Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
| Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) | |||
| Country | Slovenia | |||
| Selection process | Evrovizijska Melodija 2020 | |||
| Selection date | 22 February 2020 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Voda" | |||
| Artist | Ana Soklič | |||
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| Final result | Contest cancelled | |||
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Slovenia was set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Voda" written by Ana Soklič and Bojan Simončič, and performed by Soklič herself. The Slovene participating broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO), organised the national final Evrovizijska Melodija 2020 in order to select its entry for the contest. 18 entries competed in the first stage of the national final, EMA FREŠ 2020, from which two entries qualified to compete in EMA 2020 following a two-month-long competition. Twelve entries competed in EMA 2020 where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top two entries were selected by a three-member jury panel. In the second round, "Voda" performed by Ana Soklič was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.
Slovenia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2020. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.