Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Slovenian entry was selected through two national selections: Misija Evrovizija, a talent selection used to find two finalist singers and EMA 2012, a national final that selected both the singer and the song, both organised by the Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO). Eva Boto represented Slovenia with the song "Verjamem", which failed to qualify from the second semi-final, achieving 17th place with 31 points.[1][2]
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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Country | ||||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Misija Evrovizija EMA 2012 | |||
Selection date(s) | Misija Evrovizija: 2 October 2011 – 8 January 2012 EMA 2012: 26 February 2012 | |||
Selected entrant | Eva Boto | |||
Selected song | "Verjamem" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th, 31 points) | |||
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
On 22 June, RTVSLO announced their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The selection took place in two stages: the first to select two finalists during the three-month-long selection process Misija Evrovizija (Mission Eurovision) and the second to select the Slovene entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 during EMA 2012. Both events took place at the RTV Slovenija studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Klemen Slakonja.
Misija Evrovizija
Misija Evrovizija consisted of three phases:
- Regional auditions – Auditions were held across Slovenia where interested singers aged over 16 could apply to participate. The auditions took place in five cities: Celje, Novo Mesto, Koper, Maribor and Ljubljana, where the show's producers assessed the auditioning acts and selected 130 contestants to progress to the jury auditions.
- Judges auditions – The 130 contestants auditioned in front of a three-member jury panel. Thirty-two were selected to compete in the live shows of Misija Evrovizija.
- Live shows - The 32 contestants competed at the live shows starting on 2 October 2011, which was eventually reduced to the final two on 8 January 2012.[3][4] The 2 remaining contestants were selected to compete in EMA 2012 on 26 February 2012.
During the live shows, a judging panel consisting of four judges, responsible for selecting the acts to advance as well as to select the contestants who would be exempt for elimination, were announced on 8 September 2011. The judging panel consisted of:[5]
- Darja Švajger (singer, vocal coach and 1995 and 1999 Slovenian Eurovision entrant)
- Jonas Žnidaršič (television personality)
- Raay (songwriter)
- Tina Marinšek (singer)
Results summary
– Winner |
– Bottom Two |
– Last |
– Eliminated |
Singer | SF 1 (13 November) |
SF 2 (20 November) |
SF 3 (27 November) |
SF 4 (11 December) |
SF 5 (18 December) |
SF 6 (8 January) |
EMA 2012 (26 February) |
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Eva Boto | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner |
Nika & Eva Prusnik | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | Safe | Runner-Up |
Nika Zorjan | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | Safe | 3rd | Eliminated (week 6) |
Manuela Brečko | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | Eliminated (week 5) | |
Flora Ema Lotrič | Bottom Two | Safe | Bottom Two | Bottom Two | Eliminated (week 4) | ||
Brina Vidic | Safe | Bottom Two | Bottom Two | Eliminated (week 3) | |||
Nadja Irgolič | Safe | Bottom Two | Eliminated (week 2) | ||||
Gašper Rifelj | Bottom Two | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||
Round 1
The 32 contestants competed in the first round of Misija Evrovizija over four shows, with 8 contestants in each. 4 contestants from each advanced in the competition as two were saved by the public vote and the other two were saved by the judges.
