

In 2022, " Disko" performed by LPS failed to qualify to the final, finishing in last place in the first semi-final with 15 points. Since the introduction of semi-finals to the format of the contest in 2004, Slovenia had thus far only managed to qualify to the final on six occasions. The country's only other top ten result was achieved in 1997 when Tanja Ribič performing " Zbudi se" placed tenth. Slovenia's highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been seventh place, which the nation achieved on two occasions: in 1995 with the song " Prisluhni mi" performed by Darja Švajger and in 2001 with the song " Energy" performed by Nuša Derenda. Prior to the 2023 contest, Slovenia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-seven times since its first entry in 1993.

Main article: Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest In addition, peak viewing figures reached 895,300 - the highest total ever seen since Slovenia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993. Īn average of 345,000 viewers watched the final in Slovenia, the highest viewing figures recorded since 2015 and the most watched show in Slovenia in 2023. In the final, Slovenia performed in position 24 and placed twenty-first out of the 26 participating countries, scoring a total of 78 points. It was later revealed that Slovenia placed fifth out of the sixteen participating countries in the semi-final with 103 points. marking Slovenia's first qualification to the final since 2019. At the end of the show, " Carpe Diem" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and hence qualified to compete in the final. Slovenia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on and was later selected to perform in position 10. Joker Out were announced as the Slovenian entrants to the contest on 8 December 2022, whilst their song was presented to the public in a televised presentation show, Misija Liverpool, on 4 February 2023. Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, having internally selected Joker Out to represent the country with the song " Carpe Diem", written by band members Bojan Cvjetićanin, Jan Peteh, Jure Maček, Kris Guštin and Nace Jordan, alongside Žarko Pak.
