The voting system for 2009 involved each country awarding points from 1-8, 10 and 12, with the points in the final being decided by a combination of 50% national jury and 50% televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The members that comprised the Slovenian jury were: Anžej Dežan (singer, represented Slovenia in the 2006 contest), Nuša Derenda (singer, represented Slovenia in the 2001 contest), Matjaž Vlašič (composer of the 1998, 2005 and 2006 Slovene contest entries), Aida Kurtović (producer) and Dušan Hren (director).