Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Slovakia participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway with the song Horehronie, which failed to qualify for the final. Slovenská televízia (STV) organised the national final to select the Slovak entry for the contest using the "Eurosong 2010" format. Slovakia was the first country to announce its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, which was announced by STV on 28 March 2009, six weeks before the 2009 Contest. It was revealed that preparation for the 2010 Contest would begin shortly after the 2009 Contest ended. Three preliminary rounds, a
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Turkey was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 by the song "Düm Tek Tek" performed by Hadise. The Turkish broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), chose Belgian-Turk Hadise in October 2008 and she prepared three songs which she submitted to TRT. "Düm Tek Tek" was chosen and was sung at the 2009 Contest. TRT announced an open call for ideas for Turkey's representative for 2009. Instead of choosing the act solely through an internal process, the people of Turkey could submit their ideas about who should represent them in Moscow. After