EMA 2025: July Jones - NEW RELIGION

New Religion
(July Jones, Bardo, Kiris Houston, Neave Applebaum, Gracey/July Jones, Gracey)
Režija: Tina Novak
Oblikovanje luči: Črt Birsa - Blackout
Glasbeni producent: Metod Komatar
Scenografija: Greta Godnič
Oblikovanje video vsebin: Andrej Intihar - VJ Rasta
Urednik: Aleksander Radić
©RTV Slovenija - Vse pravice pridržane.

[@Villll.l]

I think they’ll go internal and select her next year, kinda like they did with raiven lmao

[@Shadesofkayx]

As they should, they better select July

[@thatonemark]

Nope, there's gonna be an EMA 2026. it's already been pre-approved, sadly.

[@thelukaskm]

@@thatonemark well she can join EMA26 again, if she´ll want to

[@escsilesia]

​@@thatonemarkin 2024 there were also going to make a preselections but they cancelled it randomly so maybe ??

[@Aliraxesc]

i hope so

[@1patrickpaco]

❤❤❤ predivna pjesma, tekst, stagging...ovo mora biti hit!!!!!

[@sniegsworld]

so wake up honey

[@confused.softtic]

I think it's called new religion or something like that

[@RodyTheRoad]

They already fixed the title it seems

[@JimAnto19a]

for me you have won the eurovision in my heart

[@logesch]

It's a shame the song didn't make it to Eurovision, but at least we’re lucky enough to be able to listen to it.

[@marijaddraksler3675]

Both songs are great.❤

[@thetruth1107]

Klemen was obviously better.

[@mia-tu2hh]

oui, this such a bop!

[@vesnacimerman3186]

Definitely right song for Eurourovision, but the message...?

[@iAvrilFan1]

She was too ahead of her time for casual Slovenian. I hope she comes back to EMA or gets internally selected, she is the most perfect pop star and she will only grow and be even better. Her time will come ❤

[@toobalkain]

what's a "casual Slovenian"?

[@CayAnt55]

We now who we wanted Klemen and not another drag Queen so cry more BRAVO Klemen

[@Fish-tq2xv]

She isn’t even living in Slovenia. Why should we send someone that lives in another country and 80% of people heard about her because of EMA

[@CayAnt55]

@@iAvrilFan1 We now who we wanted BRAVO Klemen

[@tilik7378]

​@@Fish-tq2xvMaybe because we want to qualify?💀

[@GtoTheEOG]

Slovenia is insane for not sending this piece of art 😢😢😢

[@ΛευτερηςΦλωρος-ε4υ]

Actually her body is a piece of art

[@MrMultiskunker]

Acctually as slovenian im very proud that we didnt send this shit. Wtf is that? Another candidate for woke up virus. Tnx. But NO

[@marijaddraksler3675]

I like them both... ❤

[@zigatovornik1177]

Totally agree

[@gogo-fk1lu]

Ha ha ha... you must be kidding...a piece of art!? What do you smoke?

[@giannis0903]

I dont care about the vocals. This queen was robbed. Glad i know her now 🇬🇷

[@andreia678-m5v]

You don't care about the vocals??! 🤨

[@giannis0903]

@@andreia678-m5v in this case not really. That was a great choice,reminded a bit of Gaga and it was so catchy

[@iamnikolaboskovic]

so sad this didint win :( what a bop!

[@MrEurominx]

I think her vocals are good. I liked this!!

[@alainajane87]

SAME! maybe a different voice effect would have been better

[@markojovanovic5901]

Song is good, but live vocals are super bad and staging and energy are not there at all

[@lucijak3444]

It's not extremely bad but ye maybe Maja Keuc could sing this better

[@Lara-qm7bz]

She is a confident girl I like it

[@mia-tu2hh]

no energy? girl, have ya heard that crowd during the event!? 😂🎉

[@lucijak3444]

@mia-tu2hh not crowd's...

[@OfficialSpencer]

the vocals are fine?

[@mia-tu2hh]

mała Madonna 💖

[@dovja]

Vokalno me je res razočarala, a bi bila pesem verjetno uspešnejša v evrovizijskem cirkusu. Drugače jo je pa Astrid z nastopom presegla.

