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Nanana (Karmen Stavec Song)
Slovenia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Nanana", composed by Martin Štibernik, with lyrics by Karmen Stavec, and performed by Karmen herself. The Slovene participating broadcaster, (RTVSLO), held the national final in order to select its entry for the contest. Sixteen entries competed in the national final where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top three entries were selected following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote. In the second round, "" performed by Karmen Stavec was selected as the winner entirely by a public televote. The song was later translated from Slovene to English for Eurovision and was titled "Nanana". Slovenia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing as the closing entry during the show in position 26, Slovenia placed 23rd out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 7 points. Background Prio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radiotelevizija Slovenija
Radiotelevizija Slovenija () – usually abbreviated to RTV Slovenija, RTV SLO (or simply RTV within Slovenia) – is Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization. Based in Ljubljana, it has regional broadcasting centres in Koper and Maribor and correspondents around Slovenia, Europe, and the world. RTV Slovenija's national radio services operate under the name , while the television division carries the name or . The names are sometimes Anglicized as ''Radio Slovenia'' and ''TV Slovenia'', respectively. There are three national and four regional radio services, which can all be heard online as well. RTV Slovenija also finances the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and the RTV Slovenia Big Band. The legal foundation for the institution is the Radiotelevizija Slovenija Act (). It is the only public nonprofit broadcasting organization in Slovenia to operate both radio and television stations. The law also requires it to air radio and television services for the country's tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Koper
Radio Koper / Radio Capodistria is a radio station located in the city of Koper, Slovenia. It can be heard from Slovenia and northeastern part of Italy on the main frequency of FM 103.1 MHz in Italian and 88.6 MHz in Slovene. Good reception is possible on medium wave AM 1170 kHz in Slovenia, Croatia and North Italy. It is also available on the Satellite through Eutelsat 16A a 16°Est. Radio-Television Slovenia is the owner of the Radio. History Radio Koper was first heard on 24 May 1949, called '' Radio jugoslovanske cone Trsta - Radio Trieste zona Jugoslava'' (Radio Triest, Yugoslav Zone), and it started to broadcast a day later. It was owned by D. D. Radiofonia SA, set up by the then Yugoslav military administration Zone B of the former Free Territory of Trieste. After the abolition of the Free Territory in 1954, it teamed up with Radio Ljubljana and was later known as ''Radio Koper - Capodistria''. Until 1954, it broadcast programs in Slovenian, Italian and Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenia In The Eurovision Song Contest
Slovenia has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 30 times since its debut in , having hosted a qualification round (Kvalifikacija za Millstreet) in Ljubljana for seven countries due to the influx of new nations wishing to join the contest. The Slovenian participating broadcaster in the contest is (RTVSLO). Having only missed the event twice in and due to the relegation rule after a poor average score in the 1990s, Slovenia's best result is seventh position achieved on two occasions; in with " Prisluhni mi" performed by Darja Švajger and in with "Energy" by Nuša Derenda. Since the introduction of the semi-finals in , Slovenia has qualified for the final on eight occasions. As of , Slovenia has not made it to the top ten since their seventh place finish in 2001, only making it to the thirteenth position in and . Participation (RTVSLO) is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1 January 1993, thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV SLO 2
TV SLO 2, or TV Slovenija 2 is a Slovenian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by (RTVSLO). It is the organization's second television channel, and is known for specialized programming, aiming at limited audiences, as well as airing television series and sporting events. History Initially, TV Ljubljana 2 was part of a joint network with RTV Belgrade and RTV Zagreb. In 1979, it became an independent channel. HD broadcasts began on 1 June 2012, following the closure of TV SLO HD. Between 2015 and 2019, its viewing share rose from 0,2% to 2,9%. With the lockdown in March 2020, TV SLO 2 started airing a program produced by Radio Val 202, featuring performances from Slovenian musicians. On 20 February 2023, Rajko Gerič was appointed its editor-in-chief, for a period of four years. The channel stopped airing infomercials for natural supplements disguised as talk shows in early 2025, alongside Radio Val 202 Val 202 is a public-owned Slovenian radio station. Overv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rules Of The Eurovision Song Contest
A detailed set of rules and obligations, which all participating broadcasters and participants in the annual Eurovision Song Contest () must uphold, is produced annually ahead of each edition of the international song contest. These rules are drafted by the contest organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and approved by the contest's reference group. They typically outline which songs may be deemed eligible for entry, the format of the contest, the voting system employed to select a contest winner and how the results of this vote are presented to the televised audience, the overall values of the contest, and distribution and broadcasting rights through television, radio and streaming services. Since the contest's inaugural edition in 1956, the rules upon which the event has been organised and contested have changed over time. General format The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition held among broadcasting networks that are members of the European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skonto Hall
