Kristina the singer representing Slovakia in this year's Eurovision Song Contest spoke with esctoday.com immediately after completing her first rehearsal for contest semi-final.

Kristina told esctoday how happy she is that Slovakia are once again competing in the contest and how she hopes she can bring success her country in the event. She spoke about the design of the dress that she will wear whilst performing in the contest contest and described the beautiful area of Horehronie in Slovakia which her song is based on.

The Kristina interview:

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