A total of 10 acts competed in the first EMA semi-final in Slovenia, with just 6 advancing to the final. Melani Mekicar and Bojan Cvjetićanin hosted the semi-final.
Eight established artists competed alongside two of the EMA FREŠ qualifiers in the first semi-final. A jury selected three of the qualifiers, while the public selected another three.
Here are the competing acts:
- July Jones – “Girls Can Do Anything”
- David Amaro – “Še vedno si lepa” (You are still beautiful)
- Le Serpentine – “Tud teb se lahk zgodi” (It can happen to you too)
- Bowrain & Brina – “Čas je” (It’s time)
- Luma – “All In”
- Stela Sofia – “Tu in zdaj” (Here and now)
- Jonatan Haller – “Obzorje” (Horizon)
- Batista Cadillac – “Mim pravil” (My rules)
- Zala Smolnikar – “V ogledalu” (In the mirror)
- Manouche – “Si sama?” (Are you alone?)
Here are the qualifiers:
- July Jones – “Girls Can Do Anything”
- David Amaro – “Še vedno si lepa” (You are still beautiful)
- Luma – “All In”
- Stela Sofia – “Tu in zdaj” (Here and now)
- Batista Cadillac – “Mim pravil” (My rules)
- Manouche – “Si sama?” (Are you alone?)
The competition continues on the 12th of February, where the next acts will take to the stage in the hopes of advancing to the final.