| Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) | |||
| Country |  Slovenia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Evrovizijska Melodija 2001 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 23 February 2001 Final: 24 February 2001 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Nuša Derenda | |||
| Selected song | "Energy" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 70 points | |||
| Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Slovenia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Energy", composed by Matjaž Vlašič, with lyrics by Lucienne Lončina, and performed by Nuša Derenda. The Slovene participating broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO), held the national final Evrovizijska Melodija 2001 in order to select its entry for the contest. The broadcaster returned to the contest after a one-year absence following its relegation in 2000 as one of the six entrants with the lowest average scores over the previous five contests.
22 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 "Ne, ni res" performed by Nuša Derenda was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from two thematical juries and a public televote. The song was later translated from Slovene to English for Eurovision and was titled "Energy".
Slovenia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2001. Performing during the show in position 17, Slovenia placed seventh out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 70 points.