Marcel Palonder (born 3 February 1964 in Humenné,

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) is a Slovak singer. He represented his country in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1996 The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 18 May 1996 at the in Oslo, Norway. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (NRK) and presented by Norwegian journali ...

with the song "

Kým nás máš The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 18 May 1996 at the in Oslo, Norway. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (NRK) and presented by Norwegian journal ...

". His song qualified from the semifinal, earning 36 points but in the final it placed 18th place with 19 points. The points to the Slovak entry were given by:

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four points,

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eight points,

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five points and

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two points. He attempted to represent his country once again at Eurovision in 2010, when he competed in the Slovak quarter-finals of Eurosong 2010 with the song "What About You", but failed reaching the semi-finals.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Palonder, Marcel Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Slovakia Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1996 20th-century Slovak male singers People from Humenné 1964 births 21st-century Slovak male singers

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