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| Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) | |||
| Country |  Slovenia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Evrovizijska Melodija 2002 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 15 February 2002 Final: 16 February 2002 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Sestre | |||
| Selected song | "Samo ljubezen" | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 33 points | |||
| Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Slovenia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Samo ljubezen", composed by Robert Pešut, with lyrics by Barbara Pešut, and performed by the drag act Sestre. The Slovene participating broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO), held the national final Evrovizijska Melodija 2002 in order to select its entry for the contest. 18 entries competed in the national final which consisted of two shows: a semi-final and a final. Entries were selected to advance from the semi-final based on a public televote and a jury panel. Ten entries qualified to compete in the final where "Samo ljubezen" performed by Sestre was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from two thematical juries.
Slovenia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2002. Performing during the show in position 22, Slovenia placed thirteenth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 33 points.