 An expert committee consisting of Miša Čermak, Alenka Godec, Vojko Sfiligoj, Patrik Greblo selected twenty-three artists and songs for the competition from the received submissions.An additional spot was reserved for Eva Černe, winner of the RTV Slovenija talent show "Bitka Talentov (Battle of talents)".The first semi-final of EMA 2007 took place on 1 February 2007.