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Slovenia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times since its debut in 1993, having hosted a qualification round in Ljubljana for seven countries due to the influx of new nations wishing to join the Eurovision Song Contest. Having only missed the event twice in 1994 and 2000 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 1995 with "Prisluhni mi" performed by Darja Švajger and in 2001 with Nuša Derenda and "Energy". Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Slovenia has qualified for the final on seven occasions. As of 2022, Slovenia has not made it to the top ten since their seventh place finish in 2001, only making it to the thirteenth position in 2002 and 2011.
Latvia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 22 times since making its debut at the contest in 2000, where the group Brainstorm finished third with the song "My Star". Latvia won the contest in 2002, with Marie N and the song "I Wanna", defeating Malta by 12 points. Latvia is the second former Soviet country to win the contest. The 2003 contest was held in the Latvian capital Riga. The country achieved its third top 10 result in 2005, when Walters and Kazha finished fifth with "The War Is Not Over".
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- ↑ "Eurovision 1993 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "Malta Song for Europe 2007: William Mangion - "Forever Mine"". Eurovisionworld. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ Sansone, Kurt (21 May 2013). "This time... it's William Mangion". Times of Malta. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
