| Year: | 2022 |
| Country: | Slovenia |
| Preselection: | EMA 2022 |
| Preselection Date: | Slovenian: EMA Freš
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| Entrant: | LPS |
| Song: | Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no |
| Sf Result: | Failed to qualify (17th) |
Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no", written by Filip Vidušin, Žiga Žvižej, Gašper Hlupič, Mark Semeja, Zala Velenšek and Jakob Korošec and performed by LPS. The Slovenian entry for the 2022 contest was selected via a two-stage national final organised by the Slovenian: [[Radiotelevizija Slovenija]]|i=no (RTVSLO). The first stage Slovenian: EMA Freš began on 29 November 2021 with the purpose of selecting four newcomer artists to advance to the second stage EMA 2022. The national final featured twenty entries competing across two semi-finals on 5 and 12 February 2022, and the final on 19 February 2022, where a combination of jury and public voting decided the Slovenian representative in Turin among twelve entries.
Slovenia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2022. Performing during the show in position 5, "Slovenian: Disko|i=no" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Slovenia placed last out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with just 15 points.
See main article: Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Prior to the 2022 contest, Slovenia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-six times since its first entry in .[1] Slovenia's highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been seventh place, which the nation achieved on two occasions: in with the song "Slovenian: [[Prisluhni mi]]|i=no" performed by Darja Švajger and in with the song "Energy" performed by Nuša Derenda. The country's only other top ten result was achieved in when Tanja Ribič performing "Slovenian: [[Zbudi se]]|i=no" placed tenth. Since the introduction of semi-finals to the format of the contest in 2004, Slovenia had thus far only managed to qualify to the final on six occasions. In, Slovenia was represented by Ana Soklič with the song "Amen", which failed to qualify for the final, finishing in 13th place in the first semi-final with 44 points.
The Slovenian national broadcaster, Slovenian: [[Radiotelevizija Slovenija]]|i=no (Slovenian: RTV Slovenija|i=no), broadcasts the event within Slovenia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Slovenian: RTV Slovenija|i=no confirmed Slovenia's participation in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest on 15 September 2021.[2] The Slovenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest has traditionally been selected through a national final entitled Slovenian: [[EMA (Slovenia)|Evrovizijska Melodija]] (EMA), which has been produced with variable formats. To this point, the broadcaster has only foregone the use of the national final twice; in and in when the Slovenian entry was internally selected.
Slovenian: EMA Freš returned as the first phase for Slovenia's selection for the Eurovision Song Contest for the second time after its first appearance in 2020, with a revamped format from the first edition. Newcomer artists who were not more than 30 years old and had released a maximum of three songs were eligible to apply for Slovenian: EMA Freš via a submission period opened by RTVSLO on 8 October 2021. A total of 24 artists were selected to take part in the selection, which commenced on 29 November 2021.[3] After a series of nights, each showcasing a duel, 14 entries advanced to take part in the televised final on 28 January 2022. The remaining fourteen entries competed for four places in EMA 2022, two selected by public voting and two selected by a jury.[4]
Twenty-four songs competed in a series of duels starting in November 2021 for four weeks. After the duels, the fourteen winning songs competed in a televised live final selection show, which took place on 28 January 2022. The selection show saw the remaining fourteen songs compete for four places in the emerging category of EMA 2022.[5]
After the four duels held each week (on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday), a weekly final was held on each Saturday where three out of the four weekly winners advanced: one selected via a public online vote and the other two by a committee composed of Joker Out singer Bojan Cvjetićanin, singer Eva Boto, who represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, and rapper Arne Međedović. Non-qualifiers were given a second chance on the following week (20 to 24 December), when one more act was chosen among three every day, for a total of fourteen finalists.
