Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Georgia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Georgian entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB). The Shin and Mariko performed the Georgian entry "Three Minutes to Earth", written by Zaza Miminoshvili and Eugen Eliu, which failed to qualify from the second semi-final, placing 15th (last) and scoring 15 points. The Georgian broadcaster GPB opted to select both the artist and song for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest through an internal selection conducted by an expert commission. During a press
Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Slovakia returned to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 after an 11-year absence in the Eurovision Song Contest. After withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest after three poor results from 1994 to 1998, Slovenská Televízia (STV) was reluctant to return to the contest due to budget problems in the broadcaster, however, after 11 years, Slovakia returned to the contest in Moscow. The program director of STV stated that pressure from local artists was the driving force behind the country's return. The fourth Slovak entry at Eurovision was chosen through a national final, held between