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Katarina Hasprova

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Katarína Hasprová (born September 10, 1972 in Bratislava) is a singer from Slovakia, best-known outside her home country for singing “Modlitba” at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, Slovakia’s last Eurovision entry to date.

Hasprová was born in Bratislava in 1972, into a musical family. Her mother is a well-known Slovak actress and singer, her father a leading director of theatre and television. A graduate in music from the Janácek Music Academy, Katarína devotes all her time to singing and dancing and has performed in a number of classic musicals, including West Side Story and Hair.

Eurovision Song Contest 1998 - Birmingham
Entry for Slovakia

Performer: Katarína Hasprová
Song title: Modlitba
Song writer(s): Anna Wepperyová
Song composer(s): Gabriel Duík

Sang in Position: 6
Final Position: 21
Total Points: 8

In 1998, for the 43rd edition of the Eurovision Contest, 25 countries participated in the event. All countries that were relegated in the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest came back plus FYR Macedonia entered the contest for the first time. Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Denmark, Russia and Iceland were relegated in 1998 as their 5-year-average points were worse than those of all the other countries. Italian broadcaster RAI decided to withdraw permanently. Mass televoting took part for the first time and only countries which did not have a properly functioning telephone system were still allowed to vote through the national juries.