The Slovak national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 is about to be held. Twelve acts will compete for the ticket to Oslo.
How to watch?
A webcast will be made available on eurovision.tv here (requires Octoshape plugin).
Participants
Composer/Lyricist in brackets.
- Pavol Remenár, Klára & Liquid Error – Figaro
(P. Farnbauer, P. Jursa/P. Jursa) - Kristina – Horehronie
(Martin KavuliÄ�/Kamil Peteraj) - Free Voices – Z osnov
(R. Bendík) - Robo Opatovský – NieÄ�o máš
(R. Opatovský/P. KoneÄ�ný) - Martina Schindlerová – Môžeš ísÅ¥
(J. Zaujec/P. Lehotský) - Aya – Do neba volám
(B. Lettrich) - Marián Bango – Ty tu ticho spíš
(T. Jediný) - TomášBezdeda – Na strechách domov
(T. Bezdeda/M. Hajšová) - Mista – Emotions
(Mista) - Miro Jaroš – Bez siedmeho neba
(Miro Jaroš, Vladimír Gnepa/Miro Jaroš) - SoÅ�a – Skús ma viesÅ¥
(Peter Sámel) - Mayo – Tón
(Mayo)
Your opinion
- You can vote for your favourite in our poll here.
LIVE
The show has started.
The programme opens with a Blues Brothers/Men in Black style performance before host Martin Rausch enters the stage to the Queen classic We will rock you.
2001 and 2006 Maltese entrant Fabrizio Faniello now performs his new single.
1. Kristina – Horehronie
Current esctoday.com poll result: 1st (68.5%)
Due to a change in the line-up, Kristina is the first to perform tonight.
The song has already becomea classic fan favourite. Kristina delivers a strong performance of this catchy and unique song. The performance suits the song very well although the outfits, which seem to be supposed to reflect a "fairytale" atmosphere are a tad scary.
2. Free Voices – Z osnov
Current esctoday.com poll result: =7th (1.5%)
Although the band is called Free Voices, the voices are not quite impressive. Nevertheless, the stage performance is very passionate which helps to put some enthusiasm into the rather repetitive song. Probably not a favourite to win tonight, especially as they had to take over the unlucky second spot in the draw from Kristina.
3. Robo Opatovský – NieÄ�o máš
Current esctoday.com poll result: 12th (0.5%)
Robo Opatovyský brings his own DJ on stage to support the disco/club atmosphere of his song. The melody is catchy and the relaxed perormance is perfect for the song but the overall style might not be outstanding enough to do well tonight.
Kristina is currently the clear favourite in the SMS voting by a large margin ahead of Mista. A recap is shown of the three songs alredy performed.
4. Martina Schindlerová – Môžeš ísÅ¥
Current esctoday.com poll result: =7th (1.5%)
The first classy ballad tonight. A very strong and emotional vocal performance and a classy stage performance really suit this entry very well. Still, it might lack some dramatic highlight to make people vote for it.
5. Aya – Do neba volám
Current esctoday.com poll result: =7th (1.5%)
Classic song with classic performance – this one might really do well among fans of the genre.
6. Marián Bango – Ty tu ticho spíš
Current esctoday.com poll result: 11th (1.0%)
Marián is a charming performer and he seems to enjoy his time on stage. The song is a sweet ballad, which is supported by some classical dancing on stage. A rather classical approach that mightdo better in the Eurovision Song Contest than expected for the sake of being different.
7. TomášBezdeda – Na strechách domov
Current esctoday.com poll result: =2nd (7.5%)
TomášBezdeda performs a simple but nice and catchy radio pop/rock song. The vocals are strong and the performance is passionate especially towards the end. The singer has already finished second in last year's national final and he is likely to do well again tonight.
8. Mista – Emotions
Current esctoday.com poll result: =2nd (7.5%)
This is probably the most complex composition tonight. It features slower parts and dramatic parts and instrumental parts. A very strong vocal performance and the eye-catching stage performance should secure this entry a good placing tonight.
9. Miro Jaroš – Bez siedmeho neba
Current esctoday.com poll result: =7th (1.5%)
The most interesting part of this entry is that it is translated to sign language. The song is catchy while you listen to it but a tad forgettable. Still a strong and emotional performance.
10. SoÅ�a – Skús ma viesÅ¥
Current esctoday.com poll result: =5th (2.5%)
This song creates a rather special atmosphere on stage as it would make up the perfect background music for a dark, smokey bar. Again, the vocals are strong and the performance suits the song. Consdering all the different styles in the line-up, this one might still be overseen.
11. Mayo – Tón
Current esctoday.com poll result: =5th (2.5%)
This one could be a called a rock song but it is a very unusual one as its arrangement faces on the piano and on the violin. A very catchy entry that could be seen as a dark horse tonight.
12. Pavol Remenár, Klára & Liquid Error – Figaro
Current esctoday.com poll result: 4th (4.0%)
Originally supposed to perform first, they are last on stage now. The performance features many gimmicks leaving it unsure how much of a comedy performance this is supposed to be. Still a catchy song and two very strong lead vocalists.
Our poll is closed for voting now. You can find the updated results above.
The results are coming in.
Kristina has won the national final and will represent Slovakia in Oslo.
