The Slovene Final was held on February 16th at the RTVSLO TV Studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Misa Molk & Andrea F. Before the final there was a semi-final.
The Semifinal
The Slovene Semi-Final was held on February 15th at the RTVSLO TV Studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Nusa Derenda, Darja Svajger & Andrea F. Ten songs qualified for the final – 5 chosen by televoting (indicated with a ‚T‘) and 5 by an „expert“ jury (indicated with a ‚J‘).
| 1 | Ocean | Ocean | Katrinas | 2340 | 6th | – |
| 2 | V ritmu, ki me lovi | In the rhythm, that catches me | Irena Vrckovnik | 1607 | 11th | – |
| 3 | Plamen v temi | A flame in the darkness | Alenka Šmid-Cena | 810 | 17th | – |
| 4 | Zdravilo sveta | The medicine of the world | Manca & NORDunk | 894 | 16th | J |
| 5 | Mi paše | It suits me | Monika Pucelj | 1949 | 8th | J |
| 6 | Baby blue | Baby blue | Gianni Rijavec | 1727 | 10th | – |
| 7 | Samo ljubezen | Only love | Sestre | 4085 | 3rd | T |
| 8 | Shangri-la | Shangri-la | Deja Mušic | 463 | 18th | – |
| 9 | Oblaki | Clouds | Polona | 1280 | 13th | J |
| 10 | Ljubezen daje moc | Love gives the power | Regina | 2260 | 7th | – |
| 11 | Angelina | Angelina | Botri | 1253 | 14th | J |
| 12 | Vsako zivljenje gre svojo pot | Every life goes its own way | Damjana Golavsek | 1117 | 15th | – |
| 13 | Pelji me, kjer sem doma | Take me, where my home is | Ana Dezman | 1286 | 12th | J |
| 14 | Ce ni ljubezni | If there is no love | Anika | 1912 | 9th | – |
| 15 | Se in se | More and more | Karmen Stavec | 13776 | 1st | T |
| 16 | Moja moja | Mine, mine | Andraz Hribar | 3639 | 5th | T |
| 17 | Slika brez pozdrava | Picture with no ending | Rok ’n‘ Band | 3787 | 4th | T |
| 18 | Imej me vedno s seboj | Always take me with you | Faraoni | 4822 | 2nd | T |
Irena Vrckovnik was a backing singer for Slovenia in ESC 1997. Regina represented Slovenia in ESC 1996.
The Final
The winner was chosen by televoting (1/3), an „expert“ jury (1/3) & an RTVSLO jury (1/3). Karmen Stavec won the televote.
| 1 | Zdravilo sveta | The medicine of the world | Manca & NORDunk | 13 | 8th |
| 2 | Mi paše | It suits me | Monika Pucelj | 17 | 5th |
| 3 | Samo ljubezen | Only love | Sestre | 29 | 1st |
| 4 | Oblaki | Clouds | Polona | 19 | 4th |
| 5 | Angelina | Angelina | Botri | 8 | 9th= |
| 6 | Pelji me, kjer sem doma | Take me, where my home is | Ana Dezman | 21 | 3rd |
| 7 | Se in se | More and more | Karmen Stavec | 28 | 2nd |
| 8 | Moja moja | Mine, mine | Andraz Hribar | 16 | 6th |
| 9 | Slika brez pozdrava | Picture with no ending | Rok ’n‘ Band | 8 | 9th= |
| 10 | Imej me vedno s seboj | Always take me with you | Faraoni | 15 | 7th |
Sestre came equal 13th at the ESC. Karmen Stavec was a backing singer for Slovenia in ESC 1998.