Finally Raiven did it. After placing 2nd in 2016 with Črno bel , 3rd in 2017 with Zažarim and again 2nd in 2019 with Kaos . This time RTVSLO picked her internally with Veronika. There was indeed an open call for songs and approx 100 were received and a national final planned as well. That was canceled and December 12, 2023 it was announced Raiven was internally selected instead. The song Veronika was revealed on january 20, 2024 and it is co-written by last year's Joker Out's Bojan, Käärijä's loved side kick. Raiven or Sara Briški Cirman (27) is a Slovenian singer, songwriter and harpist. She has studied classical music, before mentioned harp, and opera. She has won several awards in that field and has performed in several operas in Berlin, Prague, Tirana, Ljubljana, Brno, Budapest and Malta. She has also done musicals. In her pop career she released her debut album in 2017 and it was awarded as The Album of the Year. In 2021 she won Popevka 21 festival with Volkovi.