Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
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Slovakia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with the song "Modlitba" written by Gabriel Dušík and Anna Wepperyová. The song was performed by Katarína Hasprová. The Slovak entry for the 1998 contest was selected through the music competition Bratislavská lýra, organised by the Slovak broadcaster STV. The competition was held on 7 June 1997 where Katarína Hasprová eventually emerged as the winner. The song Hasprová performed at the Eurovision Song Contest, "Modlitba", was internally selected and was released on 9 March.
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Country | Slovakia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Artist: Bratislavská lýra 1997 Song: Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 7 June 1997 Song: 9 March 1998 | |||
Selected entrant | Katarína Hasprová | |||
Selected song | "Modlitba" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 21st, 8 points | |||
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Slovakia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 1998. Performing during the show in position 6, Slovakia placed 21st out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 8 points.