Tonight, the fifth and last semi final of the Slovakian national selection for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest was held. Eleven acts competed and three were chosen to move forward to the national final, which will be held next Sunday, 8th March.
The following songs were chosen by televoting:
- Kamil Mikulcík & Nela Pocisková – Let tmou
- Desmod & Lucia Nováková – Posledná minúta
The following song was chosen by the jury:
- Michal Chrenko – Proti prúdom
Slovakia will return to the Eurovision Song Contest after eleven years. The last participation to date came in 1998, when Katarina Hasprová finished 21st with her entry Modlitba getting eight points in total and all of them from Croatia. In 2009, the country will take part in the second semi final on 14th May.
