Update: 'EMA 2022' and 'EMA FREŠ' take shape in Slovenia 🇸🇮

27 December 2021 at 10:30 CET

Ana Soklič, Slovenia, Second Rehearsal, Rotterdam Ahoy, 12 May 2021 EBU / Andres Putting

A professional jury acting on behalf of Slovenia’s national selection competition, EMA 2022, has selected 16 songs and artists to battle it out for the ticket to Turin in May.

These 16 artists will be joined by a further 4 acts making their way through EMA FREŠ (an adjacent contest exclusively for 'fresh’ acts under the age of 30) which will take the total number of EMA 2022 participants to 20.

A total of 14 acts will compete in the televised EMA FREŠ qualifier…

EMA FREŠ qualifier line-up:

Stela Sofia
LPS (Last Pizza Slice)
Jon Vitezič
INA
Jaka Hliš
LUMA
Leya Leanne
De Liri
Marijan Novak & Špela Velikanje
Katja Kos
Emma
Anja Vodošek
Mia Vučković
NIKA S

These 14 fantastic acts will now battle it out in a televised show in January for the chance to compete alongside the 16 established acts (listed below) in Slovenia’s EMA 2022 national final.

Broadcaster RTV received 127 applications across both EMA 2002 and EMA FREŠ.

📺 Watch: Ana Soklič – Amen – LIVE – Slovenia 🇸🇮 – First Semi-Final – Eurovision 2021

EMA 2022 will consist of two semi-final shows in 2022 (each featuring 8 established acts and 2 two 'fresh’ acts) where viewers and juries will decide on the 6 they want to send through to the EMA 2022 grand final (which will feature a total of 12 acts).

EMA 2022 line-up (excluding the 'EMA FREŠ' winners):

Anabel – Tendency

Music: Ana Teržan – Anabel

Lyrics: Ana Teržan – Anabel

Batista Cadillac – Mim Pravil

Music: Urban Lutman, Matija Koritnik, Martin Štibernik, Tadej Košir

Lyrics: Benjamin Krnetič

Bowrain & Brina – Čas Je

Music: Tine Grgurevič

Lyrics: Gregor Kosi

BQL – Maj

Music: Anej Piletič, Raay

Lyrics: Marjetka Vovk

David Amaro – Še Vedno So Lepa

Music: Goran Šarac

Lyrics: Rok Lunaček

Eva Moškon – Kliki

Music: Nermin Puškar

Lyrics: Srečko Meolic

Gušti feat. Leyre – Nova Romantika

Music: Miha Guštin – Gušti

Lyrics: Miha Guštin – Gušti

Hauptman – Sledim

Music: Žan Hauptman, Vid Turica

Lyrics: Žan Hauptman

Jonatan Haller – Ozborje

Music: Jonatan Haller, Satja Medvešek, Jernej Drnovšek

Lyrics: Jonatan Haller, Miha Rednak

July Jones – Girls Can Do Anything

Music: July Jones

Lyrics: July Jones

Klara Jazbec – Chasing Dreams

Music: Ed Fisher

Lyrics: Klara Jazbec, Ani Cordero

Le Serpentine – Tud Teb Se Lahk Zgodi

Music: Žiga Jokić

Lyrics: Žiga Jokić

Manouche – Si Sama?

Music: Robert Pikl

Lyrics: Robert Pikl

Mia Guček – Independiente

Music: Mia Guček, Octavian Rasinariu, Patrick Jamnik

Lyrics: Mia Guček, Octavian Rasinariu, Patrick Jamnik

Vedran Ljubenko – H₂O Dieta

Music: Vedran Ljubenko, Jakov Zadro

Lyrics: Vedran Ljubenko

Zala Smolnikar – V Ogledalu

Music: Zala Smolnikar

Lyrics: Zala Smolnikar

Who are you most excited to see in the line-up? Let us know via the official Eurovision Song Contest Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook channels.