Slovenia’s RTVSlo have announced the 12 acts that will be participating at EMA 2025; Slovenia’s longstanding selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.
EMA 2025 participants
The 12 acts participating at this year’s contest are:
| Aritist | Entry | Songwriter/s |
| Anna | “Čau” | Krešimir Tomec / Špela Tomec |
| Astrid & the Scandals | “Touché” | Astrid Ana Kljun / Luka Flegar / Tomaž Zupančič |
| Eva Pavli | “Niti” | Eva Pavli, Hugo Smeh |
| Jon Vitezič | “Vse ti dam” | Jon Vitezič / Peter Dekleva |
| July Jones | “New Religion” | Bardo, Gracey / July Jones / Kiris Houston / Neave Applebaum |
| Kiki | “O-ou!” | Blaž Mikl / Jovica Novkovič / Laetitia Pohl |
| Klemen Slakonja | “How Much Time Do We Have Left” | Klemen Slakonja / Maja Slatinšek / Ryan Small |
| Polar Ace | “Kind” | Aleksej Ivačič Kolar / Peter Penko |
| Rai | “Frederick’s Dead” | Rai / Vanja Rok Vrtovec |
| Trine | “Grace” | Jernej Kržič / Trine Slabe |
| Žan Videc | “Pusti da gori” | Goran Sarjaš / Žan Videc |
| Zven | “Divja” | Luka Jamnik / Zvezdana Novakovič |
The 12 acts competing this year have been whittled down from an initial 114 songs received by RTVSlo. IT was previously announced that EMA will take place over the course of a single night; featuring multiple rounds.
What’s still to come?
- Unknown – Song reveal date
- 1st of February – The final of EMA
What is EMA?
EMA has been integral to Slovenia’s Eurovision journey; having been used as its national selection for 25 of its 28 appearances. First introduced for Slovenia’s third Eurovision participation in 1996, the format has been used consistently until 2021, when EMA 2020 winner Ana Soklič reprised her role following the cancellation of the 2020 contest. The contest was abruptly cancelled in 2023 following Joker Out’s internal selection for Liverpool. The contest was set to return in 2024 but was cancelled prior to the announcement of participants as Raiven was internally selected.
Slovenia’s Eurovision Journey
In 1993, Slovenia made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest with 1X Band and the song “Tih deževen dan”, which placed 22nd. Since their debut, they have participated 28 times – of which, 16 were where they qualified for the Grand Final.
Slovenia’s recent Eurovision participation saw them being represented by Raiven, who sang the song “Veronika”. Performing at the first semi-final, Raiven placed 9th, therefore qualifying for the final for the second consecutive time. At the final, Slovenia finished in 23rd place, receiving 27 points. Of these, 15 came from the jury and 12 from the televote.
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News Source: RTVSlo
Photo Credit: RTVSlo
Giwrgos Oiko