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 Cvjetiฤanin hosted the semi-final.
Eight established artists competed alongside two of the EMA FREล 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 โ โGirls Can Do Anythingโย
- David Amaro โ โล e vedno si lepaโ (You are still beautiful)ย
- Le Serpentine โ โTud teb se lahk zgodiโ (It can happen to you too)
- Bowrain & Brina โ โฤas jeโ (Itโs time)
- Luma โ โAll Inโ
- Stela Sofia โ โTu in zdajโ (Here and now)ย
- Jonatan Haller โ โObzorjeโ (Horizon)
- Batista Cadillac โ โMim pravilโ (My rules)ย
- Zala Smolnikar โ โV ogledaluโ (In the mirror)
- Manouche โ โSi sama?โ (Are you alone?)ย
Here are the qualifiers:
- July Jones โ โGirls Can Do Anythingโ
- David Amaro โ โล e vedno si lepaโ (You are still beautiful)
- Luma โ โAll Inโ
- Stela Sofia โ โTu in zdajโ (Here and now)
- Batista Cadillac โ โMim pravilโ (My rules)
- Manouche โ โSi sama?โ (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.