Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| Country |
 Slovenia
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process |
Artist: Misija Evrovizija EMA 2012 Song: EMA 2012 |
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| Selection date(s) |
Misija Evrovizija 2 October 2011 - 8 January 2012 EMA 26 February 2012 |
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| Selected entrant | Eva Boto | |||
| Selected song | "Verjamem" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th, 31 points) | |||
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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.
On 22 June, RTVSLO announced their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Two selections determined Slovenia's Eurovision representative. First, the show Misija Evrovizija (Mission Eurovision) was used to select two candidates, and then in EMA 2012 an artist and the song was chosen between the two candidates. Both events were presented by Klemen Slakonja.
Misija Evrovizija (Mission Eurovision) was a three-month-long selection process on three phases:
The names of the four judges that oversaw Misija Evrovizija were disclosed on 8 September:
The show started on 2 October 2011 and finished in January 2012.
EMA 2012 was held by RTV SLO on 26 February 2012. Like previous editions of the show, EMA 2012 selected the artist and song. The artist was chosen between two candidates previously selected on Misija Evrovizija.
Due to the Slovenian parliamentary election held on 4 December the 4th semi-final was postponed until 11 December.
On New Year's Eve, on 31 December, RTVSLO aired a special recorded show for New Year of Misija Evrovizija. All the top eight competitors of Misija Evrovizija performed and they were joined by former contestants of EMA, hosts Klemen Slakonja, Maja Keuc and Zlatko, and many others.
Slovenia competed in the second half of the second semi-final on 24 May, 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.
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