| Slovenia | |
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| ◄ Yugoslavia | |
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| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 13 (7 finals) |
| First appearance | 1994 |
| Last appearance | 2018 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 2010 |
Slovenia has participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians 13 times since its debut in 1994, winning the contest for the first time in 2010. [1]
1 | Winner |
2 | Second place |
3 | Third place |
X | Entry selected but did not compete |
| Year | Entrant | Instrument | Final | Semi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Mate Bekavac | Clarinet | Did not qualify | - | ||
| 1996 | Gal Faganel | Cello | - | |||
| 1998 | Borut Zagoranski | Accordion | - | - | ||
| 2000 | Kristijan Kranjčan | Cello | Did not qualify | - | ||
| 2002 | Karmen Pecar | Cello | 3 | - | ||
| 2004 | Marina Golja | Marimba | Did not qualify | - | ||
| 2006 | Luka Šulič | Cello | - | |||
| 2008 | Jan Gricar | Saxophone | - | - | ||
| 2010 | Eva-Nina Kozmus | Flute | 1 | - | ||
| 2012 | Blaž Šparovec | Clarinet | Did not qualify | - | ||
| 2014 | Urban Stanič | Piano | 2 | No semi-final | ||
| 2016 | Zala Vidic | Cello | - | |||
| 2018 | Nikola Pajanović | Violin | 2 | - | ||
| 2020 | Sebastijan Buda [2] | Horn | Contest cancelled [lower-alpha 1] X | |||
| Did not participate since 2022 | ||||||
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