On 28 December 2021, Slovenian: Radiotelevizija Slovenija|italics=no revealed that over 48,000 votes were cast during the online voting rounds of Slovenian: EMA Freš between 29 November and 24 December. The full results were revealed after EMA 2022 on 20 February 2022.[6] [7]
The 14 remaining entries were then originally meant to compete in two final selection shows, in which two entries would qualify from each show.[8] However, on 12 January 2022, it was revealed by RTVSLO that all 14 entries would compete in one show on 28 January 2022 due to programming issues and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia at the time. The final saw four songs qualify for EMA 2022, with two songs chosen by the public and two by the jury.[9]
Artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster between 8 October 2021 and 22 November 2021.[10] All artists were required to be under the age of 30 and have three commercially released songs or fewer. Two days after the closing of the submission window, RTVSLO announced a total of 127 applications had been received for both competitions. The competing artists for Slovenian: EMA Freš were announced on 26 November 2021, along with which songs would compete in each duel.[11] Among the competing composers was, who represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 as member of the 1X Band, and Raay, who represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 as member of Maraaya.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ain't Harmony | "Slovenian: Hočem da|i=no" | Anja Ruperčič, Katarina Pangeršič, Nika Svetlin, Nina Pintar, Špela Ivančič | |
| Anja Vodošek | "Maniac" | Raay, | |
| De Liri | "Slovenian: Obstajam|i=no" | Zala Kores, Julija Veleski, | |
| Ella | "Slovenian: A sem dovolj?|i=no" | Špela Škofič,, Miklavž Ašič, Jože Andrejaš, Dare Kaurič, Janez Rupnik, Aleš Berkopec, Primož Velikonja, Damjan Berkopec, Mitja Šedlbauer, Nejc Viher | |
| Emma | "Slovenian: Moja sreča|i=no" | Neisha, Dejan Radičević | |
| Evita | "Slovenian: Črno-bela|i=no" | Eva Šolinc,, Damjana Kenda-Hussu, Simon Gomilšek, Diana Lečnik, Leon Oblak | |
| Hvala Brothers | "Slovenian: Gremo naprej|i=no" | Miha Hvala, Nejc Hvala, Rok Hvala | |
| Ina | "Slovenian: Moj dopamin|i=no" | Matic Mlakar, Jure Skaza, Ina Olup | |
| Jaka Hliš | "Slovenian: Svoje sreče krojač|i=no" | Jaka Hliš, | |
| Jon Vitezič | "Jesus Style" | Jon Vitezič, | |
| Katja Korošec | "Slovenian: Levo in desno|i=no" | Katja Korošec, | |
| Katja Kos | "Deadly Flower" | Katja Kos, Mario Babojelić | |
| Lara Dovier | "Slovenian: Ko sva se prvič spoznala|i=no" | Andrej Bezjak, Marko Duplišak, Lara Dovier, Jure Grudnik, Miha Oblišar, Jean Markič, Marko Golubović, Samuel Waermö, Uroš Obranovič | |
| LaraYul | "Slovenian: Moja lekcija|i=no" | Lara Šket | |
| Leya Leanne | "Naked" | Leya Leanne, Shawn Myers, Jonas Gladnikoff | |
| LPS | "Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no" | Filip Vidušin, Žiga Žvižej, Gašper Hlupič, Mark Semeja, Zala Velenšek, Jakob Korošec | |
| Luma | "All In" | Lucija Harum, Martin Vogrin, Vid Turica | |
| Marijan and Špela | "I Am So in Love" | Marijan Novak | |
| Mia Vučković | "Spanish; Castilian: Telenovela|i=no" | Aleksandar Ignjatić, Senad Smajlović, Luka Radojlović | |
| Mitja Dragan | "Slovenian: Iščem|i=no" | Boro Dolc, Darjo Peklar, Mitja Dragan, Fadila Prijatelj | |
| Neli Jerot | "Latin: Magnum opus|i=no" | Neli Jerot, Nino Ošlak, Igor Pirkovič, Drago Mislej, Danilo Kocjančič, Franco Zabukovec, Domen Kumer, Petra Pečovnik | |
| Nika S. | "Slovenian: Počakaj me|i=no" | Martin Lunder, Nace Jordan | |
| Nina Sodnik | "Will You Be Enough" | Nina Sodnik,, Tea Vindiš, Matej Sušnik, Blaž Sotošek | |
| Stela Sofia | "Slovenian: Tu in zdaj|i=no" | Stela Tavzelj, |
Slovenian: EMA Freš 2022 began with the first week of duels on 29 November 2021 and concluded with a live final on 28 January 2022.
