Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Slovenia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Participating broadcasterRadiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO)
Country Slovenia
Selection processEvrovizijska Melodija 2018
Selection date24 February 2018
Competing entry
Song"Hvala, ne!"
ArtistLea Sirk
Songwriters
  • Lea Sirk
  • Tomy DeClerque
Placement
Semi-final resultQualified (8th, 132 points)
Final result22nd, 64 points
Participation chronology
◄2017 2018 2019►

Slovenia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Hvala, ne!", written by Lea Sirk and Tomy DeClerque, and performed by Lea Sirk herself. The Slovene participating broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO), organised the national selection Evrovizijska Melodija 2018 in order to select its entry for the contest. 16 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. Eight entries qualified to compete in the final where "Hvala, ne!" performed by Lea Sirk was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from six thematical juries and a public televote.

Slovenia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2018. Performing during the show in position 17, "Hvala, ne!" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 12 May. It was later revealed that Slovenia placed eighth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 132 points. In the final, Slovenia performed in position 3 and placed twenty-second out of the 26 participating countries with 64 points.