last seen in 2025
Slovenia at Eurovision
Slovenia first sang at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 and has entered 30 contests, the last of them in 2025. It has never won; its best result is 7th place, in 1995 and 2001.
- 30
- contests
- 0
- wins
- 7th
- best
- first song
- 1993
- last song
- 2025
- contests
- 30
- wins
- none
- best result
- 7th — 1995, 2001
- in the final
- 8 of 21 tries since semi-finals began in 2004
- sung in
- Slovene (18), English (14)
- not in the line-up
- 1994, 2000
Every song
All 31 entries, newest first. The year opens the story of that contest; the name opens the artist.
| Year | Artist | Song | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Basel | Klemen | “How Much Time Do We Have Left” English | Out in semi-final 1 (13th of 15) | 23 |
| 2024 Malmö | Raiven | “Veronika” Slovene | 23rd of 26 | 27 |
| 2023 Liverpool | Joker Out | “Carpe Diem” Slovene | 21st of 26 | 78 |
| 2022 Turin | LPS | “Disko” Slovene | Out in semi-final 1 (17th of 17) | 15 |
| 2021 Rotterdam | Ana Soklič | “Amen” English | Out in semi-final 1 (13th of 16) | 44 |
| 2020 Rotterdam | Ana Soklič | “Voda” Slovene | Contest cancelled | — |
| 2019 Tel Aviv | Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl | “Sebi” Slovene | 15th of 26 | 105 |
| 2018 Lisbon | Lea Sirk | “Hvala, ne!” Slovene | 22nd of 26 | 64 |
| 2017 Kyiv | Omar Naber | “On My Way” English | Out in semi-final 1 (17th of 18) | 36 |
| 2016 Stockholm | ManuElla | “Blue and Red” English | Out in semi-final 2 (14th of 18) | 57 |
| 2015 Vienna | Maraaya | “Here for You” English | 14th of 27 | 39 |
| 2014 Copenhagen | Tinkara Kovač | “Round and Round” English, Slovene | 25th of 26 | 9 |
| 2013 Malmö | Hannah | “Straight into Love” English | Out in semi-final 1 (16th of 16) | 8 |
| 2012 Baku | Eva Boto | “Verjamem” Slovene | Out in semi-final 2 (17th of 18) | 31 |
| 2011 Düsseldorf | Maja Keuc | “No One” English | 13th of 25 | 96 |
| 2010 Oslo | Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari | “Narodnozabavni rock” Slovene | Out in semi-final 2 (16th of 17) | 6 |
| 2009 Moscow | Quartissimo feat. Martina | “Love Symphony” English, Slovene | Out in semi-final 2 (16th of 19) | 14 |
| 2008 Belgrade | Rebeka Dremelj | “Vrag naj vzame” Slovene | Out in semi-final 1 (11th of 19) | 36 |
| 2007 Helsinki | Alenka Gotar | “Cvet z juga” Slovene | 15th of 24 | 66 |
| 2006 Athens | Anžej Dežan | “Mr. Nobody” English | Out in the semi-final (16th of 23) | 49 |
| 2005 Kyiv | Omar Naber | “Stop” Slovene | Out in the semi-final (12th of 25) | 69 |
| 2004 Istanbul | Platin | “Stay Forever” English | Out in the semi-final (21st of 22) | 5 |
| 2003 Riga | Karmen | “Nanana” English | 23rd of 26 | 7 |
| 2002 Tallinn | Sestre | “Samo ljubezen” Slovene | 13th of 24 | 33 |
| 2001 Copenhagen | Nuša Derenda | “Energy” English | 7th of 23 | 70 |
| 1999 Jerusalem | Darja Švajger | “For a Thousand Years” English | 11th of 23 | 50 |
| 1998 Birmingham | Vili Resnik | “Naj bogovi slišijo” Slovene | 18th of 25 | 17 |
| 1997 Dublin | Tanja Ribič | “Zbudi se” Slovene | 10th of 25 | 60 |
| 1996 Oslo | Regina | “Dan najlepših sanj” Slovene | 21st of 23 | 16 |
| 1995 Dublin | Darja Švajger | “Prisluhni mi” Slovene | 7th of 23 | 84 |
| 1993 Millstreet | 1X Band | “Tih deževen dan” Slovene | 22nd of 25 | 9 |
Points for a song that went out in a semi-final are its semi-final points. Before 2004 there were no semi-finals: every song sang on the one night.
Sent more than once
The three acts Slovenia has sent to more than one contest.
- Darja Švajger 1995, 1999
- Omar Naber 2005, 2017
- Ana Soklič 2020 (cancelled), 2021
On air at home
The channels that carried the contest in Slovenia, year by year, and who commentated where our source names them. Newest first.
