On My Way (Omar Naber song)

"On My Way"
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry
Country	Slovenia
Artist(s)	Omar Naber
Language	English
Composer(s)	Omar Naber
Lyricist(s)	Omar Naber
Finals performance
Semi-final result	17th
Semi-final points	36
Appearance chronology
◄ "Blue and Red" (2016)

"On My Way" is a song performed by Slovenian singer and songwriter Omar Naber. It represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.^[1] Naber previously represented Slovenia in 2005, which coincidentally also took place in Kyiv, like the 2017 song contest; he performed the song "Stop", which failed to qualify for the final. The song was released as a digital download on 8 April 2017 by Universal Music. The song has peaked to number 12 in Slovenia.

Eurovision Song Contest

Omar Naber was announced to be competing in EMA 2017, Slovenia's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, on 4 December 2016. Naber competed in the first semi-final on 17 February 2017, he advanced to the final which took place on 24 February 2017, where he won the jury vote and finished second in the public vote, being declared the winner. He represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine at the International Exhibition Centre. Slovenia competed in the second half of the first semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest on 9 May 2017.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "On My Way" was first released onto YouTube on 2 April 2017 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-five seconds.^[2]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"On My Way"	3:00

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Slovenia (SloTop50)^[3]	12

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	2 April 2017^[2]	Music video	N/A
Worldwide	8 April 2017^[4]	Digital download	Universal Music

References

↑ Halliwell, Jamie (24 February 2017). "Slovenia: Omar Naber to Kyiv". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
1 2 Omar Naber - On My Way (Slovenia) Eurovision 2017 - Official Music Video - YouTube
↑ "SloTop50 - Slovenian Official Singles Chart (Week 10)". SloTop50. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
↑ "On My Way - Single by Omar Naber". Apple Music.

Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation
1993 ~~1994~~ 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 ~~2000~~ 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Artists

1990s	1X Band ~~1994~~ Darja Švajger Regina Tanja Ribič Vili Resnik Darja Švajger
2000s	~~2000~~ Nuša Derenda Sestre Karmen Stavec Platin Omar Naber Anžej Dežan Alenka Gotar Rebeka Dremelj Quartissimo feat. Martina Majerle
2010s	Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari Maja Keuc Eva Boto Hannah Mancini Tinkara Kovač Maraaya ManuElla Omar Naber

Songs

1990s	"Tih deževen dan" ~~1994~~ "Prisluhni mi" "Dan najlepših sanj" "Zbudi se" "Naj bogovi slišijo" "For a Thousand Years"
2000s	~~2000~~ "Energy" "Samo ljubezen" "Nanana" "Stay Forever" "Stop" "Mr Nobody" "Cvet z juga" "Vrag naj vzame" "Love Symphony"
2010s	"Narodnozabavni rock" "No One" "Verjamem" "Straight Into Love" "Round and Round" "Here for You" "Blue and Red" "On My Way"

Note: Entries scored out are when Slovenia did not compete

Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Countries

Finalists (by final results)	Portugal (winner) Bulgaria Moldova Belgium Sweden Italy Romania Hungary Australia Norway Netherlands France Croatia Azerbaijan United Kingdom Austria Belarus Armenia Greece Denmark Cyprus Poland Israel Ukraine Germany Spain
Semi-final 1	Albania Czech Republic Finland Georgia Iceland Latvia Montenegro Slovenia
Semi-final 2	Estonia Ireland Lithuania Macedonia Malta San Marino Serbia Switzerland
Withdrawn	Russia

Artists

Finalists	Salvador Sobral Kristian Kostov Sunstroke Project Blanche Robin Bengtsson Francesco Gabbani Ilinca feat. Alex Florea Joci Pápai Isaiah JOWST feat. Aleksander Walmann O'G3NE Alma Jacques Houdek Dihaj Lucie Jones Nathan Trent Naviband Artsvik Demy Anja Hovig Kasia Moś IMRI O.Torvald Levina Manel Navarro
Semi-final 1	Lindita Martina Bárta Norma John Omar Naber Slavko Kalezić Svala Tamara Gachechiladze Triana Park
Semi-final 2	Brendan Murray Claudia Faniello Fusedmarc Jana Burčeska Koit Toome & Laura Tijana Bogićević Timebelle Valentina Monetta & Jimmie Wilson
Withdrawn	Yulia Samoilova

Songs

Finalists	"Amar pelos dois" "Beautiful Mess" "Hey, Mamma!" "City Lights" "I Can't Go On" "Occidentali's Karma" "Yodel It!" "Origo" "Don't Come Easy" "Grab the Moment" "Lights and Shadows" "Requiem" "My Friend" "Skeletons" "Never Give Up on You" "Running on Air" "Story of My Life" "Fly with Me" "This Is Love" "Where I Am" "Gravity" "Flashlight" "I Feel Alive" "Time" "Perfect Life" "Do It for Your Lover"
Semi-final 1	"Blackbird" "Keep the Faith" "Line" "My Turn" "On My Way" "Paper" "Space" "World"
Semi-final 2	"Apollo" "Breathlessly" "Dance Alone" "Dying to Try" "In Too Deep" "Rain of Revolution" "Spirit of the Night" "Verona"
Withdrawn	"Flame Is Burning"

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