The Slovene participating broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO), held the national final Evrovizijska Melodija 1999 in order to select its entry for the contest.

17 entries competed in the national final where "Še tisoč let" performed by Darja Švajger was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a four-member jury panel and a public televote.

[2][3] Seventeen songs competed in a televised show where the combination of points from a four-member expert jury and a public televote selected the winner.

[4] An expert committee consisting of Miša Molk (Head of Entertainment and Sports at RTVSLO), Mojmir Sepe (conductor and composer) and Andrej Karoli (music editor for Radio Slovenija) selected seventeen artists and songs for the competition from 71 received submissions.

[7] The combination of points from a four-member jury panel (2/3) and a public televote (1/3) selected "Še tisoč let" performed by Darja Švajger as the winner.

The jury consisted of Roberts, Miša Molk (Head of Entertainment and Sports at RTVSLO), Mojmir Sepe (conductor and composer) and Andrej Karoli (music editor for Radio Slovenija).