Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Festival 2

Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Festival 1 with the song "Close to you" written by Maja Keuc. The song was performed by Maja Keuc herself. The Slovenian entry for the second contest in Tallinn, Estonia was selected through the national final Festival Eurovizije November 2016, organised by Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSlo). An initial 8 entries competed in the national final which consisted of two shows: one semi-final and a final. Entries were selected to advance in the competition based on the votes of a two-member judging panel as well as the votes from the public. Two entries qualified to compete in the final of Festival Eurovizije November 2016. In the final, "Close to you" performed by Maja Keuc was selected as the winner based on a public vote.
==Festival Eurovizije==
===Semi-Final===
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Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury	Public	Result
01 	Jana Šušteršič 	"Glas srca" 	2 	2,188 	7
02 	Ines Erbus 	"Dim od cigareta" 	8 	3,189 	6
03 	Tosca Beat 	"Open sea" 	19 	6,788 	2
04 	Tinkara Kovac ft Perpetuum	"Pesem zate" 	1 	1,100 	8
05 	Maraaya 	"Living again" 	11 	5,445 	4
06 	Klemen Slakonja 	"Putin, putout" 	8 	5,113 	5
07 	Nika Zorjan 	"Nasmeh Življenja"	15 	6,666 	3
08 	Maja Keuc 	"Close to you" 	20 	9,862 	1
===Final===
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury	Public	Result
01 	Maja Keuc 	"Close to you"	5 	13,189	1
02 	Tosca Beat	"Open sea" 	4 	12,829	2