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Slovenia: Details on the selection for Eurovision 2025 will be revealed in October!

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Despite RTVSLO’s earlier statement mentioning that the decision on a Eurovision 2025 participation would be taken in October, the Slovenian broadcaster announced that the nation will be present in Basel.

The selection format has not yet been decided, although a national selection is in plans for RTVSLO. Specifically, the broadcaster mentions that:

We would like to inform all interested authors and performers that in October 2024, RTV Slovenia will announce the method of selecting the Slovenian representative for the 69th Competition for Eurovision Song Contest 2025, including the rules for participation and how the winning song will be selected.

Hence, more details regarding Slovenia’s selection for Eurovision 2025 will be released in October along with instructions for those interested in submitting an entry.

Eurovision 2025

The deadline for broadcasters to decide their participation in Eurovision 2025 expired yesterday, September 15. Then, the countries which applied for Eurovision 2025 can withdraw without penalty till October 11, while The Netherlands was granted an extension till November 1st to confirm its participation.

With Slovenia’s confirmation, we are now counting twenty-nine countries who will take part in the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Raiven, RTVSLO’s pick for Eurovision 2024 with her song “Veronika” brought Slovenia to the Grand Final for the second consecutive year, finishing twenty-third.

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Source: RTVSLO

Slovenia: RTVSLO confirms participation in Eurovision 2025!

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RTVSLO confirms to the European Broadcasting Union their participation in Eurovision 2025.

The Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO has registered ahead of the deadline to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The registration comes ahead of the formal deadline of September 15. The deadline is the last day for broadcasters to express to the European Broadcasting Union their intention to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

Slovenia is the latest country this week to confirm its registration to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The list of countries that are publicly reported to have signed up since September 9 are:

  • Czechia
  • Greece
  • Iceland
  • Ukraine

In the wake of, perhaps, the most controversial Eurovision Song Contest to date, RTVSLO, Slovenia’s national broadcaster sent out a list of questions to the EBU regarding everything that occured during this year’s Contest. This document has gone public at its full form.

Slovenia: Official statement from RTVSLO regarding Eurovision 2024!

Raiven represented Slovenia at the 2024 contest, qualifying for the Grand Final with her song “Veronika”. She came in 23rd place in Saturday’s final, with 27 points.

source: Eurovoix

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Slovenia: RTVSLO decision about Eurovision 2025 participation in October!

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After speaking to Eurovoix, the Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO has said it will decide whether to compete at Eurovision 2025 in October.

The full statement from RTVSLO:

“RTV Slovenija will not make a decision about participating at Eurovision Song Contest 2025 until October 2024.”

Broadcasters have until September 15 to inform the EBU of their intention to participate. October 11 is the deadline for broadcasters to withdraw from the contest without a financial penalty from the European Broadcasting Union.

The Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has confirmed today that the EBU has granted them a delay to decide on whether they will compete at Eurovision 2025 until November 1.

After the events of Eurovision 2024, RTVSLO released a statement in which they asked the EBU to provide further clarity on the events of the contest. The broadcaster raised doubts about the validity of its televoting results, and RTVSLO wanted further detail on the disqualification of the Netherlands, amongst other queries.

Raiven represented Slovenia at the 2024 contest, qualifying for the Grand Final with her song “Veronika”. She came in 23rd place in Saturday’s final, with 27 points.

source: Εurovoix

Meanwhile, 29 countries have already confirmed their participation in Eurovision 2025 in one way or another, and the remaining question marks can now be counted on the fingers of two hands.

How many countries will ultimately participate in Eurovision 2025?

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