| – | Contestant was in the top four of the final and advanced to EMA 2022 as one of the four winners of Slovenian: EMA Freš | |
| – | Contestant advanced from respective duel/weekly final/second chance round to the next stage | |
| – | Contestant finished in last place from respective duel/weekly final and was given a second chance round in week four |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Second chance | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duels | Weekly Final | Duels | Weekly Final | Duels | Weekly Final | ||||||
| LPS | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | bgcolor=gold rowspan="4" | Advanced to EMA 2022 | |||||
| Luma | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | |||||||
| Stela Sofia | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | |||||||
| Leya Leanne | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | |||||||
| De Liri | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | Eliminated (EMA Freš 2022 final) | ||||||
| Katja Kos | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | |||||||
| Anja Vodošek | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | |||||||
| Emma | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | |||||
| Ina | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | |||||||
| Jon Vitezič | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | |||||||
| Jaka Hliš | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | |||||||
| Nika S. | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | |||||
| Mia Vučković | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | |||||||
| Marijan and Špela | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | |||||||
| LaraYul | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | Eliminated (second chance) | ||||||||
| Hvala Brothers | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | |||||||||
| Lara Dovier | bgcolor=navajowhite | Advanced | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | |||||||
| Ain't Harmony | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | |||||||||
| Katja Korošec | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | |||||||||
| Evita | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | |||||||||
| Mitja Dragan | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | |||||||||
| Ella | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | |||||||||
| Nina Sodnik | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | |||||||||
| Neli Jerot | bgcolor=paleturquoise | Second chance | |||||||||
The first duel rounds took place between 29 November and 18 December 2021. All of the twenty-four competing entries were divided into three separate weeks. Each week featured four daily duels from Monday to Thursday with one qualifier from each duel progressing to the weekly final. The runners-up of each duel were given a second chance round after all of the other duels had taken place. The results were determined via an international online vote on RTVSLO's website from 8:00 (CET) to 19:00 (CET) on the day of each duel.[12] Each week rounded up with an online webcast final that featured the four duel winners of the week. Three of the artists advanced to the final selection show, while the last place finisher advanced to the second chance round. The results of the weekly final were determined via a combination of both jury voting and internet voting.[13] The jury panel that voted in the weekly finals consisted of the show presenters Bojan Cvjetićanin, who would go on to represent Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 as lead singer of Joker Out, Eva Boto, who represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and Arne Međedović.
| + Daily Duels – Week 1 | ||||||
| Duel | Date | Artist | Song | Votes | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Katja Kos | "Deadly Flower" | 1,142 | Second Chance | [14] | |
| Nika S. | "Slovenian: Počakaj me|i=no" | 1,316 | Advanced | |||
| II | Anja Vodošek | "Maniac" | 1,161 | Second Chance | [15] | |
| Stela Sofia | "Slovenian: Tu in zdaj|i=no" | 1,974 | Advanced | |||
| III | LPS | "Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no" | 3,139 | Advanced | [16] | |
| Neli Jerot | "Latin: Magnum opus|i=no" | 419 | Second Chance | |||
| IV | Ella | "Slovenian: A sem dovolj?|i=no" | 799 | Second Chance | [17] | |
| Jon Vitezič | "Jesus Style" | 1,536 | Advanced |
| + Weekly Final 1 – 4 December 2021[18] | ||||||
| Artist | Song | Jury | Internet | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Rank | |||||
| Nika S. | "Slovenian: Počakaj me|i=no" | 4 | 877 | 4 | Second Chance | |
| Stela Sofia | "Slovenian: Tu in zdaj|i=no" | 3 | 1,295 | 2 | Finalist | |
