A surprise prepared by the Greek delegation waited for Maraaya at their hotel. Foto: MMC RTV SLO/Jani Ugrin
A surprise prepared by the Greek delegation waited for Maraaya at their hotel. Foto: MMC RTV SLO/Jani Ugrin


The three minutes the Eurovision fans all over the world could watch on the screens of their TVs is a result of hard work from the moment of Maraaya won the Ema contest. Raay and Marjetka Vovk left nothing to chance; every second of their performance has been carefully planned.
"It was really great. Not only because we entered the finals; the atmosphere on stage was fantastic," were the first words exited Marjetka uttered after the proclamation, and continued "I consider this a personal victory."
Besides Slovenia the other countries to enter the finals from the second semi-final evening were Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, Norway, Montenegro, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Latvia and Israel.