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Slovenia In The Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Zbudi se" written by Saša Lošić and Zoran Predin. The song was performed by Tanja Ribič. Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenija) organised the national final ''EMA 1997'' in order to select the Slovenian entry for the 1997 contest in Dublin, Ireland. 13 entries competed in the national final where "Zbudi se" performed by Tanja Ribič was selected as the winner entirely by a public televote. Slovenia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 3 May 1997. Performing during the show in position 6, Slovenia placed tenth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 60 points. Background Prior to the 1997 contest, Slovenia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest three times since its first entry in . Slovenia's highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been seventh place, which the nation achieved in 1995 with the song "Prisluhni mi" performed by D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanja Ribič
Tanja Ribič (born 28 June 1968) is a Slovenian actress and singer. Biography Ribič graduated from the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana. She has been a member of Ljubljana City Theatre since 1992. She represented Slovenia at Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song " Zbudi se", which finished tenth. Her most noticeable role on television was when she played Magda Velepič in the Slovenian TV series ''Naša mala klinika''. In April 2009 Ribič and Branko Đurić acted in the movie ''Lunina prva noč'', which was played in English language. In 2014 she was a member of the jury in the TV show ''Znan obraz ima svoj glas''. Personal life She is married to actor and director Branko Đurić. The two are often portrayed as friends of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in the media. Movie roles * 1990, ''Umetni raj'' – dir. Karpo Godina * 1994, ''Halgato'', as Iza * 1994–1997, '' Teater Paradižnik'', TV series, as Marjana Velepič * 1996, ''Junaki p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Slovenija
Radiotelevizija Slovenija ( en, Radio-Television of Slovenia) – usually abbreviated to RTV Slovenija (or simply RTV within Slovenia) – is Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization. Based in Ljubljana, it has regional broadcasting centres in Koper and Maribor and correspondents around Slovenia, Europe, and the world. RTV Slovenija's national radio services operate under the name , while the television division carries the name or . The names are sometimes Anglicized as ''Radio Slovenia'' and ''TV Slovenia'', respectively. There are three national and four regional radio services, which can all be heard online as well. RTV Slovenija also finances the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and the RTV Slovenia Big Band. The legal foundation for the institution is the Radiotelevizija Slovenija Act ( sl, Zakon o Radioteleviziji Slovenija). It is the only public nonprofit broadcasting organization in Slovenia to operate both radio and television stations. The law also re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenia In The Eurovision Song Contest
Slovenia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times since its debut in , having hosted a qualification round (Kvalifikacija za Millstreet) in Ljubljana for seven countries due to the influx of new nations wishing to join the Eurovision Song Contest. Having only missed the event twice in and due to the relegation rule after a poor average score in the 1990s, Slovenia's best result is seventh position achieved on two occasions; in with "Prisluhni mi" performed by Darja Švajger and in with Nuša Derenda and "Energy". Since the introduction of the semi-finals in , Slovenia has qualified for the final on seven occasions. As of , Slovenia has not made it to the top ten since their seventh place finish in 2001, only making it to the thirteenth position in and . History Early participation After the fall of Communism across Europe in the early 1990s and the Dissolution of Yugoslavia, newly independent Slovenia was one of seven countries that had emerged from the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mojmir Sepe
Mojmir Sepe (11 July 1930 – 24 December 2020), nicknamed ''Mojzes'', was a Slovenian composer, conductor, arranger and trumpeter. Career In 1949, he graduated from Celje First Grammar School ( gymnasium) in Celje. Later he studied piano and trumpet at Ljubljana Academy of Music. In 1950, he started his professional music career as a promising trumpet player at Radio Ljubljana Dance Orchestra. In 1956, Sepe married Slovenian singer Majda Sepe. He also established the jazz Mojmir Sepe Band (), which published the first jazz vinyl record in Yugoslavia. His trumpet career ended after an altercation at Opatija Festival '65 when four guys knocked out a couple of his front teeth as he defended her from having her purse stolen. He committed to composing and conducting, mostly influenced by jazz and swing music. He collaborated with several Slovenian poets who wrote lyrics for his arrangements. Among them were Frane Milčinski Ježek, Gregor Strniša, Branko Šomen, Mirosla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bookmaker