| LPS | "Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no" | 1 | 2,455 | 1 | Finalist | |
| Jon Vitezič | "Jesus Style" | 2 | 977 | 3 | Finalist | |
| + Daily Duels – Week 2 | ||||||
| Duel | Date | Artist | Song | Votes | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Ina | "Slovenian: Moj dopamin|i=no" | 1,174 | Advanced | [19] | |
| LaraYul | "Slovenian: Moja lekcija|i=no" | 718 | Second chance | |||
| II | Ain't Harmony | "Slovenian: Hočem da|i=no" | 1,229 | Second Chance | [20] | |
| Jaka Hliš | "Slovenian: Svoje sreče krojač|i=no" | 1,295 | Advanced | |||
| III | Luma | "All In" | 1,159 | Advanced | [21] | |
| Mitja Dragan | "Slovenian: Iščem|i=no" | 662 | Second chance | |||
| IV | Evita | "Slovenian: Črno-bela|i=no" | 539 | Second chance | [22] | |
| Lara Dovier | "Slovenian: Ko sva se prvič spoznala|i=no" | 1,061 | Advanced |
| + Weekly Final 2 – 11 December 2021[23] | ||||||
| Artist | Song | Jury | Internet | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Rank | |||||
| Ina | "Slovenian: Moj dopamin|i=no" | 2 | 660 | 4 | Finalist | |
| Jaka Hliš | "Slovenian: Svoje sreče krojač|i=no" | 4 | 706 | 2 | Finalist | |
| Luma | "All In" | 1 | 1,026 | 1 | Finalist | |
| Lara Dovier | "Slovenian: Ko sva se prvič spoznala|i=no" | 3 | 680 | 3 | Second Chance | |
| + Daily Duels – Week 3 | ||||||
| Duel | Date | Artist | Song | Votes | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Hvala Brothers | "Slovenian: Gremo naprej|i=no" | 1,310 | Second Chance | [24] | |
| Leya Leanne | "Naked" | 1,848 | Advanced | |||
| II | De Liri | "Slovenian: Obstajam|i=no" | 1,137 | Advanced | [25] | |
| Katja Korošec | "Slovenian: Levo in desno|i=no" | 780 | Second Chance | |||
| III | Emma | "Slovenian: Moja sreča|i=no" | 1,100 | Advanced | [26] | |
| Nina Sodnik | "Will You Be Enough" | 735 | Second Chance | |||
| IV | Marijan and Špela | "I Am So in Love" | 1,290 | Advanced | [27] | |
| Mia Vučković | "Spanish; Castilian: Telenovela|i=no" | 741 | Second Chance |
| Artist | Song | Jury | Internet | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Rank | |||||
| Leya Leanne | "Naked" | 1 | 1,237 | 1 | Finalist | |
| De Liri | "Slovenian: Obstajam|i=no" | 2 | 643 | 3 | Finalist | |
| Emma | "Slovenian: Moja sreča|i=no" | 3 | 622 | 4 | Second Chance | |
| Marijan and Špela | "I Am So in Love" | 4 | 733 | 2 | Finalist | |
The remaining fifteen artists were given a second chance round between 20 and 24 December 2021. All fifteen performers were divided into five rounds, of which one from each would qualify for the final selection show. Similarly to the initial duel rounds, the results were determined by an international online vote held on RTVSLO's website.[7] [29]
| Round | Date | Artist | Song | Votes | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Katja Korošec | "Slovenian: Levo in desno|i=no" | 374 | Eliminated | [30] | |
| Katja Kos | "Deadly Flower" | 535 | Finalist | |||
| Neli Jerot | "Latin: Magnum opus|i=no" | 118 | Eliminated | |||
| II | Emma | "Slovenian: Moja sreča|i=no" | 1,879 | Finalist | [31] | |
| LaraYul | "Slovenian: Moja lekcija|i=no" | 1,099 | Eliminated | |||
| Mitja Dragan | "Slovenian: Iščem|i=no" | 355 | Eliminated | |||
| III | Ain't Harmony | "Slovenian: Hočem da|i=no" | 524 | Eliminated | [32] | |
| Anja Vodošek | "Maniac" | 632 | Finalist | |||
| Nina Sodnik | "Will You Be Enough" | 321 | Eliminated | |||
| IV | Hvala Brothers | "Slovenian: Gremo naprej|i=no" | 713 | Eliminated | [33] | |
| Mia Vučković | "Telenovela" | 913 | Finalist | |||
| Lara Dovier | "Slovenian: Ko sva se prvič spoznala|i=no” | 712 | Eliminated | |||
| V | Ella | "Slovenian: A sem dovolj?|i=no" | 340 | Eliminated | [34] | |
| Evita | "Slovenian: Črno-bela|i=no" | 371 | Eliminated | |||
| Nika S. | "Slovenian: Počakaj me|i=no" | 705 | Finalist |
The final of Slovenian: EMA Freš took place on 28 January 2022 at Slovenian: Radiotelevizija Slovenija|italics=no's Studio 1 in Ljubljana, and featured the fourteen remaining artists.[35] The show saw four artists advance to EMA 2022, with two qualifiers determined by an expert jury panel, consisting of Maja Keuc, Maša Kljun and Matjaž Vlašič, and two by a public vote. The qualified entrants were Stela Sofia, Leya Leanne, LPS and LUMA.[36] [37] The show was hosted by TV presenter Melani Mekicar, singer Eva Boto, who represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, and rapper Arne Međedović. The exact running order for the show was revealed on 13 January 2022.[38] Having only sung a small snippet of their songs live in the duel stage, between 14 January 2022 and 18 January 2022, RTVSLO released official studio cuts of the remaining fourteen entries via their social media platforms.[39] In addition to the competing entries, co-presenters Arne Međedović performed his new single "Loverboy" and Eva Boto performed her new single "Slovenian: Misliš na njo|i=no".[40]
