Slovenia picks new blood for Eurovision 2022 song

LPS

Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO broadcast the final of ‘EMA’, the country’s pre-selection process for Eurovision.

The winning song was ‘Disko’ by LPS, who will now travel to Italy to represent Slovenia in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, taking place in Turin.

There were 12 acts in contention who arrived at the EMA final after two semi-finals which took place earlier in February, and narrowing down the initial field of 20 songs.

LPS, which stands for Last Pizza Slice won newcomer contest EMA Freš.

Read about the first semi-final | Read about the second semi-final

EMA 2022 was hosted by Melani Mekicar and Bojan Cvjetićanin, and streamed live online from the Gospodarsko Razstavišče Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ljubljana.

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DrawArtistSongJury votesJury pointsTelevote pointsTotalPlace
9Maro"Saudade, saudade"731212241
6Os Quatro e Meia"Amanhã"36410142
7FF"Como é bom esperar alguém"4068143
8Diana Castro"Ginger Ale"53104144
5Aurea"Why?"4065115
1Pongo and Tristany"Dégrá.dê"4273106
3Milhanas"Corpo de mulher"5282107
4Inês Homem de Melo"Fome de viagem"242798
2Syro"Ainda nos temos"273699
10Pepperoni Passion"Código 30"1911210

So… what’s your view on this particular winner – has Slovenia finally found something that might put them in the running for once?