[@thevidkoproductions]

pa ne vem če ni vokalno astrid slabše nastopila

[@jamieb9595]

​@@thevidkoproductionsSe absolutno strinjam. Catchy pesem sam performance ni bil tko dobr kot bi lohka bil.

[@astridxthescandals]

Hvala za komentar ❤️ smo dali pa ven nov album, vabljeni k poslusanju! Kar se tice mojega vokalnega performansa se strinjam, ampak je bil punk komad, v ospredju je bil performans, dale smo vse od sebe - veliko stvari vpliva na zven vokala v televizijskem prenosu, kako se artist slisi, KOLIKO PLESE medtem, ko poje. Ta skladba ni zahtevala vokalnega presezka, ampak drznost, strast, deliverance. In vse to je izvedba imela. ❤

[@jamieb9595]

@@astridxthescandals Se opravicujem za nejasno izrazanje; v mislih sem imel vokalni performans, seveda. Razumem da gre za punk, drzen, skandalozen komad, kar je vse super (in tudi dejansko je super komad), ampak recimo ko sem pred samo oddajo poslusal audio posnetek na rtv-jevi spletni strani se mi je zdelo vokalno res super oz. se dosti boljse izvedeno kot v zivo (bolj precizno odpeto in se vedno karakterno zelo prepricljivo). Vem da ni fer primerjati posnetka z nastopom v zivo, ampak to je res samo moje osebno mnenje. Pa tudi nocem se delat nekega profesionalca.

[@jamieb9595]

@@astridxthescandals Drugace pa iskrene cestitke za nastop in odlicno 3. mesto!

[@Tripixipi00]

What are people hearing that is bad? Her vocals are fine ??? She is fine, like damn

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

This brings nothing we haven’t seen before to Eurovision. She can dance, and kind of sing, and that’s it. Would’ve hard NQ’d. Just don’t, guys.

[@tilenoblak7304]

Manj fokusa na kamero pa vec na vokal

[@EchelonArchie]

Se strinjam

[@BenjaminBLACKBURN-o1o]

This song is so beatiful and powerful. Klemen what an amazing talent you have. With your song How much time we left. 12 points from France to Slovenia

[@nemanjamatic7983]

Real winner😌☝️

[@hatewillprevail1162]

In what earth did this not win? Why would Slovenia choose something that is a guarantee last place in the semi final?

[@zigatovornik1177]

Totally agree. I can see now in advance that Slovenia will be again last place this year. With this song we could be higher then 15th place in Final.

[@toncVE]

Who cares if we are last ... we are sending a message ... best song usually do not win!

[@abidsobirin4235]

​@@toncVE being last means the song got too little point, got too little point means people dont interested about the song, if people dont care about the song, what's even the message for?

[@connie.22]

​@zigatovornik1177 last place seriously?? In english its well sung, I understood the words and the lyrics, it had me crying cause of the meaning. So many esc songs I cannt figure out what they mean or even the topic. It OK you liked the other, I can say good things about new religion too. But last place???

[@Xgenerati]

Vocally so weak. Everyone saying what a huge star she is. Slovenians had not heard of her outside of Eurovision - and judging by the vocals, totally get - why.

[@maminBOY]

And why is the vocal weak? That's the style of vocals that's enough, don't talk nonsense

[@xjiemomoqueen4266]

Eurovision is not about promoting already famous ppl, but especially for new comers so what's wrong with not already being well known

[@mia-tu2hh]

b, ya know she's EMA 2022 participant. stop throwing up nonsense 🌬️

[@pikkecc]

You obviously have no idea about music.

[@blyatuber]

This was mid AT BEST. Happy Klemen won

[@Randomperson-cv4oo]

Klemen is an absolute snoozefest and this was Slovenia's only chance of qualifying. Guess we know who will be the toilet break in the semi now

[@RozXV]

​@@Randomperson-cv4oo I wouldn't call it a snoozefest since it was actually a really emotional song but this was undoubtedly slovenias biggest chance in qualifying, maybe even winning

[@uwu_bear]

@@Randomperson-cv4oo lmao yeah, I literally skipped it after not even one minute because of how boring it was and then was shocked when it was considered being a winner

[@blyatuber]

@@Randomperson-cv4oo quality and some thoughtful lyricism over mid girly bop

[@pikkecc]

Queen real winner❤

[@marijaddraksler3675]

Great song❤ for me both are winners ❤

[@toncVE]

Omg... ker pocenski genericen pop. In pocenska koreografija s slačenjem že 1000 krat videno .... grozn. Zelo pozabljivo.

