All entries in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest are known, but the actual contest is still three weeks away. As a warm-up, we introduce one of the entries every day in random order. Part thirty-six is dedicated to the entry from Slovakia.
Basic information
| Performers: | Kamil MikulÄ�ík & Nela Pocisková |
| Song: | Leť tmou (Cross the darkness in flight) |
| Language: | Slovak |
| Music: | Rastislav Dubovský |
| Lyrics: | Nella (Petronela Kolevská), Anna Žigová |
| Draw: | 8th in the second semi final |
The song
Leť tmou is a mid-tempo rock ballad with classical elements. The lyrics are about an opressive sadness and the singers make each other hope that they will make it through the darkness:
Cítim chladné, tiene zradné
Túžbou planie Ä�o je na dne
Prázdno v duši, to sa stáva
Horkú príchuÅ¥ temno máva
My musíme vyjsÅ¥ z tieÅ�ov
Nástrah a slov
Srdce daj, nezúfaj
A leť tmou
I am freezing, there are obscure shadows
The desire glows on the ground
An emptiness in the soul
A bitter taste, a dark taste
We need to get out of the shadows
Intrigues and words
Give your heart, do not despair
And cross the darkness in flight
The singers
Nela Pocisková was born in Bratislava in 1987. While she is still attending music school, she has already played the role of Maria in West Side Story. She is also an actress on television as she has been starring in the show Ordináciav ružovej záhrade, which is currently in its second season. Another actor in thisprogramme Kamil MikulÄ�ík, whoforms the Slovak Eurovision Song Contest duo with her. He was bron in 1980 and he originates from Trnava.He studied both economics and performing arts, and the latter turnedout to become his profession. Hehas been working as a stage actor for years and he has also appeared in musicals.
Nela Pocisková and Kamil MikulÄ�ík teamed up for the Slovak national final with the song Let' tmou. They won the selection and will therefore be the first Slovak entrants in eleven years and also the first duo to represent the country. In Moscow, they will be supported on stage by Rastislav Dubovský, composer of the song, on the piano and Jan Pospíšil on the cello.
The national selection
Slovakia had a big national selection. There were five semi finals with a total of 50 songs and two songs from each heat were chosen by televoting to move forward to the final along with a jury wildcard. In the national final, televoting chose the top three before the jury chose the eventual winner. Nela Pocisková & Kamil MikulÄ�ík had been the clear winners of their semi final and in the televoting round of the final, before the jury gave them the ticket to Moscow.
Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Slovakia wanted to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 1993 but narrowly did not make it to Millstreet finishing fourth in the Eastern Europe semi final. The debut came the year after to little success followed by relegations in 1995, 1997 and 1999 after low placings in 1996 and 1998. Slovakia decided not to return to the contest in 2000 and stayed away from the competition until this year.
Želáme Slovensku a Kamilovi MikulÄ�íkovi, Nele Pociksovej veľa šÅ¥astia a dobré výsledky v Moskve!
Videos
National final performance:
The preview video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWKwKZcUfQc&ap=%2526fmt%3D18&rel=0
Slovakia's last entry to date (1998):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EJkC5UK1fM&ap=%2526fmt%3D18&rel=0
Other parts of this series
- France
- Portugal
- Romania
- Denmark
- Netherlands
- Cyprus
- Latvia
- Ireland
- Malta
- Armenia
- Germany
- Serbia
- Belgium
- Greece
- Croatia
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Iceland
- Moldova
- Switzerland
- Slovenia
- Andorra
- Ukraine
- Spain
- Sweden
- Montenegro
- Finland
- Lithuania
- Russia
- Turkey
- Azerbaijan
- Bulgaria
- Belarus
- Norway
- Israel
Tomorrow, we will take a look at the UK entry.
