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| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) | |||
| Country |  Slovenia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Evrovizijska Melodija 1999 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 26 February 1999 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Darja Švajger | |||
| Selected song | "For a Thousand Years" | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 11th, 50 points | |||
| Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Slovenia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "For a Thousand Years", written by Sašo Fajon and Primož Peterca, and performed by Darja Švajger. The Slovene participating broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO), held the national final Evrovizijska Melodija 1999 in order to select its entry for the contest. Švajger had previously represented Slovenia in 1995.
17 entries competed in the national final where "Še tisoč let" performed by Darja Švajger was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a four-member jury panel and a public televote. The song was later translated from Slovene to English for Eurovision and was titled "For a Thousand Years" .
Slovenia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999. Performing during the show in position 6, Slovenia placed eleventh out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 50 points.