The Slovak participating broadcaster, Slovenská televízia (STV), selected its performer for the contest through Bratislavská lýra '97 and, subsequently, the song internally once the national final was over.

[1] It missed the 1993 contest when its selected song, "Amnestia na neveru" performed by the band Elán, failed to make it through the special qualifying round Kvalifikacija za Millstreet.

However, in 1998, it opted to stage a national final for the first time in its competitive history in order to select artist that would represent Slovakia.

STV developed the international festival Bratislavská lýra '97 in order to select its performer for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998.

The final was held on 7 June 1997 at House of Culture Istropolis in Bratislava, hosted by Alena Heribanová [sk] and broadcast on STV1.

Due to being the highest placed performer from Slovakia, Hasprová gained the right to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, and was also awarded a monetary prize of US$5,000.

[12] STV appointed Alena Heribanova as its spokesperson to announce the points awarded by the Slovak public during the show.