RTV SLO have announced that there will be four hosts at this year’s Slovenian National Final, EMA, which is due to take place on 28th February in Ljubljana. They are:

Darja Švajger (Slovenia 1995, 1999)

Maja Keuc (Slovenia 2011)

Tinkara Kovac (Slovenia 2014)

Nejc Šmit

Eight acts will compete to represent Slovenia in Vienna in May. Slovenia have been drawn in the second half of the second semi final on 21st May.

The eight acts competing are:

Alya & Neno Belan – ‘Misunderstandings’ (Neno Belan, Zvonimir Zrilić, Tonči Pajkin)

Clemens – ‘Mava to’ (Klemen Mramor, Tina Muc)

I.C.E. – ‘Vse mogoče’ (Jalen Štremfelj, Renata Mohorič, Matej Sušnik, Blaž Sotošek, Tine Janžek)

Jana Šušteršič – ‘Glas srca’ (Aleš Klinar, Tina Muc)

Maraaya – ‘Here For You’ (Raay, Marjetka Vovk, Charlie Mason)

Martina Majerle – ‘Alive’ (Andrej Babić)

Rudi Bučar En Figoni – ‘Šaltinka’ (Rudi Bučar)

Tim Kores – ‘Once Too Many Times’ (Tim Kores, Dejan Radičevič)