[@robertfurlan5973]

100x boljše kot Klemen

[@robertfurlan5973]

100x boljša kot Klemen

[@Aliraxesc]

She should have won, this was so good 🤍🇸🇮

[@גילעדהירשהורן]

Robbed! We love you July!

[@mihap.787]

THE REAL WINNER

[@AlexanderNovak0]

She was not even close, unfortunately

[@vt7006]

Madison Beer - Make you mine

[@leandromarcelli1617]

I'm obsessed with it. I can't believe she isn't representing Slovenia. 😢

[@czechistan_zindabad]

My favorite was ZveN, but I definitely prefer July Jones way more than Klemen, especially after the live performances. Her song is a lot more solid, albeit Klemen's song isn't bad, the lyrics in his song are just to on-the-nose for the subject he's singing about. I wished we got to see this live in Basel :(

[@trxhos]

Eurofans should be happy she didn't win cause this was a sure non qualifier. Her time will come with a much better song 🫶🏻.

[@escatojo3948]

Well, Klemen is also a non-qualifier. People even prefer Montenegro over him. 💀

[@trxhos]

Everyone would nq from the lineup.

[@majochka]

@@trxhosFacts. We wouldn’t have stood a chance with any of the songs in first semi final..

[@trxhos]

@majochka I think your best shot was ZveN, but it would be a very risky choice!

[@andreaskrapp12]

will be missed at eurovision

[@morganfan]

Decent entry.

[@rikyrodriguez7512]

2nd place?? How is possible?

[@_navesc_]

ROBBED QUEEN, she was amazing... 😍😍

[@ESCFan-we7xi]

She is so beautiful! ❤

[@ΒαγγέληςΤαράμπολας]

Nah, the more i listen the more i think slovenia did a HUGEEEE mistake and the more i think this wouldve been in left side of esc Scoreboard

[@imaleoncruz]

Slovenia you had ONE JOB

[@streetsvideos]

Klemen might won the battle but July already won the war

[@AlexanderNovak0]

What war

[@RozXV]

​@@AlexanderNovak0it's a metaphor

[@noyou1320]

She just lost the war

[@sasavs9398]

Jury would give this 0 points and public would hardly vote for it because it's Slovenia. There are 5-10 such performances each year at ESC (pop song with a half-naked singer). It's really just a generic pop song that might be a guilty pleasure of some minority and nothing more. Kiki and ZveN had more potential to qualify.

[@DVXRB]

no.... the jury gave Croatia points in 2023 and Estonia points this year, for example, so this would easily get points

[@wakom33]

@@DVXRB they gave 4 points to Estonia 💀💀

[@DVXRB]

@@wakom33 I'm aware....

[@1Linktofficial]

About Kiki yeah, but Zven not that much, instead of her then Astrid and the Scandals

[@IanAvsec]

Sam da nejsmo tga zvolili hvala Bogi!

[@fdcreis]

If this was public's favorite, it's still a very poor live performance and song.

[@IolandaLinhares-s8c]

Awesome

[@nikolaydimitrov4024]

National finals are so bad 💀 why every year at least one country is self-sabotaging?

[@Hadas1976]

If there is any justice in ESC this masterpiece should win it. The lyrics are amazing and so profound! Like a national anthem for all human being dealing with cancer or any health conditions (and anyone in general who is living in fear and doesn't see a light in the end of their tough tunnel). Amazing and a deserved winner. ❤

[@vesnacimerman3186]

Profound lyrics? You are joking, right?

[@Noone-lu6nt]

ROBBED QUEEN!!!

