"Horehronie" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Single by Kristina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Released | 10 March 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format | CD, radio, digital download | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recorded | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Length | 3:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Label | H.o.M.E. Production | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Songwriter(s) | Martin Kavulič, Kamil Peteraj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Producer(s) | Martin Kavulič | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Horehronie" | |
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Eurovision Song Contest 2010 entry | |
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Artist(s) | |
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Composer(s) |
Martin Kavulič
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Lyricist(s) |
Kamil Peteraj
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Finals performance | |
Semi-final result |
16th
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Semi-final points |
24
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Appearance chronology | |
◄ "Leť tmou" (2009) | |
"I'm Still Alive" (2011) ► |
"Horehronie" is a Slovak pop song, composed by Martin Kavulič with lyrics by poet Kamil Peteraj and performed by Kristina, and it was the Slovak entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. It was performed together with a backing vocals Hana servická and dancers: Martin Mikulášek, Peter Živner, David Schimmer & Slavomír Kolkovič. The song is an ode to the Horehronie tourism region. It became the winner of the Slovak music contest Eurosong 2010 on 27 February, getting the largest share of the televote and coming second in the jury vote.
The song failed to qualify to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 final from first semifinal on 25 May, reaching 16th place out of 17.
Versions of the track were released as a CD single.
Reggae band from New Zealand, Cornerstone Roots, made a cover of Horehronie in 2010. The band played this song together with Slovak reagge group Medial Banana on Uprising Reggae Festival in Slovakia that year.