Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Slovenia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Dan najlepših sanj", written by Aleksander Kogoj, and performed by Regina. The Slovene participating broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO), held a national final in order to select its entry for the contest.

Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Participating broadcaster	Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO)
Country	Slovenia
Selection process	Evrovizijska Melodija 1996
Selection date	10 February 1996
Competing entry
Song	"Dan najlepših sanj"
Artist	Regina
Songwriter	Aleksander Kogoj
Placement
Final result	21st, 16 points
Participation chronology
◄1995 • 1996 • 1997►

Before Eurovision

Evrovizijska Melodija 1996

The Slovene national final in 1996 was the first edition that used the title Evrovizijska Melodija (EMA), which has been used in all Slovene selections since. After the list of competing artists were announced, Faraoni withdrew from the competition.

Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) held EMA 1996 on 10 February 1996 at its television studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Tajda Lekše. A jury vote from twelve regional radio stations in Slovenia determined the winner.

Final – 10 February 1996

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Points	Place
1	Vili Resnik	"Nekdo, ki zmore vse"	Primož Peterca	56	5
2	Irena Vrčkovnik	"Naj mesec ugasne"	Matjaž Vlašič, Urša Vlašič	104	2
3	Panda	"Sama proti vsem"	Andrej Pompe, Suzana Jeklic	65	4
4	Roberto	"Nisi, nisva"	Elvis Dobrilovič, Roberto, Miša Čermak	3	11
5	Alenka Vidrih and Miha Vardjan	"Moja sreča, to si ti"	Miha Vardjan	25	8
6	Don Juan	"Ena, dva, tri"	Miran Fakin, Vili Bertok	36	7
7	Irena Vidic	"To je bil le dotik"	Blaž Jurjevčič, Milan Dekleva	9	10
8	Marta Zore	"Pojdi z njo"	Marta Zore, Miša Čermak	74	3
9	Pop Design	"Volk samotar"	Matjaž Vlašič, Tone Košmrlj	48	6
10	Regina	"Dan najlepših sanj"	Aleksander Kogoj	118	1
11	Ansambel Janeza Novaka	"Kako ti je ime?"	Tomaž Snoj, Tadej Vasle	22	9

Detailed Radio Votes

Draw	Song	Radio Ognjišče	Radio Šmarje pri Jelšah	Radio Ptuj	Koroški Radio	Radio Kranj	Studio D	Radio Trbovlje	Radio Celje	Radio Murski val	Radio Koper	Radio Maribor	Radio Slovenija	Total
1	"Nekdo, ki zmore vse"	6	10	10	2	3	6	8	2	1	3	3	2	56
2	"Naj mesec ugasne"	10	8	6	10	4	12	12	10	8	6	10	8	104
3	"Sama proti vsem"	2	3	1	4	10	1	4	8	6	12	2	12	65
4	"Nisi, nisva"		1								2			3
5	"Moja sreča, to si ti"	3	2		3		4	1	1	3	4		4	25
6	"Ena, dva, tri"	1		12		8		6	6	2		1		36
7	"To je bil le dotik"				6								3	9
8	"Pojdi z njo"	4	12	3	8	1	8	2	4	10	10	6	6	74
9	"Volk samotar"	8	6	8	1	6	2	3		4	1	8	1	48
10	"Dan najlepših sanj"	12	4	4	12	12	10	10	12	12	8	12	10	118
11	"Kako ti je ime?"			2		2	3		3			4		22

At Eurovision

Voting

Qualifying round

Points awarded to Slovenia (qualifying round)[1] Score Country 12 points 10 points  Ireland 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points  Croatia 4 points  Denmark 3 points  United Kingdom 2 points  Belgium  Netherlands  Russia 1 point  Iceland   Switzerland

Points awarded by Slovenia (qualifying round)[1] Score Country 12 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 points  Ireland 8 points  Sweden 7 points  Austria 6 points  Croatia 5 points  Macedonia 4 points  Spain 3 points  Estonia 2 points  Portugal 1 point  United Kingdom

Final

Points awarded to Slovenia (final)[2] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 points 6 points  Croatia 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point  Iceland  Spain

Points awarded by Slovenia (final)[2] Score Country 12 points  Ireland 10 points  Norway 8 points  Estonia 7 points  Sweden 6 points  Iceland 5 points  Netherlands 4 points  Malta 3 points  Croatia 2 points   Switzerland 1 point  Austria