[@enrikazzz]

This is what internet was going crazy for? Really?? 😒

[@laurakopunovic6935]

And people go crazy for Belgium now😳😳😳 guy is not good at all

[@Beth04_W]

yea this is awful

[@mirgjendalipi5517]

Klemen is waaaay better

[@markojovanovic5901]

​@@laurakopunovic6935okey now you went too far. He sounds amasing

[@beth-u5g2s]

Sex sells is still working even it's 2025 😂. Weak song, weak vocals, weak... Was that supposed to be a dance break? 👀🤔 Yeah but a masterpiece and a maybe ESC winner was robbed... males 🙄

[@matejpe]

Old religion for sure.

[@Timnovak5807]

Da je klemen zmagu je noro july bi mogla it na evrovizijo zdaj se niti kvalificirali ne bomo

[@zorannerat8763]

Ali ti veš kaj je sploh glasba? A si ti zdi, da je punca res vokalni presežek? Vzdrži se drugič takih komentarjev, ker res nimaš pojma.

[@Timnovak5807]

Ej tiho bodi invalid ker sem med ultrasi pa te nabijem avtist

[@Timnovak5807]

Ka si ne upaš odgovorit

[@dorisdimov3759]

Noben presežek. Žal nič novega. Tega zviranja smo se na Evroviziji že nagledal.

[@Amazingcoolgamer9139]

Looking back at it, I think this song was a much safer choice,sure her vocals, choreography and the song isnt anything special,but that could be improved, just revamp the song and get a vocal coach,the stage is good,cuz its a little stage

[@mihaelvrankar59]

Klemen je bil sigurno izglasovan s strani ljudstva. Zanimivo pa, da ima njen video 3krat več ogledov na tem kanalu kot od Klemna. Zgleda so v RTVju glasovali iz vsakega telefona v stavbi, da bi imeli čim manj stroškov na evroviziji

[@rokpredikaka1783]

Od Klemna je bil na novo naložen danes...

[@thevidkoproductions]

10/10

[@rokpredikaka1783]

Top hit 👑 nekoč boš na Eurosongu

[@Puther101]

This was also robbed

[@miguelkinglebazarofficiel]

Vrai gagnante ❤️❤️❤️

[@TaraPlejic]

rabla bi ona zmagat😢

[@pa3ck639]

you are not even aware of how wrong you are, but unfortunately for you Slovenians, there is no final for you this year,July Jones is an absolute winner and with her we would enter the finals 100% I agree that the vocals are not at the best level yet but she would practice until May because she is an amazing girl

[@escatojo3948]

EXACTLY!!! Bratje Slovenci, kaj vam je?!

[@jamieb9595]

Yes, maybe we would enter the final, but we absolutely wouldn't be even close to the 1st place

[@Fish-tq2xv]

Burazi, posljite jo kar nazaj v ameriko

[@DjMikeVanPoll]

Top komad moral bi it naprej good vibe

[@sandis9129]

Kylie Minogue style.

[@JK_87606]

EMA Eurovision Slovenia

[@turtel65]

Slovenians are just not able to choose what's good for eurovision and seem to be stuck in 2005. She will get her moment just like Raiven did

[@alenkacoz1977]

I dont think this one Will or should. She is nothing like Raiven. The latter has a magnificent music and performing background....but July? Obviously not

[@Aya33-xX]

RTV Slovenija ( and their wannabe) is trying so hard to destroy July is unbelievable! July you are our princess ❤🖤🤍 🖖

[@Mr.brandolin_trio_rio]

Robbed luly dint win

[@MrKiNgTV-vn2bu]

Brez autotunw ne bo slo. Slisi se jo kot da govori in ne da poje

[@mihaelkra]

Bravo!

[@nevaklemenc1997]

Where is she from?

[@travia6688]

Song title missing?

[@AkariBurmese]

It's " New Religion "

[@Idk-qs4nr]

This was by far the best tonight. Im not sure if it would have qualified, since it is kinda bland. But at least it had more chances than Klemen. Her vocals were good, but the staging felt a bit lazy. Still underrated though....

