Today the First Semi-Final of the Slovenian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 has taken place with the first six candidates going through to the final. The first ten acts, which featured two of the winners of EMA Freš, have stepped on stage to perform their entries live. Melani Mekicar y Bojan Cvjetićanin were the hosts of the sow.

The line-up of the First Semi-Final of EMA 2022 was as follows:

1. July Jones – Girls Can Do Anything
2. David Amaro – Še vedno si lepa
3. Le Serpentine – Tud teb se lahk zgodi
4. Bowrain and Brina – Čas je
5. LUMA – All In
6. Stela Sofia – Tu in zdaj
7. Jonatan Haller – Obzorje
8. Batista Cadillac – Mim pravil
9. Zala Smolnikar – V ogledalu
10. Manouche – Si sama?

After all the performances, the professional jury panel selected three of them for the final, while the other three qualifiers were decided by the public via televote. They were revealed randomly:

• Batista Cadillac
• July Jones
• Stela Sofia
• Manouche
• David Amaro
• LUMA

Twelve acts will compete at the Slovenian national final, which is set to take place on January 28th. Next week, the last ten remaining candidates will take part in the Second Semi-Final and the final line-up will be completed.

Who are your favourites of the Second Semi-Final! You can vote in our poll below: