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Slovenian Polka and Waltz Festival, launched in 1995, is probably the most prestigious folk pop music festival in Slovenia.

It is organized and broadcast live by by Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia) and has – in contrast to other similar festivals &ndas; only 12 bands chosen to appear on its stage, 6 for each category - polka and waltz. While the winning song in each category is chosen by the expert jury, the award for the all-round best song is given by the audience by way of televoting.

While the winners get to shoot a video for their songs, all the songs were up until 2012 also featured on a compilation album released by the Discography Unit of RTV Slovenia.

A medley of the greatest hits presented in the first 20 years of the festival

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-[[Slovenian Polka and Waltz Festival]], launched in [[established::1995]], is the most prestigious folk pop music festival in Slovenia. It is organized by by [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)]], which also takes care for live TV an radio transmissions. In contrast to other similar festivals, there are only 12 chosen bands appearing on stage, 6 for each category - polka and waltz. While the winning song in each category is chosen by expert jury, the award for the all-round best song is given award by the audience by way of televoting.
+[[Slovenian Polka and Waltz Festival]], launched in [[established::1995]], is probably the most prestigious folk pop music festival in Slovenia.
+It is organized and broadcast live by by [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)]] and has &ndash; in contrast to other similar festivals &ndas; only 12 bands chosen to appear on its stage, 6 for each category - polka and waltz. While the winning song in each category is chosen by the expert jury, the award for the all-round best song is given by the audience by way of televoting.
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-Besides the prestige, the winners also get to shoot a video for their songs. Up until 2012, the [[Discography Unit, RTV Slovenia|Discography Unit of RTV Slovenia]] was also releasing a compilation album featuring the presented songs.
+While the winners get to shoot a video for their songs, all the songs were up until 2012 also featured on a compilation album released by the [[Discography Unit, RTV Slovenia|Discography Unit of RTV Slovenia]].
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