[@shlemo1446]

why didnt they internally select this just stop having a NF, every year in EMA good songs are lost in favour of mid uninteresting songs that dont qualify

[@ESCMichi]

SHE SHOULD HAVE WON AND SHE GOT LESS THAN HALF OF KLEMEN

[@bojanvrscaj3529]

Skoda mi je,da je ne bo na eurosongu

[@PaoloBasile-rp5vx]

So robbed

[@Fish-tq2xv]

The song is insanely similar to Tate Mcrae - Its ok Im ok…

[@neowhite7825]

What a zion*st

[@k.rothermund2668]

Oh my gosh, this is a potential winner of the contest! Slovenia send the wrong performer to Basel

[@melihdiva]

Real Winner

[@heisxmen325]

This is amaizing

[@Aya33-xX]

Your dancers July 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Super choreography, it goes so well with the song

[@TrulyPointless]

SLOVENIA WHY DIDN'T YOU SEND THIS? ARE YOU OK? BLINK TWICE IF YOU NEED HELP!

[@IanAvsec]

Listen man, thank God that Klemen won, this is not good.

[@TrulyPointless]

@IanAvsec Mr. Blackface himself, gotta love it

[@IanAvsec]

@ i do not understand you what Mr. Blackface you talking about but as slovenian i think this is not good representation of our country, Klemen has done so much for Slovenia and he must go on eurovision. Have a nice day.

[@TrulyPointless]

@IanAvsec Klemen made a video impersonating the Eurovision 2001 winner (who was black), where he did blackface. It's REPULSIVE that he thought that it was ok.

[@IanAvsec]

@@TrulyPointless what idk oke nice times man but why is this NEW RELIGION song good for you? it promotes nud!ty and lust idk.

[@las_slaya]

The song is mid but the performance is good and this definitely should have won

[@anjam8737]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZe1dXakj5WigM0si=p4xkmJpEw3ng6_zO this one is way better ...

[@freshlypainted]

:(

[@apersonwhowritescomments]

Annoying song similar to other pop songs that will soon be forgotten

[@CayAnt55]

Klemen won 😅

[@vdkovinarstvodamjanvidmar6307]

Pač pesem ni za nikamor...

[@hairilamri3228]

I know she will get Raiven.

[@cairnsidv]

Klemen is never qualifying, this would FOR SURE qualify maybe even WIN.

[@beth-u5g2s]

Nope! I liked Raiven last year but even she didn't ended well.

[@cairnsidv]

@ this reply doesn’t make sense??? lol

[@soysauce995]

Win??? Shii sounds like trash American pop..... considering its stolen from Madison beer -make you mine, it is😂😂😂😂

[@cairnsidv]

@@soysauce995 i bet you listen to metal or hiphop or some sht like that am i right or am i right? XDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@randcm22]

Absolutely not 😂 this wouldn't qualify as well. None of the songs from the line-up would.

[@jugoslavija8680]

Ko to slusa ima 1000000 zena kao july nista posebnog...ova generacija nema pojma sta znaci kvalitetna muzika...jao ovo samo za ljudi brez posluha

[@laurakopunovic6935]

She is special.. looks like American, Ava Max 2

[@AkariBurmese]

Robbed 😢

[@ivantavcer8444]

Za kozlatttttttt

[@imrustyokay]

ROBBED

[@toobalkain]

boring af, almost as boring as Slakonja's shtick

[@dominoplay3712]

fake raven

[@ollyjones8808]

robbed

[@andrejjesenovec783]

Brez veze.

[@GirlWithThemBraids]

Ta pesem se nikoli ne bi uvrstila naprej, tko da nehejmo dramatizirat v komentarjih. Its mid at best.

[@stellaancimer8505]

In kako ves, da se ne bi? Ne moreš vedet, samo predvidevanje

[@stellaancimer8505]

@@Spela021 spet samo predvidevanje!

[@randcm22]

​@@stellaancimer8505 Ker je takih komadov vsako leto na euroviziji veliko. Pa bodmo tud realni, vokalno je bla zelo slaba na Emi. Je že bolje pela v preteklosti. Resnica je da z nobenim komadom nimamo možnosti doseči nič, je praktično brezveze da sploh sodelujemo. Samo denar gre stran za ESC.

[@Spela021]

@@stellaancimer8505 spet samo facts

[@stellaancimer8505]

@@randcm22 razumem, sam vsi samo predvidevamo, ne moremo vedeti dokler se ne bo odvilo :)