„May the Gods hear that I am sad, save me, no I cannot live without her, my heart is dying“

The Slovene Final was held at the RTVSLO TV Studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Mojca Mavec.  The winner was chosen by televoting.

1SilviaSilviaRoberto Magnifico35585th
2Naj bogovi slisijoLet the Gods hearVili Resnik73911st
3Nora nocCrazy nightPop Design91113th
4Cvetje in vrtoviFlowers and gardensMiran Rudan137710th
5Pesem zateA song for youAurora48014th
6Ko pade nocWhen the night comesObvezna Smer98012th
7Ljubim, ljubisI love, you loveDamjana Golavsek14459th
8Kje pesem je domaWhere a song is at homeKarmen Stavec & Patrik Greblo29987th
9Zakaj odsel siWhy are you goingSound Attack16288th
10LjubezenLoveDeja Mušic125711th
11Pusti casu casLeave time to timeGianni Rijavec & Vladimir Cadez61032nd
12Ljubezen ne odhajaLove never leavesDarja Svajger32246th
13Glas goraVoice of the mountainsRegina56943rd
14Zapri ociClose your eyesVictory42214th

Vili Resnik previously came equal 10th in the 1990 Yugoslav Final as lead singer of ‚Pop Design‘, 5th in the 1996 Slovene Final and 6th in 1997. At the ESC he came 18th, where one of his backing singers was Karmen Stavec who would go on to represent Slovenia in ESC 2003. His pianist was Urša Vlasic who came 13th in the 1988 Yugoslav Final and equal 15th in 1990 (as Urša Drinovec). Darja Svajger represented Slovenia in 1995, while Regina did the same in 1996.  Miran Rudan was a backing singer for Italy in the 1990 ESC.