Ana Soklič wins Slovenia's ticket to Eurovision
Ljubljana, 22 February - Ana Soklič will represent Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam in May after winning the Slovenian Ema contest on Saturday with the song Voda (Water).
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Ana Soklič will represent Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Ana Soklič winning the 2020 EMA with the song Water.
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Slovenian singer Ana Soklič.
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Soklič was picked by televote in a super-final that also featured Lina Kuduzović, who as a 12-year-old placed third in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 after winning the first season of Slovenia's Got Talent at the age of 7 in 2010.
The contest, hosted by comedian and impersonator Klemen Slakonja, saw a total of twelve acts, ten of which were selected by a jury from among 74 entrants with additional two picked among up-and-coming artists in an online competition Ema Fresh.
The two super-finalists were selected by a jury comprising Darja Švajger and Nuša Derenda, Slovenia's highest ranked Eurovision entrants to date in 7th in 1995 and 2001, and Maja Keuc, who made it to 13th in 2011.