" For A Thousand Years " was the Slovene entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 , sung by Darja Švajger and performed in English , the first time a Slovenian entry was performed in English The song performed sixth on the night , following the United Kingdom 's Precious with " Say It Again " and preceding Turkey 's Tuğba Önal and " Dön artık " . At the close of voting , it had received 50 points , placing eleventh in a field of twenty three
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
For a Thousand Years