Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Festival 1

Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Festival 1 with the song "Samara" written by Robert Grubišić. The song was performed by Brigita Šuler. The Slovenian entry for the 2016 contest in Bratislava, Slovakia 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, "Samara" performed by Brigita Šuler was selected as the winner based on a public vote.
==Festival Eurovizije==
===Semi-Final===
;Table key
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury	Public	Result
01 	Maja Keuc 	"Close to you" 	16 	6,112 	4th
02 	Rebeka Dremelj	"Gremo na vrh sveta"	7 	1,004 	7th
03 	Sasa Lendero 	"Ne grem na kolena" 	11 	2,123 	6th
04 	Ines Erbus 	"Dim od cigareta" 	16 	6,511 	3rd
05 	Maraaya 	"Lovin' me" 	4 	874 	8th
06 	Jana Šušteršič	"Glas srca" 	21 	9,871 	1st
07 	Tinkara Kovac 	"Cuori di ossigeno" 	13 	4,112 	5th
08 	Brigita Šuler 	"Samara" 	20 	7,411 	2nd
===Final===
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury	Public	Result
01 	Brigita Šuler 	"Samara" 	4 	9,111 	1st
02 	Jana Šušteršič	"Glas srca"	5 	7,101 	2nd