| + Final – 28 January 2022 | |||||||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Rank | ||||||
| 1 | Mia Vučković | "Spanish; Castilian: Telenovela|i=no" | 13 | 177 | 13 | Eliminated | |
| 2 | De Liri | "Slovenian: Obstajam|i=no" | 4 | 173 | 14 | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Jon Vitezič | "Jesus Style" | 10 | 624 | 5 | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Ina | "Slovenian: Moj dopamin|i=no" | 9 | 324 | 10 | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Marijan and Špela | "I Am So In Love" | 14 | 357 | 9 | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Stela Sofia | "Slovenian: Tu in zdaj|i=no" | 8 | 1,204 | 2 | Advanced | |
| 7 | Leya Leanne | "Naked" | 3 | 2,066 | 1 | Advanced | |
| 8 | Nika S. | "Slovenian: Počakaj me|i=no" | 12 | 235 | 12 | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Katja Kos | "Deadly Flower" | 5 | 276 | 11 | Eliminated | |
| 10 | Jaka Hliš | "Slovenian: Svoje sreče krojač|i=no" | 11 | 543 | 7 | Eliminated | |
| 11 | Anja Vodošek | "Maniac" | 6 | 394 | 8 | Eliminated | |
| 12 | Emma | "Slovenian: Moja sreča|i=no" | 7 | 595 | 6 | Eliminated | |
| 13 | LPS | "Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no" | 2 | 876 | 4 | Advanced | |
| 14 | Luma | "All In" | 1 | 984 | 3 | Advanced | |
EMA 2022 was the twenty-fourth edition of Slovenia's annual national final for the Eurovision Song Contest EMA. After RTVSLO internally selected Slovenia's entrant in 2021, the broadcaster confirmed the return of the selection process on 8 October 2022. The event consisted of two semi-finals, which were held on 5 and 12 February 2022, and a grand final on 19 February 2022 at the Slovenian: [[Gospodarsko razstavišče]]|italics=no in Ljubljana. The venue previously hosted the EMA final in,, and . All shows were hosted by Melani Mekicar and Bojan Cvjetićanin, with Nejc Šmit reporting live from the green room in the final. The competition was broadcast on TV SLO 1, Radio Val 202, Radio Koper, Radio Maribor and online via the broadcaster's RTV 4D platform.
Prior to the final on 19 February 2022, RTVSLO also broadcast a video analysis of all performances in a podcast hosted by Jaka Dolinšek, Eva Beus and Marko Crnković.[41]
A live after-party and analysis of the results was also broadcast on TV SLO 2 with green room host Nejc Šmit following the final.[42]
Upon announcing the return of EMA for 2022, RTVSLO revealed that, for the first time since 2017, the event would be held over three evenings. Twenty artists participated in two live semi-finals, with four newcomer acts chosen via Slovenian: EMA Freš and sixteen established acts chosen via a submission period opened by Slovenian: Radiotelevizija Slovenija|italics=no in October 2021. In each semi-final, eight established artists and two newcomer (Slovenian: EMA Freš) artists competed to advance to the final. Public voting selected three finalists and a jury selected another three. In the final, five five-member juries (50%) and public voting (50%) decided which of the 12 finalists would represent Slovenia in Turin.
RTVSLO opened a submission period between 8 October 2021 and 22 November 2021 for artists and composers to submit their entries. All applicants were required to be at least sixteen years old on 1 February 2022, and the main performer (or at least half of the main performers in multi-performance ensembles) of the submitted composition must have permanent or temporary residence in the Republic of Slovenia.[43] Two days after the closing of the submission window, RTVSLO announced a total of 127 applications had been received for both competitions.[44] An expert jury panel consisting of Maja Keuc, Matjaž Vlašič, Žiga Pirnat, Maša Kljun and Žiga Klančar selected sixteen established acts to progress to EMA 2022. The first sixteen established competing acts were revealed on 19 December 2021, with the final newcomer four acts selected via Slovenian: EMA Freš on 28 January 2022.[45] Among the competing acts were BQL, who participated in both EMA 2017 and EMA 2018 and finished as runners-up respectively, and Slovene-British performer July Jones, who wrote "Kaos" for Raiven which finished second in EMA 2019. Among the competing songwriters were Maraaya, who won EMA 2015 and represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Raay also wrote the EMA 2014 winning song and Slovenian Eurovision entry "Round and Round" for Tinkara Kovač and wrote the Slovenian Junior Eurovision entries in both 2014 and 2015.