Show 1 (2 October 2011)
Saved by the public vote Saved by the jury
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
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1 | Janja Kobale | "Rolling in the Deep" (Adele) | 11 | 6 | 400 | 4 | Eliminated |
2 | Sylvo | "Tainted Love" (Soft Cell) | 14 | 5 | 111 | 8 | Eliminated |
3 | Klemen Orter | "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland) | 29 | 1 | 282 | 5 | Safe |
4 | Tamara Goričanec | "Ključ do srca" (Anja Rupel) | 11 | 6 | 182 | 7 | Eliminated |
5 | Biba & Bibitas | "Moon River" (Audrey Hepburn) | 5 | 8 | 169 | 6 | Eliminated |
6 | Nadja Irgolič | "The Climb" (Miley Cyrus) | 21 | 4 | 628 | 1 | Safe |
7 | Aljoša Keber | "Grenade" (Bruno Mars) | 27 | 2 | 422 | 3 | Safe |
8 | Brina Vidic | "You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse) | 26 | 3 | 506 | 2 | Safe |
Show 2 (9 October 2011)
Saved by the public vote Saved by the jury
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
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1 | Gašper Rifelj | "Bed of Roses" (Bon Jovi) | 18 | 5 | 1,114 | 2 | Safe |
2 | Flora Ema Lotrič | "Stuck" (Caro Emerald) | 23 | 2 | 962 | 3 | Safe |
3 | Ž-Lajf | "Sex Bomb" (Tom Jones) | 14 | 6 | 607 | 5 | Eliminated |
4 | Leaparfume | "Hvala za vijolice" (Bilbi) | 21 | 4 | 646 | 4 | Eliminated |
5 | Nastja Gabor | "Molitva" (Marija Šerifović) | 21 | 3 | 583 | 6 | Safe |
6 | Sara Špelec | "The Show Must Go On" (Queen) | 7 | 8 | 99 | 8 | Eliminated |
7 | Domonik Vodopivec | "Plan B" (Anžej Dežan) | 11 | 7 | 396 | 7 | Eliminated |
8 | Eva Boto | "Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson) | 29 | 1 | 1,306 | 1 | Safe |
Show 3 (16 October 2011)
Saved by the public vote Saved by the jury
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
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1 | Manuela Brečko | "Something in the Water" (Brooke Fraser) | 23 | 2 | 737 | 3 | Safe |
2 | Alex Volasko | "Stop" (Omar Naber) | 11 | 6 | 282 | 8 | Eliminated |
3 | Adrijana Lorber | "Price Tag" (Jessie J) | 15 | 5 | 320 | 6 | Eliminated |
4 | Nina Bauman | "Superwoman" (Alicia Keys) | 10 | 7 | 305 | 7 | Eliminated |
5 | Sarah Senica | "Veter z Juga" (Tinkara Kovač) | 19 | 4 | 876 | 2 | Safe |
6 | Nika & Eva Prusnik | "Je Veux" (Zaz) | 30 | 1 | 658 | 4 | Safe |
7 | Klemen Mramor | "Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon) | 8 | 8 | 525 | 5 | Eliminated |
8 | Nika Zorjan | "Listen" (Beyoncé) | 28 | 3 | 1,579 | 1 | Safe |
Show 4 (23 October 2011)
Saved by the public vote Saved by the jury
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
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1 | Maja Založnik | "Love You I Do" (Jennifer Hudson) | 25 | 1 | 621 | 5 | Safe |
2 | Alino Juhart | "Valerie" (The Zutons) | 15 | 6 | 409 | 7 | Eliminated |
3 | Tanja Srednik | "Blues in the Night" (Blues in the Night) | 12 | 7 | 226 | 8 | Eliminated |
4 | Me 4 | "Mercy" (Duffy) | 22 | 2 | 682 | 4 | Eliminated |
5 | Barbara Vauda | "Saving All My Love" (Whitney Houston) | 19 | 5 | 906 | 2 | Safe |
6 | David Matiči | "Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams) | 22 | 2 | 789 | 3 | Safe |
7 | Maks Verderber | "Somewhere There's a Someone" (Dean Martin) | 9 | 8 | 418 | 6 | Eliminated |
8 | Sara Jagrič | "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) | 20 | 4 | 929 | 1 | Safe |
Round 2
The remaining 16 contestants competed in the second round of Misija Evrovizija over two shows, with 8 contestants in each. 4 contestants advanced in the competition as two were saved by the public vote and the other two were saved by the judges.
