Earlier tonight, Slovenia held the first semi-final of “EMA 2022” – the Slovenian selection for Eurovision 2022.

The hosts of the show were Melani Mekicar and Bojan Cvjetićanin

12 artists performed live in the following running order:

- July Jones – Girls Can Do Anything
- David Amaro – Še vedno si lepa (Eng: You are still beautiful)
- Le Serpentine – Tud teb se lahk zgodi (Eng: It can happen to you as well
- Bowrain & Brina – It’s Time
- LUMA – All In (“EMA Freš 2022” qualifier)
- Stela Sofia – Tu in zdaj (“EMA Freš 2022” qualifier)
- Jonatan Haller – Obzorje (Eng: Horizion)
- Batista Cadillac – Mim pravil (Eng: mim rules)
- Zala Smolnikar – V ogledalu (Eng: In the mirror)
- Manouche – Si same? (Are You Alone?)

6 artists qualifies for the final. 3 of them have been chosen by the national jury, while 3 others have been chosen by the public.
The 6 qualifiers are:
July Jones – Girls Can Do Anything
David Amaro – Še vedno si lepa (Eng: You are still beautiful)
LUMA – All In
Stela Sofia – Tu in zdaj
Manouche – Si same?
Batista Cadillac – Mim pravil
Therefore, 4 acts are eliminated:
Bowrain & Brina – It’s Time
Le Serpentine – Tud teb se lahk zgodi (Eng: It can happen to you as well.
Jonatan Haller – Obzorje (Eng: Horizion)
Zala Smolnikar – V ogledalu (Eng: In the mirror)
Next week, 10 additional artists will compete in the second semi-final of “EMA 2022“. They will fight on 6 additional spots in the final.

Slovenia will compete in the first half of semi-final 1 of Eurovision 2022 on the 10th of May 2022.
If Slovenia qualifies, the country will participate in the grand final on the 14th of May 2022
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