Katarína Hasprová

Slovakia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Modlitba", composed by Gabriel Dušík, with lyrics by Anna Wepperyová, and performed by Katarína Hasprová. The Slovak participating broadcaster, Slovenská televízia (STV), selected its performer for the contest through Bratislavská lýra '97 and, subsequently, the song internally once the national final was over. The competition was held on 7 June 1997 where Katarína Hasprová eventually emerged as the winner. The song Hasprová performed at the contest, "Modlitba", was released on 9 March.