Slovenia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 7 May 2024 and was later selected to perform in position 9.

Its only other top ten result was achieved in 1997 when "Zbudi se" performed by Tanja Ribič placed tenth.

RTVSLO originally planned to organise a new national final format, Misija Malmö, in order to select the Slovenian entry for the 2024 contest.

[4] A submission period for interested artists and composers was open between 17 October and 15 November 2023; in order to qualify to compete, the main performer of an entry was required to hold temporary or permanent residence in Slovenia.

Raiven had submitted two songs to RTVSLO for the contest, "Ofelija" and "Veronika", the later of which was selected to represent Slovenia in Malmö.

[11][12][13] RTVSLO also broadcast two introductory programmes for the show on 6 and 13 January 2024, celebrating Joker Out's success in the previous year's Eurovision.

[17][18][19] By early January 2024, the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption of the Republic of Slovenia (KPK) received reports that RTVSLO had committed irregularities while conducting its selection for the contest.

Although the broadcaster stated that no irregularities had yet been found, the ongoing investigation led Vanja Vardjan, RTVSLO's head of entertainment who was responsible for the process, to resign on 24 January.

[21] While recognising that the selection "was conducted in a non-transparent manner", by early July 2024 the KPK closed the investigation for lack of sufficient evidence confirming the allegations.

On 24 January 2024, Raiven appeared on Slovenian radio station Hitradio Center, where she discussed the making of the song and plans for the final performance.

On 17 February 2024, Raiven released a short documentary, retelling the production of the five songs on her EP Sirene Pt.

[23][24] On 23 February 2024, she performed "Ofelija" and an acoustic version of "Veronika" alongside Bowrain [sl] during the second semi-final of the Croatian national final in Zagreb.

[39] The inclusion of Israel in the list of participants for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, despite the humanitarian crisis resulting from Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war, sparked controversy in Slovenia as well as several other participating countries, with several groups and politicians in Slovenia calling for the removal of Israel from the contest, including Matjaž Nemec and Irena Joveva.

Director of TV Slovenija Ksenija Horvat [sl] cast doubts on whether it was "the time to sing and dance" considering the death toll of the attacks and the famine in Gaza.

[56] On 16 April 2024, she revealed that her performance at the contest would be heavily influenced by the music video for "Veronika", and "be based on organicity and movement".

Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent.

[69] The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.