- 2025
- TV SLO 2 (semi-finals) Mojca Mavec
- TV SLO 1 (final) Mojca Mavec
- Radio Val 202 (semi-final 1) Maj Valerij
- Radio Val 202 (final) Maj Valerij and Igor Bračič
- 2024
- TV SLO 1 (semi-final 1, final) Mojca Mavec
- TV SLO 2 (semi-final 2) Mojca Mavec
- Radio Val 202 (semi-final 1, final) Maj Valerij and Igor Bračič
- 2023
- TV SLO 2 (semi‑finals) Andrej Hofer
- TV SLO 1 (final) Andrej Hofer
- Radio Val 202, Radio Maribor (semi-final 2) Maja Stepančič, Maruša Kerec, Neja Jerant and Uršula Zaletelj
- Radio Val 202, Radio Maribor (final) Maja Stepančič, Miha Šalehar and Uršula Zaletelj
- 2022
- TV SLO 2 (semi-finals) Andrej Hofer
- TV SLO 1 (final) Andrej Hofer
- Radio Val 202, Radio Maribor (semi-final 1 and final) Maruša Kerec
- 2021
- TV SLO 2 (semi-finals) Mojca Mavec
- TV SLO 1 (final) Mojca Mavec
- RTV 4D, Radio Val 202 Miha Šalehar, Neja Jerant and Uršula Zaletelj
- 2019
- TV SLO 2 (semi-finals) Andrej Hofer
- TV SLO 1 (final) Andrej Hofer
- 2018
- TV SLO 2 (semi-finals) Andrej Hofer
- TV SLO 1 (final) Andrej Hofer
- 2017
- TV SLO 2 (semi-finals) Andrej Hofer
- TV SLO 1 (final) Andrej Hofer
- Radio Val 202 (semi-final 2 and final) Andrej Hofer
- Radio Maribor Andrej Hofer
- 2016
- TV SLO 2 (semi-finals) Andrej Hofer
- TV SLO 1 (final) Andrej Hofer
- Radio Val 202 (semi-final 2 and final) Andrej Hofer
- Radio Maribor Andrej Hofer
- 2015
- TV SLO 2 (semi-finals) Andrej Hofer
- TV SLO 1 (final) Andrej Hofer
- Radio Val 202, Radio Maribor (semi-final 2 and final) Andrej Hofer
- 2014
- TV SLO 2 (semi-finals) Andrej Hofer
- TV SLO 1, Televizija Maribor (final) Andrej Hofer
- Radio Val 202, Radio Maribor (semi-final 2 and final) Andrej Hofer
- 2013
- TV SLO 2 (semi-finals) Andrej Hofer
- TV SLO 1 (final) Andrej Hofer
- 2012
- TV SLO 2 (semi-finals) Andrej Hofer
- TV SLO 1 (final) Andrej Hofer
- 2011
- TV SLO 2 (semi-finals) Andrej Hofer
- TV SLO 1 (final) Andrej Hofer
- 2010
- TV SLO 2 (semi-finals) Andrej Hofer
- TV SLO 1 (final) Andrej Hofer
- 2009
- TV SLO 1 Andrej Hofer
- 2008
- SLO 2 (semi-finals) Andrej Hofer
- SLO 1 (final) Andrej Hofer
- Val 202 Aida Kurtović
- 2007
- TV SLO 2 (semi-final) Mojca Mavec
- TV SLO 1 (final) Mojca Mavec
- Radio Val 202 Jernej Vene and Aida Kurtović
- 2006
- SLO 2 (semi-final) Mojca Mavec
- SLO 1 (final) Mojca Mavec
- 2005
- SLO 2 (semi-final) Mojca Mavec
- SLO 1 (final) Mojca Mavec
- Radio Val 202 Jernej Vene
- 2004
- SLO 2 (semi-final) Andrea F
- SLO 1 (final) Andrea F
- RTVSLO Jernej Vene
- 2003
- SLO 2 Andrea F
- 2002
- SLO 1
- 2001
- SLO 1
- 2000
- SLO 1
- 1999
- SLO 1
- Val 202 Andrej Karoli
- 1998
- SLO 1
- Val 202 Andrej Karoli
- 1997
- SLO 1
- TV Koper-Capodistria
- Val 202 Andrej Karoli
- 1996
- SLO 1 Miša Molk
- Val 202
- 1995
- SLO 1 Damjana Golavšek
- Val 202
- 1994
- SLO 1 Damjana Golavšek
- Val 202
- 1993
- SLO 1 Tajda Lekše
- Val 202
- 1992
- SLO 1 Miša Molk
In our contest stories
Lines about Slovenia from our story of each contest. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1993 Too many countries
The three that came through were all republics of the former Yugoslavia: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia.
- 1993 The result
Slovenia shared twenty-second.
- 1995 The rest
Croatia and Slovenia, sixth and seventh, both did better than they ever had.
- 2001 The result
The bookmakers had Greece as the hot favourite, Sweden second, and France, Slovenia and Denmark next.
- 2004 The semi-final's problems
Just before Slovenia's song, the host broadcaster cut to a commercial break by mistake, and Turkey never heard it.
- 2007 The semi-final
The ten that went through were Serbia, Hungary, Turkey, Belarus, Latvia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Georgia, Macedonia and Moldova.
- 2025 Israel
Slovenia's broadcaster formally demanded that Israel be excluded.
- 2026 The boycott
Beforehand the broadcasters of Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain each said that they would not take part if Israel did.
- 2026 The boycott
Ireland, Slovenia and Spain said they would not show the contest either.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. “Not in the line-up” means no song from Slovenia was in that year’s contest, whatever the reason. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we’ll fix it.