Show 5 (30 October 2011)
Saved by the public vote Saved by the jury
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
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1 | Aljoša Keber | "Born This Way" (Lady Gaga) | 21 | 3 | 313 | 8 | Eliminated |
2 | Maja Založnik | "V Meni Je Moč" (Alenka Godec) | 14 | 5 | 333 | 7 | Eliminated |
3 | Sarah Senica | "Can I Walk With You" (Jessica Simpson) | 12 | 6 | 940 | 5 | Eliminated |
4 | Gašper Rifelj | "Insieme: 1992" (Toto Cutugno) | 7 | 8 | 1,246 | 2 | Safe |
5 | Eva Boto | "Hero" (Mariah Carey) | 27 | 2 | 1,051 | 4 | Safe |
6 | Flora Ema Lotrič | "A Night like This" (Caro Emerald) | 20 | 4 | 1,963 | 1 | Safe |
7 | Barbara Vauda | "California King Bed" (Rihanna) | 11 | 7 | 915 | 6 | Eliminated |
8 | Nika & Eva Prusnik | "Satellite" (Lena Meyer-Landrut) | 32 | 1 | 1,054 | 3 | Safe |
Show 6 (6 November 2011)
Saved by the public vote Saved by the jury
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
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1 | Brina Vidic | "I'm Like a Bird" (Nelly Furtado) | 24 | 2 | 363 | 7 | Safe |
2 | Manuela Brečko | "Fuckin' Perfect" (Pink) | 28 | 1 | 690 | 4 | Safe |
3 | Klemen Orter | "Empire State of Mind" (Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys) | 17 | 6 | 271 | 8 | Eliminated |
4 | Sara Jagrič | "There You'll Be" (Faith Hill) | 24 | 3 | 378 | 6 | Eliminated |
5 | Nastja Gabor | "It's Raining Men" (Geri Halliwell) | 13 | 7 | 732 | 5 | Eliminated |
6 | David Matići | "Moja" (Toše Proeski) | 6 | 8 | 915 | 3 | Eliminated |
7 | Nadja Irgolič | "This Is Me" (Demi Lovato) | 12 | 5 | 1,189 | 2 | Safe |
8 | Nika Zorjan | "My Heart Will Go On" (Céline Dion) | 20 | 4 | 1,443 | 1 | Safe |
Round 3
The remaining 8 contestants competed in the third round of Misija Evrovizija over four elimination shows. The judges selected 2 contestants up for eviction, with one being saved by the public vote.
Show 7 (13 November 2011)
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Points | Result |
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1 | Manuela Brečko | "Like a Prayer" (Madonna) | 20 | Safe |
2 | Flora Ema Lotrič | "Think Twice" (Céline Dion) | 8 | Bottom two |
3 | Gašper Rifelj | "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You" (Heart) | 4 | Bottom two |
4 | Nika & Eva Prusnik | "Gangsta's Paradise" (Coolio feat. L.V.) | 26 | Safe |
5 | Nika Zorjan | "Would I Lie to You?" (Charles & Eddie) | 24 | Safe |
6 | Nadja Irgolič | "Ironic" (Alanis Morissette) | 15 | Safe |
7 | Brina Vidic | "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" (Prince) | 18 | Safe |
8 | Eva Boto | "Any Man of Mine" (Shania Twain) | 29 | Safe |
Final showdown
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Televote | Result |
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1 | Flora Ema Lotrič | "Stuck" (Caro Emerald) | 5,158 (66%) | Saved |
2 | Gašper Rifelj | "Bed of Roses" (Bon Jovi) | 2,671 (34%) | Eliminated |
Show 8 (20 November 2011)
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Points | Result |
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1 | Nika Zorjan | "Ladadidej" (April) | 17 | Safe |
2 | Flora Ema Lotrič | "Malo tu, malo tam" (Neisha) | 13 | Safe |
3 | Nadja Irgolič | "Alya" (Alya) | 7 | Bottom two |
4 | Brina Vidic | "Moje luči" (Tabu) | 12 | Bottom two |
5 | Eva Boto | "Prisluhni mi" (Darja Svajger) | 27 | Safe |
6 | Manuela Brečko | "Dež" (Nina Pušlar) | 17 | Safe |
7 | Nika & Eva Prusnik | "Samo malo" (Magnifico & Turbolentza) | 19 | Safe |
Final showdown
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Televote | Result |
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1 | Nadja Irgolič | "The Climb" (Miley Cyrus) | 1,951 (43%) | Eliminated |
2 | Brina Vidic | "You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse) | 2,608 (57%) | Saved |
Show 9 (27 November 2011)
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Points | Result |
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1 | Flora Ema Lotrič | "Don't Stop The Music" (Rihanna) | 8 | Bottom two |
2 | Eva Boto | "Hush Hush" (The Pussycat Dolls feat. Nicole Scherzinger) | 18 | Safe |
3 | Brina Vidic | "Hung Up" (Madonna) | 11 | Bottom two |
4 | Nika & Eva Prusnik | "TiK ToK" (Ke$ha) | 20 | Safe |
5 | Nika Zorjan | "Bad Romance" (Lady Gaga) | 13 | Safe |
6 | Manuela Brečko | "One Love" (David Guetta feat. Estelle) | 14 | Safe |
Final showdown
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Televote | Result |
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1 | Flora Ema Lotrič | "A Night like This" (Caro Emerald) | 3,660 (60%) | Saved |
2 | Brina Vidic | "I'm Like a Bird" (Nelly Furtado) | 2,451 (40%) | Eliminated |
Show 10 (11 December 2011)
Due to the Slovenian parliamentary election being held on 4 December 2011, the tenth show was postponed until 11 December 2011.
