow | Kamil Mikulčík and Nela Pocisková | “Leť tmou” Slovak | Out in semi-final 2 (18th of 19) | 8 |
| 1998 Birmingham | Katarína Hasprová | “Modlitba” Slovak | 21st of 25 | 8 |
| 1996 Oslo | Marcel Palonder | “Kým nás máš” Slovak | 18th of 23 | 19 |
| 1994 Dublin | Martin Ďurinda and Tublatanka | “Nekonečná pieseň” Slovak | 19th of 25 | 15 |
Points for a song that went out in a semi-final are its semi-final points. Before 2004 there were no semi-finals: every song sang on the one night.
On air at home
The channels that carried the contest in Slovakia, year by year, and who commentated where our source names them. Newest first.
- 2024
- Rádio FM (final) Daniel Baláž, Lucia Haverlík, Pavol Hubinák and Juraj Malíček
- 2023
- Rádio FM (final) Daniel Baláž, Lucia Haverlík, Pavol Hubinák and Juraj Malíček
- 2021
- Rádio FM (final) Daniel Baláž, Lucia Haverlík, Pavol Hubinák and Juraj Malíček
- 2019
- Rádio FM (final) Daniel Baláž, Pavol Hubinák and Juraj Malíček
- 2018
- Rádio FM (final) Daniel Baláž, Pavol Hubinák, Juraj Malíček, Ela Tolstová and Celeste Buckingham
- 2017
- Rádio FM (final) Daniel Baláž, Pavol Hubinák and Juraj Malíček
- 2016
- RTVS (final)
- 2015
- Rádio FM (final) Daniel Baláž, Pavol Hubinák and Juraj Malíček
- 2014
- Rádio FM (semi-finals) Daniel Baláž and Pavol Hubinák
- Rádio FM (final) Daniel Baláž, Pavol Hubinák and Juraj Kemka
- 2013
- Rádio FM (final) Daniel Baláž and Pavol Hubinák
- 2012
- Rádio FM (final) Daniel Baláž and Pavol Hubinák
- 2011
- Jednotka, Rádio FM Roman Bomboš
- 2010
- Jednotka
- 2009
- Jednotka Roman Bomboš
- 1998
- STV2
- 1997
- STV2
- 1996
- STV2
- 1994
- STV2
- 1993
- STV2
In our contest stories
Lines about Slovakia from our story of each contest. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1994 Out with seven, in with seven
The newcomers were Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia and Slovakia.
- 1997 A new way of being relegated
Belgium, Finland and Slovakia were among those shut out.
- 2000 Who was there
Greece, Hungary and Slovakia could have come and chose not to.
- 2013 Thirty-nine
Slovakia and Turkey dropped out for other reasons, and neither has been back.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. “Not in the line-up” means no song from Slovakia was in that year’s contest, whatever the reason. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we’ll fix it.