| Year: | 1996 |
| Broadcaster: | Slovenian: [[Radiotelevizija Slovenija]]|i=no (RTVSLO) |
| Country: | Slovenia |
| Preselection: | Slovenian: Evrovizijska Melodija 1996 |
| Preselection Date: | 10 February 1996 |
| Entrant: | Regina |
| Song: | Slovenian: Dan najlepših sanj|i=no |
| Final Result: | 21st, 16 points |
Slovenia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Slovenian: Dan najlepših sanj|i=no", written by Aleksander Kogoj, and performed by Regina. The Slovene participating broadcaster, Slovenian: [[Radiotelevizija Slovenija]]|i=no (RTVSLO), held a national final in order to select its entry for the contest.
The Slovene national final in 1996 was the first edition that used the title Slovenian: Evrovizijska Melodija (EMA), which has been used in all Slovene selections since. After the list of competing artists were announced, Faraoni withdrew from the competition.
Slovenian: [[Radiotelevizija Slovenija]]|i=no (RTVSLO) held EMA 1996 on 10 February 1996 at its television studios in Ljubljana, hosted by Tajda Lekše. A jury vote from twelve regional radio stations in Slovenia determined the winner.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vili Resnik | "Nekdo, ki zmore vse" | Primož Peterca | 56 | 5 | |
| 2 | Irena Vrčkovnik | "Naj mesec ugasne" | Matjaž Vlašič, Urša Vlašič | 104 | 2 | |
| 3 | Panda | "Sama proti vsem" | Andrej Pompe, Suzana Jeklic | 65 | 4 | |
| 4 | Roberto | "Nisi, nisva" | Elvis Dobrilovič, Roberto, Miša Čermak | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 | Alenka Vidrih and Miha Vardjan | "Moja sreča, to si ti" | Miha Vardjan | 25 | 8 | |
| 6 | Don Juan | "Ena, dva, tri" | Miran Fakin, Vili Bertok | 36 | 7 | |
| 7 | Irena Vidic | "To je bil le dotik" | Blaž Jurjevčič, Milan Dekleva | 9 | 10 | |
| 8 | Marta Zore | "Pojdi z njo" | Marta Zore, Miša Čermak | 74 | 3 | |
| 9 | Pop Design | "Volk samotar" | Matjaž Vlašič, Tone Košmrlj | 48 | 6 | |
| 10 | Regina | "Dan najlepših sanj" | Aleksander Kogoj | 118 | 1 | |
| 11 | Ansambel Janeza Novaka | "Kako ti je ime?" | Tomaž Snoj, Tadej Vasle | 22 | 9 |
| Draw | Song | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Nekdo, ki zmore vse" | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 56 | |
| 2 | "Naj mesec ugasne" | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 104 | |
| 3 | "Sama proti vsem" | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 65 | |
| 4 | "Nisi, nisva" | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | "Moja sreča, to si ti" | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 25 | ||||
| 6 | "Ena, dva, tri" | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 36 | ||||||
| 7 | "To je bil le dotik" | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 8 | "Pojdi z njo" | 4 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 74 | |
| 9 | "Volk samotar" | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 48 | ||
| 10 | "Dan najlepših sanj" | 12 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 118 | |
| 11 | "Kako ti je ime?" | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22 |