by Helena Blagne and Mario Galunič. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, 1997 Eurovision winner as part of Katrina and the Waves Katrina Leskanich, 2006 Bosnian Eurovision entrant Hari Mata Hari, Jan Plestenjak, Jure Godler, Rožmarinke and Heleno Blagne performed as guests. The winner was selected over two rounds of public voting. In the first round, the top two entries were selected to proceed to the second round, where "Cvet z juga" performed by Alenka Gotar was selected as the winner. Promotion Alenka Gotar made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Cvet z juga" as the Slovenian Eurovision entry. On 24 and 25 February, Alenka Gotar performed during the final of the Spanish Eurovision national final Misión Eurovisión 2007. The following day, she performed during the Montenegrin Eurovision national final MontenegroSong 2007. On 1 March, Gotar performed during the Bosnian song presentation show BH Eurosong 2007. On 7 March, Gotar performed during the semi-final of the Serbian Eurovision national final Beovizija 2007. Between 3 and 7 April, Gotar completed promotional activities in Croatia and Macedonia where she made appearances on television programmes and talk shows. At Eurovision 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. On 12 March 2007, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order for the semi-final. As one of the five wildcard countries, Slovenia chose to perform in position 25, following the entry from Belgium and before the entry from Turkey. In Slovenia, the semi-final and the final were televised on RTV Slovenija with commentary by Mojca Mavec. The Slovenian spokesperson, who announced the Slovenian votes during the final, was Peter Poles. Semi-final Alenka Gotar took part in technical rehearsals on 4 and 6 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 9 and 10 May. The Slovenian performance featured Alenka Gotar performing in a black and white shredded gown, joined by five backing vocalists on stage. Gotar also held white LED lights in her hands, representing the white flower of the south, of which she shone on her face during the performance. The stage colours were neon blue and the LED screens displayed