Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Slovakia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Don't Close Your Eyes" written and performed by Max Jason Mai, who was internally selected by the Slovak broadcaster Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (RTVS) to represent Slovakia in the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. Max Jason Mai and the song "Don't Close Your Eyes" were announced and presented to the public as the Slovak entry on 7 March 2012.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| Country | Slovakia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 March 2012 | |||
| Selected entrant | Max Jason Mai | |||
| Selected song | "Don't Close Your Eyes" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Miroslav Šmajda | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (18th) | |||
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Slovakia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2012. Performing during the show in position 5, "Don't Close Your Eyes" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Slovakia placed eighteenth (last) out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 22 points.
As of 2024, this was Slovakia's last entry in the contest, before the country withdrew the following year. The absence has continued in every edition since.