Performing during the show in position 25, "Cvet z juga" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 12 May.

In the final, Slovenia performed in position 7 and placed fifteenth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 66 points.

The country's only other top ten result was achieved in 1997 when Tanja Ribič performing "Zbudi se" placed tenth.

The Slovenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest has traditionally been selected through a national final entitled Evrovizijska Melodija (EMA), which has been produced with variable formats.

Twelve songs competed in each semi-final and public televoting exclusively determined seven finalists to proceed to the final.

[7] An expert committee consisting of Miša Čermak (lyricist), Alenka Godec (singer), Vojko Sfiligoj (musician and composer) and Patrik Greblo (conductor and composer) selected twenty-three artists and songs for the competition from the received submissions, while an additional entry was provided by Eva Černe who won the third season of the talent show Bitka Talentov.

[11] The final of EMA 2007 took place on 3 February 2007 and was hosted by Helena Blagne Zaman and Mario Galunič.

[12] Alenka Gotar made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Cvet z juga" as the Slovenian Eurovision entry.

Between 3 and 7 April, Gotar completed promotional activities in Croatia and Macedonia where she made appearances on television programmes and talk shows.

[14][15] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2006 contest are required to qualify from the semi-final on 10 May 2007 in order to compete for the final on 12 May 2007.

The stage colours were neon blue and the LED screens displayed a classical background superimposed by large sun symbols.

[18][19] The five backing vocalists that joined Alenka Gotar were: Amira Hidić, the co-composer of "Cvet z juga" Andrej Babić, Martina Majerle, Polona Furlan and Rudi Bučar.

[20] At the end of the show, Slovenia was announced as having finished in the top ten and subsequently qualifying for the grand final.