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Points | Result |
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1 | Flora Ema Lotrič | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Britney Spears) | 9 | Bottom two |
2 | Manuela Brečko | "It's My Life" (No Doubt) | 13 | Safe |
3 | Eva Boto | "Whataya Want from Me" (Adam Lambert) | 14 | Safe |
4 | Nika Zorjan | "Sweet Child o' Mine" (Guns N' Roses) | 10 | Bottom two |
5 | Eva & Nika Prusnik | "It's My Life" (Bon Jovi) | 14 | Safe |
Final showdown
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Televote | Result |
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1 | Flora Ema Lotrič | "Malo tu, malo tam" (Neisha) | 3,043 (44%) | Eliminated |
2 | Nika Zorjan | "Ladadidej" (April) | 3,834 (56%) | Saved |
Semi-final (18 December 2011)
The remaining 4 contestants competed in the semi-final of Misija Evrovizija. A public vote selected 2 contestants up for eviction, with one being saved by the judges.
Draw | Artist | Song 1 (original artists) | Song 2 (original artists) | Televote | Result |
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1 | Nika Zorjan | "My Life Would Suck Without You" (Kelly Clarkson) | "Unfaithful" (Rihanna) | 6,101 | Safe |
2 | Eva & Nika Prusnik | "Bubbly" (Colbie Caillat) | "Forget You" (Cee Lo Green) | 1,739 | Bottom two |
3 | Manuela Brečko | "Hey, Soul Sister" (Train) | "Someone Like You" (Adele) | 1,995 | Bottom two |
4 | Eva Boto | "Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon) | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara) | 7,024 | Safe |
Final showdown
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Votes | Result |
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1 | Eva & Nika Prusnik | "Je veux" (Zaz) | 3 | Saved |
2 | Manuela Brečko | "Something in the Water" (Brooke Fraser) | 1 | Eliminated |
Final (8 January 2012)
The remaining 3 contestants competed in the final of Misija Evrovizija over five elimination shows. 2 were selected to compete in EMA 2012 as one was selected by the public vote and another by the judges.
Selected by the public vote Selected by the jury
Draw | Artist | Song 1 (original artists) | Song 2 (original artists) | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
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1 | Nika Zorjan | "Listen" (Beyoncé) | "Ne partez pas sans moi" (Céline Dion) | 6 | 3 | 16,896 | 2 | Eliminated |
2 | Nika & Eva Prusnik | "Samo malo" (Magnifico & Turbolentza) | "Wild Dances" (Ruslana) | 9 | 1 | 6,628 | 3 | Finalist |
3 | Eva Boto | "Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson) | "Running Scared" (Eldar & Nigar) | 9 | 1 | 17,045 | 1 | Finalist |
EMA 2012
EMA 2012 was the 17th edition of the Slovenian national final format Evrovizijska Melodija (EMA). The competition was used by RTV Slovenija to select Slovenia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.
Competing entries
52 entries were received by the broadcaster during a submission period. An expert committee consisting of Darja Švajger (singer, vocal coach and 1995 and 1999 Slovenian Eurovision entrant), Mojca Menart (head of the Publishing House of RTV Slovenija) and Aleksander Radić (Head of the Slovenian delegation at the Eurovision Song Contest) selected six songs for the competition from the received submissions, which were allocated to the two finalists of Misija Evrovizija: Eva Boto and Nika & Eva Prusnik. The song titles and their composers were announced on 16 February 2012, and the songs were presented on Radio Val 202 on 17 February 2012.[6]
Final
EMA 2012 took place on 26 February 2012 at the RTV Slovenija studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Klemen Slakonja and Maja Keuc.[7] The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the combination of points from a public vote and a four-member jury panel selected one song per artist to advance to the superfinal: "Konichiwa" for Nika & Eva Prusnik and "Verjamem" for Eva Boto. The jury consisted of the judges from Misija Evrovizija: Darja Švajger, Jonas Žnidaršič, Raay and Tina Marinšek. In the superfinal, a public vote selected "Verjamem" performed by Eva Boto as the winner.