| + Established artists | |||
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Tendency" | Ana Teržan | ||
| "Slovenian: Mim pravil|i=no" | Urban Lutman, Matija Koritnik, Martin Štibernik, Tadej Košir, Benjamin Krnetič | ||
| Bowrain and Brina | "Slovenian: Čas je|i=no" | , Gregor Kosi | |
| BQL | "Slovenian: Maj|i=no" | Anej Piletič, Raay, Marjetka Vovk | |
| "Slovenian: Še vedno si lepa|i=no" | Goran Šarac, | ||
| "Slovenian: Kliki|i=no" | Nermin Puškar, Srečko Meolic | ||
| feat. Leyre | "Slovenian: Nova romantika|i=no" | ||
| Hauptman | "Slovenian: Sledim|i=no" | , Vid Turica | |
| Jonatan Haller | "Slovenian: Obzorje|i=no" | Jonatan Haller, Satja Medvešek, Jernej Drnovšek, Miha Rednak | |
| July Jones | "Girls Can Do Anything" | July Jones, Toby Scott | |
| "Slovenian: Vse kar imam|i=no" | Ani Cordero, Ed Fisher, Klara Jazbec | ||
| "Slovenian: Tud teb se lahk zgodi|i=no" | Žiga Jokić | ||
| Manouche | "Slovenian: Si sama?|i=no" | Robert Pikl | |
| Mia Guček | "Spanish; Castilian: Independiente|i=no" | Mia Guček, Octavian Rasinariu, Patrick Jamnik | |
| Vedran Ljubenko | "Slovenian: H2O dieta|i=no" | Vedran Ljubenko, Jakov Zadro | |
| Zala Smolnikar | "Slovenian: V ogledalu|i=no" | Zala Smolnikar |
| + Newcomer artists | |||
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leya Leanne | "Naked" | Leya Leanne, Shawn Myers, Jonas Gladnikoff | |
| LPS | "Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no" | Filip Vidušin, Žiga Žvižej, Gašper Hlupič, Mark Semeja, Zala Velenšek, Jakob Korošec | |
| Luma | "All In" | Lucija Harum, Martin Vogrin, Vid Turica | |
| Stela Sofia | "Slovenian: Tu in zdaj|i=no" | Stela Tavzelj, |
The two semi-finals took place on 5 and 12 February 2022 at 20:20 (CET) and were broadcast on TV SLO 1. Each show featured ten performances, eight established artists and two newcomer artists, with six qualifying to the EMA 2022 final based on votes from a jury vote and public vote. The running order for the semi-finals was revealed on 19 January 2022, with 30 second snippets of all of the established competing performances revealed by RTVSLO from 20 to 21 January 2022.[46] [47] [48] The songs were also promoted with further interviews and snippets on Radio Val 202 on 2 and 3 February 2022. Both semi-finals were opened with a Eurovision medley performance from co-host Bojan Cvjetićanin with "Slovenian: Uvodna točka EME 2022|i=no".