Skonto Hall (also known as Skonto Arena) is an arena in Riga, Latvia. In the lobby of Skonto there are conference halls, a gym, and an arena with an Artificial turf, artificial football field, which also hosts numerous exhibitions and concerts. The multi-purpose hall was originally built in 1996 and can accommodate either 2,000 seated spectators or 8,000 standing spectators. It is immediately adjacent to Skonto Stadium. History Skonto Hall was renovated in early 2006, for its use as one of the venues for the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships alongside the newly built Arēna Rīga. The hall also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, with a maximum capacity of 6,500. After the World Ice Hockey Championships, the arena was the home of Riga basketball club BK Skonto Riga, but it is also used as a conference and congress center. Due to outstanding loan payments, the hall was taken over by asset management company Reverta in 2011. On 15 October 2013, an auction which inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul De Leeuw
Paul Henri de Leeuw (born 26 March 1962) is a Dutch television comedian, singer and actor. De Leeuw gained national fame in the late eighties and early nineties with television shows for broadcasting company VARA. He often came into publicity with satire about Dutch show business personalities and taboo subject matter. His shows would often feature musical acts, many of which managed to gain national fame after they had been in De Leeuw's show (e.g. Twarres and René Klijn, a former boyband member who contracted HIV). VARA has since continued his shows apart from a few interruptions, often with considerable success. In the early nineties, De Leeuw also had some shows celebrating the new year. In the 1993–1994 show he satirized the new commercial television station RTL 5 by announcing another new station, "RTL 6" (''RTL six, beter dan niks'' it. RTL six, better than nothing. This led to a lawsuit by the RTL company. De Leeuw and his husband, Stephan Nugter, have adopted tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andi Knoll
Andreas "Andi" Knoll (born 11 June 1972 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian radio and television presenter. He has served as the Austrian commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest since 1999. Eurovision Song Contest Since the 1999 contest (with the exception of 2009) Knoll, following on from radio journalist and actor Ernst Grissemann, has been the Austrian commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest and, since 2002, he has hosted the Austrian national finals for Eurovision. Knoll had also commentated for Austria at the Eurovision Dance Contest. Following the Austrian victory at the 2014 contest, Knoll was one of the frontrunners to host the 2015 contest, along with the reigning champion Conchita Wurst and the Austrian spokesperson Kati Bellowitsch. However, Knoll was not chosen by ORF but continued in his role as commentator. Bellowitsch was not chosen either and continued her role as spokesperson. Wurst was chosen instead to host the green room. Personal life Knoll gradua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marija Naumova
Marija Naumova-Bullīta (born 23 June 1973), known professionally as Marija Naumova, is a Latvian singer. Under the stage name Marie N, she sings a broad range of music ranging from pop to musical theatre and jazz, and has recorded several albums, with songs in Latvian, French, English, Russian and Portuguese. In 2002, she won the Eurovision Song Contest for Latvia with her song " I Wanna". Biography Naumova was discovered by famous Latvian musician Raimonds Pauls in 1994 and after a year she performed on TV in searches for talent. She never won, but was noticed by the audience. In 1998, she performed in a concert celebrating the 100 years jubilee of George Gershwin. In March 1998 she performed on stage in concerts with famous Latvian musicians, and one of those concerts was recorded on CD. That gave her career a boost and she began to participate in several music events, television and radio shows, and give interviews for Latvian newspapers. Naumova's first solo album, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anja Rupel
Anja Rupel (born 19 March 1966) is a Slovene pop singer, songwriter, radio announcer, and journalist. Her father, Fedja Rupel, is a flautist and a professor at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, and her uncle is the politician and diplomat Dimitrij Rupel. Rupel has been involved in music since childhood. She played the flute for over ten years. In 1982, she began to perform as lead vocalist with the prominent synthpop group Videosex, which became very popular in the former Yugoslavia. The group recorded four albums. Their debut album, ''Videosex 84'' appeared in 1983 and they played with bands such as Ekatarina Velika and Otroci Socializma in Belgrade. The group broke up in 1992. Rupel then went on to her solo career and, in 1994 she recorded her first album ''Odpri oči'' (''Open Your Eyes''). For a while, she performed with the internationally prominent industrial/techno group Laibach from Trbovlje, Slovenia. In 1988, she sang The Beatles' anthem, Across the Universe and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jure Robežnik
Jure Robežnik (23 August 1933 – 7 October 2022) was a Slovenian pianist and composer; his focus was on jazz and popular music. Despite possessing no musical education, he authored over one hundred and fifty musical pieces. Robežnik completed studies of German language in 1958 in Ljubljana. In 2017, he was bestowed with a Kozina Award by the Society of Slovenian Composers. List of pieces *''Pegasto dekle'' (''A Freckled Girl''; text by Elza Budau) *''Ptica vrh Triglava'' (''A Bird Above Triglav''; text by Dušan Velkaverh) *''Šel si mimo'' (''You Went By''; text by Elza Budau) *''Ti si moja ljubezen'' (''You Are My Love''; text by Elza Budau) *''Presenečenja'' (''Surprises''; text by Dušan Velkaverh) *''Maja z biseri'' (''Maja With Pearls''; text by Dušan Velkaverh) *''Mesto mladih'' (''The City of Youth''; text by Svetlana Makarovič) *''Mlade oči'' (''Young Eyes''; text by Dušan Velkaverh) *''Ljubljančanke'' (''Girls of Ljubljana''; text by Dušan Velkaverh) *''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