Final – 26 February 2012 | |||||||||
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Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) | Composer(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Result | ||
1 | Eva Boto | "Run" | Christina Schilling, Camilla Gottschalck, Henrik Szabo, Daniel Nillson, Søren Bundgaard | 10 | 1 | 2,282 | 3 | 4 | Eliminated |
2 | Nika & Eva Prusnik | "Konichiwa" (Hello) | Bilbi, Gregor Stermecki | 20 | 5 | 3,691 | 5 | 10 | Advanced |
3 | Eva Boto | "A si sanjal me" (Did you dream of me) | Matjaž Vlašič, Urša Vlašič | 8 | 3 | 2,909 | 1 | 4 | Eliminated |
4 | Nika & Eva Prusnik | "Malo sreče" (A little luck) | Magnifico, Barbara Pešut | 10 | 1 | 517 | 3 | 4 | Eliminated |
5 | Eva Boto | "Verjamem" (I believe) | Vladimir Graić, Igor Pirkovič | 18 | 5 | 8,772 | 5 | 10 | Advanced |
6 | Nika & Eva Prusnik | "Love Hurts" | Chiron Morpheus | 6 | 3 | 715 | 1 | 4 | Eliminated |
Superfinal – 26 January 2012 | ||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
1 | Eva Boto | "Verjamem" | 28,385 (69%) | 1 |
2 | Nika & Eva Prusnik | "Konichiwa" | 12,884 (31%) | 2 |
Misija 2012
On 31 December 2011, RTVSLO aired a special recorded show for New Year of Misija Evrovizija. All the top eight competitors of Misija Evrovizija performed, and were joined by former contestants of EMA, hosts Klemen Slakonja, Maja Keuc and Zlatko, and many others.
Misija 2012 – 31 December 2011 | ||
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Draw | Artist | Song |
1 | Manuela Brečko | "Take Me to Your Heaven" |
2 | Alya | "Vse manj je dobrih gostiln" |
3 | Gašper Rifelj | "Naj bogovi slišijo" |
4 | Eva Boto | "Marija Magdalena" |
5 | Nina Pušlar | "Pozdrav z ljubeznijo" |
6 | Nadja Irgolič | "Lep poletni dan" |
7 | Maja Keuc | "Ta čas" |
8 | Brina Vidic | "Satellite" |
9 | Neisha feat. Tokac | "Najin ples" |
10 | Flora Ema Lotrič | "Hajde da ludujemo" |
11 | Tangels | "Najin/Kaj in kam/To je moj dan" (feat. Kataya) |
12 | Eva & Nika Prusnik | "Samo ljubezen" |
13 | Nika Zorjan & Langa | "Zaigraj muzikant" |
14 | Štirje Kovači, Cita Galič & Klemen | "Kam le čas beži" |
At Eurovision
Slovenia competed in the second half of the second semi-final on 24 May,[8] but did not qualify for the final. Slovenia ended up 17th out of 18 songs with 31 points. In the split results, Slovenia gained 40 points from the jury, but only 27 points in public voting.
Points awarded to Slovenia
12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded from Slovenia
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Jury points awarded by Slovenia
Semi-final 2Jury points awarded in second semi-final:
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FinalJury points awarded in the final:
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References
- "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Semi-Final (2)". Eurovision.tv.
- Webb, Glen (26 February 2012). "Slovenia: Eva Boto to Baku with Verjamem". Eurovision.tv.
- Laufer, Gil (24 June 2011). "Slovenia: A talent show to select Eurovision entry". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- Hidalgo, Rodrigo Romero (22 June 2011). "Slovenia: Misija Evrovizija to begin in autumn 2011". Escdaily.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- Busa, Alexandru (8 September 2011). "Slovenia: Judges for Misija Evrovizija revealed". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- "Slovenia: RTVSLO receives 52 songs for EMA 2012". Escdaily.
- Jiandani, Sanjay (4 January 2012). "Slovenia: National final on February 26th". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- Hondal, Victor. "Insignia exchange and semifinal allocation draw". EscToday.com.
External links
- (in Slovene) official site RTV SLO