Slovenia
Qualifier rounds
5
National selection
EMA 04
RTVSLO
Hosts
Misa Molk (final), Bernarda Zarn & Peter Poles (semifinals)
Website
EMA
National selection
Ema 04- Izbor
Date:
15 February 2004
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuhubanda | Ce zdaj odides sama | 4 | 11 | more... | |
| 2 | Rebeka Dremelj | Ne bos se igral | 5 | 10 | more... | |
| 3 | Polona | Kralj neba | 3 | 12 | more... | |
| 4 | Natalija Verboten | Cry on my shoulder | 12 | 4 | more... | |
| 5 | Monika Pucelj | Nic ne ustavi me | 11 | 5 | more... | |
| 6 | Alya | Fluid | 12 | 3 | more... | |
| 7 | Ylenia Zobec | Tvoj glas | 7 | 7 | more... | |
| 8 | Prava stvar | Junak | 0 | - | more... | |
| 9 | Rozmarinke | Klise | 18 | 2 | more... | |
| 10 | Regina | Plave ocij | 3 | 13 | more... | |
| 11 | Tulio Furlanic | O, ženske, ženske! | 6 | 9 | more... | |
| 12 | Diona Dim | If you | 6 | 8 | more... | |
| 13 | Maja Slatinsek | Slovo brez mej | 9 | 6 | more... | |
| 14 | Platin | Stay forever | 20 | 1 | more... | |
| 15 | Marijan Novina | Svet se vrti nazaj | 0 | - | more... | |
| 16 | Damijana Godnic | Moja moc | 0 | - | more... | |
The format of the final is (apart from the semifinals) identical to last year's. 3 super finalists will be determined by combining votes of the televoting and an international jury (50/50). The three will perform again and after that TV viewers will vote again. The winner and thus Slovenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest will be the song that will receive the highest amount of televotes. The event takes place at Gospodarsko razstavisce, a popular venue for pop concerts, in the capital Ljubljana.
Ema 04- Predizbor 01
Date:
11 January 2004
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Platin | Stay forever | 6824 | 1 | more... | |
| 2 | Regina | Plave ocij | 3315 | 2 | more... | |
| 3 | Diona Dim | If you | 3198 | 3 | more... | |
| 4 | Tulio Furlanic | O, ženske, ženske! | 2654 | 4 | more... | |
| 5 | Mikola | Pot de srece | 1888 | 5 | more... | |
| 6 | Johnny Bravo | Kar me ne ubije, me krepi | 1689 | 6 | more... | |
| 7 | Aljoša Kovačič | Sanje | 941 | 7 | more... | |
| 8 | Mojca Brecelj | Brez Mej | 924 | 8 | more... | |
Many thought that this was a disappointing start to a five-evening long quest to find the Slovenian Eurovision Song Contest entry. This is Platin's biggest success to date. Including the Slovenian Idol tv show winner, Peter Jenuš, as the back up singer certainly didn't hurt.
EMA 04- Predizbor 02
Date:
18 January 2004
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalija Verboten | Cry on my shoulder | 11694 | 1 | more... | |
| 2 | Monika Pucelj | Nic ne ustavi me | 2953 | 2 | more... | |
| 3 | Yuhubanda | Ce zdaj odides sama | 2478 | 3 | more... | |
| 4 | Chantal Hartmann | Here and there and everywhere | 1655 | 4 | more... | |
| 5 | Kalamari | Bos Prisla | 1649 | 5 | more... | |
| 6 | Ana Dezman | Ni Bilo Zaman | 1386 | 6 | more... | |
| 7 | Marijan Novina | Svet se vrti nazaj | 1206 | 7 | more... | |
| 8 | Jasmina Cafnik | Si tukaj al' te ni | 588 | 8 | more... | |
The strongest names competed in the second final. Natalija Verboten's victory was never questioned. She won with the biggest margin, receiving almost as many votes as the other 5 contestants combined. Cry on my shoulder was written by the same team that wrote Slovenia's 2001 entry, Energy. The song sung by Monika Pucelj was originally intended for an all star quartet of Nusa Derenda, Pika Bozic, Alenka Godec and Anja Rupel.
Ema 04- Predizbor 03
Date:
25 January 2004
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damijana Godnic | Moja moc | 3217 | 1 | more... | |
| 2 | Alya | Fluid | 3019 | 2 | more... | |
| 3 | Polona | Kralj neba | 2580 | 3 | more... | |
| 4 | Kristina Oberzan | Mavrica | 1904 | 4 | more... | |
| 5 | Prava stvar | Junak | 1779 | 5 | more... | |
| 6 | Panda feat. Trkaj | Tvoj Svet | 1633 | 6 | more... | |
| 7 | Number One | Lights into my eyes | 1049 | 7 | more... | |
| 8 | Victory | Kako Naj vem | 1027 | 8 | more... | |
No real favourites in this semifinal which means that the Top 3 was expected to happen as much as it is a surprise. It was the most versatile semifinal of all four containing light pop (Damijana Godnic), good pop rock (Alya, Prava stvar), hip hop (Panda feat. Trkaj) and also a song that reminded us of the golden age of Slovenian pop songs from the 60s and 70s (Kristina Oberzan).
Ema 04- Predizbor 04
Date:
1 February 2004
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebeka Dremelj | Ne bos se igral | 4244 | 1 | more... | |
| 2 | Maja Slatinsek | Slovo brez mej | 3962 | 2 | more... | |
| 3 | Rozmarinke | Klise | 2264 | 3 | more... | |
| 4 | Ylenia Zobec | Tvoj glas | 1493 | 4 | more... | |
| 5 | November | No reason to cry | 1345 | 5 | more... | |
| 6 | Zana & RnB Wannabes | Pozar | 1322 | 6 | more... | |
| 7 | Katrinas | Ziva | 1195 | 7 | more... | |
| 8 | Pop Design | In ti gres | 1097 | 8 | more... | |
Some of the most interesting names appeared in the last semifinal, including former Miss Slovenia Rebeka Dremelj. It was once again proven that newcomers do have a chance in the televoting. Maja Slatinsek and Rozmarinke were to this day more or less unknown to a broader Slovenian public. On the other hand, one of the biggest names of Slovenian music in the early 90s, Pop Design, failed to impress.