| + Semi-final 1 – 5 February 2022[49] | |||||||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Rank | ||||||
| 1 | July Jones | "Girls Can Do Anything" | 1 | 527 | 7 | Finalist | |
| 2 | David Amaro | "Slovenian: Še vedno si lepa|i=no" | 4 | 348 | 8 | Finalist | |
| 3 | Le Serpentine | "Slovenian: Tud teb se lahk zgodi|i=no" | 9 | 669 | 4 | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Bowrain and Brina | "Slovenian: Čas je|i=no" | 10 | 576 | 6 | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Luma | "All In" | 2 | 1,009 | 2 | Finalist | |
| 6 | Stela Sofia | "Slovenian: Tu in zdaj|i=no" | 7 | 1,509 | 1 | Finalist | |
| 7 | Jonatan Haller | "Slovenian: Obzorje|i=no" | 6 | 273 | 9 | Eliminated | |
| 8 | Batista Cadillac | "Slovenian: Mim pravil|i=no" | 3 | 598 | 5 | Finalist | |
| 9 | Zala Smolnikar | "Slovenian: V ogledalu|i=no" | 8 | 262 | 10 | Eliminated | |
| 10 | Manouche | "Slovenian: Si sama?|i=no" | 5 | 960 | 3 | Finalist | |
| + Semi-final 2 – 12 February 2022[50] | |||||||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Rank | ||||||
| 1 | Mia Guček | "Spanish; Castilian: Independiente|i=no" | 9 | 720 | 4 | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Gušti feat. Leyre | "Slovenian: Nova romantika|i=no" | 3 | 448 | 8 | Finalist | |
| 3 | Klara Jazbec | "Slovenian: Vse kar imam|i=no" | 8 | 206 | 9 | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Vedran Ljubenko | "Slovenian: H2O dieta|i=no" | 7 | 166 | 10 | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Leya Leanne | "Naked" | 6 | 1,779 | 1 | Finalist | |
| 6 | LPS | "Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no" | 1 | 1,671 | 2 | Finalist | |
| 7 | Anabel | "Tendency" | 4 | 463 | 7 | Finalist | |
| 8 | BQL | "Slovenian: Maj|i=no" | 5 | 848 | 3 | Finalist | |
| 9 | Hauptman | "Slovenian: Sledim|i=no" | 2 | 550 | 6 | Finalist | |
| 10 | Eva Moškon | "Slovenian: Kliki|i=no" | 10 | 661 | 5 | Eliminated | |
The final took place on 19 February 2022 at 20:20 (CET) and was broadcast on TV SLO 1, Radio Val 202, Radio Koper, Radio Maribor and via a live satellite broadcast on the broadcaster's website www.rtvslo.si.[51] [52] The show featured the twelve acts that qualified from the semi-finals. The combination of points from five thematical juries and a public vote selected LPS with "Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no" to represent Slovenia in Turin.[53] The juries consisted of members from OGAE Slovenia, songwriters, radio and television personalities and music performers.[54] The running order for the final was revealed on 14 February 2022.[55] In addition to the competing entries, co-host Bojan Cvjetićanin and Amaya performed a cover of the winning entry of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for "Italian: [[Zitti e buoni]]|i=no".
| + Final – 19 February 2022[56] | ||||||||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | |||||||
| 1 | Anabel | "Tendency" | 10 | 545 | 0 | 10 | 11 | |
| 2 | Stela Sofia | "Slovenian: Tu in zdaj|i=no" | 8 | 962 | 15 | 23 | 10 | |
| 3 | Manouche | "Slovenian: Si sama?|i=no" | 28 | 1,412 | 25 | 53 | 6 | |
| 4 | Leya Leanne | "Naked" | 8 | 1,018 | 20 | 28 | 9 | |
| 5 | BQL | "Slovenian: Maj|i=no" | 19 | 2,441 | 50 | 69 | 3 | |
| 6 | Gušti feat. Leyre | "Slovenian: Nova romantika|i=no" | 28 | 946 | 10 | 38 | 7 | |
| 7 | July Jones | "Girls Can Do Anything" | 32 | 1,655 | 30 | 62 | 5 | |
| 8 | David Amaro | "Slovenian: Še vedno si lepa|i=no" | 2 | 447 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 9 | LPS | "Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no" | 43 | 3,151 | 60 | 103 | 1 | |
| 10 | Hauptman | "Slovenian: Sledim|i=no" | 29 | 833 | 5 | 34 | 8 | |
| 11 | Luma | "All In" | 33 | 1,770 | 35 | 68 | 4 | |
| 12 | Batista Cadillac | "Slovenian: Mim pravil|i=no" | 50 | 2,132 | 40 | 90 | 2 | |
| + Detailed thematic jury votes | Draw | Song | OGAE | Songwriters | Radio | Television | Musicians | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Tendency" | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2 | "Slovenian: Tu in zdaj|i=no" | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | "Slovenian: Si sama?|i=no" | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | |
| 4 | "Naked" | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |||
| 5 | "Slovenian: Maj|i=no" | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | |
| 6 | "Slovenian: Nova romantika|i=no" | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | |
| 7 | "Girls Can Do Anything" | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 32 | |
| 8 | "Slovenian: Še vedno si lepa|i=no" | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | "Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no" | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 43 | |
| 10 | "Slovenian: Sledim|i=no" | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 11 | "All In" | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 33 | |
| 12 | "Slovenian: Mim pravil|i=no" | 6 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 50 |
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| OGAE Slovenia |
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| + Viewing figures by show | |||||||
| scope=col rowspan="2" | Show | scope=col rowspan="2" | Date | scope=col colspan="2" | Viewing figures | scope=col rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col | Nominal | scope=col | Share | ||||
| EMA Freš final | 153,500 | 17% | [57] | ||||
| Semi-final 1 | 148,600 | 16% | |||||
| Semi-final 2 | 126,100 | 15% | |||||
| Final | 234,800 | 27% | [58] |
LPS made several appearances across Europe and in Slovenia to specifically promote "Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no" as the Slovenian Eurovision entry. The band first performed at the Eurovision in Concert at Amsterdam's AFAS Live on 9 April, which was hosted by Edsilia Rombley and Cornald Maas.[59] Having made several appearances across Slovenian television, the band travelled to Zagreb, Croatia where they appeared on the Croatian: Zvijezde pjevaju|i=no show alongside the Konstrakta on 16 April 2022.[60] [61]
