Slovenia is the 4th country to reveal its song for Eurovision 2024: Raiven was internally selected to represent the country with the song “Veronika“.
RTV SLO organized a special show “Misija Malmö“, where we were able to follow Raiven‘s journey into the music industry from her attempts at “EMA” (Slovenian national selection) to her experience in the opera scene.
Raiven performed several songs on the show, featuring some special guests.
She has also received messages from some of the former Slovenian artists at Eurovision.
“Veronika”
You can watch the official video here:
The story of Veronika Deseniška and her supposed witchcraft are well known in Slovenia, and this song continues Raiven’s quest to explore the stories of iconic women from various historical eras;
The singer commented:
Representing Slovenia at Eurovision is a stepping stone I envision for my career’s progression. When I told my mother I was going to Eurovision, she said she knew I would be standing on that stage one day. She knew it since the first time we were watching this music spectacle together – I was five years old.’
About Raiven
Sara Briški Cirman (better known as Raiven) is a 27 year old Slovenian singer, songwriter and harpist.
Raiven tried her luck 3 times in national selection before getting the right to represent Slovenia at Eurovision:
She ended up as the runner up twice (2016 and 2019) and once in 3rd place (in 2017).
In 2017, she released her debut album “Magenta”.
In 2019, she released the EP “REM”.
In June 2021, she graduated with a master’s degree in Opara singing.
In 2021, she won the local pop festival “Popevka” with her song “Volkovi”.
Her upcoming EP “Sirene” will be released on the 17th of Febraury 2024, featuring the song “Veronika”
What do you think about Slovenia’s song at Eurovision 2024?
Eurovision 2024 will be held in Malmö, Sweden.
The semi-final will be held on the 7th and 9th of May 2024, and the grand final will be held on the 11th of May 2024
Don’t forget to visit our Eurovision 2024 homepage
