RTVSLO has revealed further details of their 2018 national selection for Eurovision. This year’s EMA will be made up of two shows, a Semi-Final and a Grand Final that will take place on 24th February.
The Slovenian broadcaster has announced that Vid Valič will host both shows:
“Ema is that 25-year old girl that every host would love to ask to a dance. I am very honoured and can’t wait to glide with her across the small and big screens. My presence, however, will make it painfully clear who will be the worst singer there. So all that’s left to do is to select the best one.”, Valič commentend on his leading role.
Sixteen candidates will compete in the Semi-Final of EMA 2018, but only eight of them will go through to the final. Four of them will be selected by the professional jury panel, while the audience will choose the other four finalists.
All the songs competing in EMA will be performed in Slovenian at the Semi-Final. However, the singers will sing in the language they have chosen for Eurovision in the Final on 24th February.
Sixteen candidates, sixteen songs
Eight candidates will participate in EMA 2018 from more than a hundred of applications received:
- Anabel – Pozitiva (Positive)
- BQL – Ptica (Bird)
- Gregor Ravnik – Zdaj je čas (Now is the Time)
- Ina Shai – V nebo (In the sky)
- Indigo – Vesna (Spring)
- KiNG FOO – Žive sanje (Live the Dream)
- Lara Kadis – Zdaj sem tu (Now I’m Here)
- Lea Sirk – Cirque (Circus)
- ManuElla – Dan potem (The Day After)
- Marina Martensson – Blizu (Close)
- MILA – Svoboda (Free)
- Nika Zorjan – Uspavanka (Sleepy)
- Nuška Drašček – Ne zapusti me zdaj (Don’t Leave Me Now)
- Orter – Tisoč let (A Thousand Years)
- Proper – Ukraden cvet (Stolen Flower)
- Tanja Ribič – Ljudje (People)
“The competing songs will be premiered on radio Val 202 between the 5th and the 8th of February at 2:40 pm, four per day. In short interviews, the performers will talk about their songs, their teams and expectations for Ema 2018.”, revealed the Slovenian broadcaster.
Save the dates!
The dates for the Slovenian live shows are as follows:
- Semi-Final: 17th February
- Final: 24th February
The running order for the Semi-Final will be announced the evening before the show.