On 11 April 2022, an accompanying music video was released by the band and was uploaded to the Eurovision YouTube channel.[62] On 9 May 2022, the day before the first semi-final, the band released an English language version of the song.[63]
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 25 January 2022, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Slovenia was placed into the first semi-final, which was held on 10 May 2022, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[64]
Once all the competing songs for the 2022 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Slovenia was set to perform in position 5, following the entry from and before the entry from .[65]
In Slovenia, the semi-finals were broadcast on TV SLO 2 and the final was broadcast on TV SLO 1, with commentary by . The first semi-final and the final were also broadcast on, Radio Val 202 and on RTVSLO's 4D platform, with commentary by .[66] [67] [68] [69] The Slovene spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Slovenian jury during the final, was Lorella Flego, who previously announced the points for Slovenia in both 2012 and 2021.[70]
LPS took part in technical rehearsals on 30 April and 4 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 9 and 10 May. This included the jury show on 9 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.
The Slovenian performance featured LPS scattered across the stage encircling a giant disco ball, with drummer Gašper Hlupič positioned above the disco ball on a tall black drum kit. The band members were dressed in 1960s inspired suits with burgundy being the predominant colour theme of the performance. The camera work was carried out in a way that rotated around the disco ball and band members for the entirety of the Slovenian show.[71]
At the end of the show, Slovenia was not announced among the top 10 entries in the first semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. This was the second consecutive absence of Slovenia from the final, having last appeared in 2019. It was later revealed that Slovenia placed seventeenth (last) in the semi-final, receiving a total of just 15 points: 8 points from the televoting and 7 points from the juries. This marked Slovenia's worst Eurovision performance since 2013 and the second time the nation finished in last place in the semi-final.
See also: Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest. Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Slovenia during the first semi-final. Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting.[72] The exact composition of the professional jury, and the results of each country's jury and televoting were released after the final; the individual results from each jury member were also released in an anonymised form.[73] [74] The Slovenian jury consisted of Alenka Godec,, Gaber Radojevič, Lucija Harum, and . In the first semi-final, Slovenia finished in seventeenth place out of seventeen entries, marking Slovenia's first last place finish in a Eurovision semi-final since 2013 attaining only 15 points. Over the course of the contest, Slovenia awarded its 12 points to (jury) and (televote) in the first semi-final, and to (jury) and (televote) in the final.
The following members comprised the Slovene jury:
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| Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | ||||||||
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| Juror 1 | Juror 2 | Juror 3 | Juror 4 | Juror 5 | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | |||
| 01 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 02 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 15 | |||
| 03 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 04 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | |||
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| 06 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 07 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| 08 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 09 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| 15 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 16 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 17 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 | |||
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| Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juror 1 | Juror 2 | Juror 3 | Juror 4 | Juror 5 | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | |||
| 01 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 22 | ||||
| 02 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | ||||
| 03 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 13 | |||
| 04 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 11 | ||||
| 05 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |||
| 06 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| 07 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 08 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 21 | ||||
| 09 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 25 | ||||
| 16 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 19 | ||||
| 17 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 24 | ||||
| 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 20 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 23 | ||||
| 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 14 | |||
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 18 | ||||
| 24 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 25 | 13 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 12 | ||||