A bookmaker, bookie, or turf accountant is an organization or a person that accepts and pays off bets on sporting and other events at agreed-upon odds. History The first bookmaker, Ogden, stood at Newmarket in 1795. Range of events Bookmakers in many countries focus on accepting bets on professional sports, especially horse racing and association football or Indian Premier League cricket. However, a wider range of bets, including on political elections, awards ceremonies such as the Oscars, and novelty bets are accepted by bookmakers in some countries. Operational procedures By "adjusting the odds" in their favour (paying out amounts using odds that are less than what they determined to be the true odds) or by having a point spread, bookmakers aim to guarantee a profit by achieving a 'balanced book', either by getting an equal number of bets for each possible outcome or (when they are offering odds) by getting the amounts wagered on each outcome to reflect the odds. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland In The Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Switzerland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 62 times since making its debut at the first contest in , missing only four contests, in 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2003. Switzerland hosted the first contest in 1956 in Lugano, and won it. Switzerland won the contest again in 1988, with the contest being held in Lausanne. Lys Assia won the first contest in 1956 with the song "Refrain". She returned to place second in . Switzerland would go on to finish second with Esther Ofarim () and Daniela Simmons () and third with Franca Di Rienzo () and Arlette Zola (), before winning the contest for the second time in with Celine Dion and the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Annie Cotton gave the country its 15th top five result in , when she placed third. Since the introduction of the qualifying round in 1993, Switzerland has entered the top ten only four times. Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Switzerland have failed to reach the final in 11 of 19 contests. Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland In The Eurovision Song Contest 1997
For the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest held in Dublin, Ireland selected Marc Roberts to represent the country with the song "Mysterious Woman". Before Eurovision National final The final took place on 9 March 1997 at the Institute of Technology in Waterford, hosted by Pat Kenny. Eight entries competed in the final and the winner, "Mysterious Woman" performed by Marc Roberts, was determined by the votes of ten regional juries. At Eurovision Ahead of the contest, Ireland were considered one of the favourites among bookmakers to win the contest for a second time, featuring alongside the entries from , , and . Roberts performed 5th in the running order on the night of the contest. "Mysterious Woman" went on to be placed 2nd with 157 points. To date, this was the last time Ireland's Eurovision entry placed in the top five. Voting References {{Eurovision Song Contest 1997 1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vili Resnik
Vili Resnik (born November 27, 1963) is a Slovenian rock singer and guitarist. Biography Since his youth he was active in various sorts of bands as a guitarist and singer. He also learned to play violin at school. From 1990 to 1995 he was the frontman of the Slovenian rock band Pop Design, with whom he released several albums. He was selected to represent his country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham with his ballad "Naj bogovi slišijo". At Eurovision, Resnik ended up in 18th place in the field of 25. Resnik also made an appearance in the Slovenian TV series ''Lepo je biti sosed''. Albums *''Zdaj Živim'' (1996) *''Rad Bi Bil S Teboj'' (1997) *''Zadnji Žigolo'' (1998) *''Odiseja'' (2000) *''Reka Želja'' (2004) *''Svet Je Lep'' (2014) References External links Official website (in Slovenian) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Resnik, Vili 1963 births Living people Slovenian pop singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Slovenia Eurovision Song Contest entr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rok Golob
Rok Golob is a Slovenian composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ..., producer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist. He has worked on over 60 CD projects, as well as for film, TV and radio. His very diverse styles of music include works for full symphony orchestra, choir, big-band, rock-pop-jazz bands/soloists and even concert bands. For various projects, he’s received 6 Golden Music Awards and 7 other awards from different countries. He’s worked with names like Gino Vannelli, Sting, Bjork, Bobby McFerrin, Elmer Bernstein, Martika, José Carreras, Vinnie Colaiuta, Luis Conte, Bendik Hofseth, Jimmy Haslip, Katia Moraes… Slovenian artists: Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, RTV Symphony Orchestra, Katrinas, Darja Švajger, Magnifico, Dan D, Neisha, Siddharta, Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anja Rupel
Anja Rupel (born 19 March 1966) is a Slovene pop singer, songwriter, radio announcer, and journalist. Her father, Fedja Rupel, is a flautist and a professor at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, and her uncle is the politician and diplomat Dimitrij Rupel. Rupel has been involved in music since childhood. She played the flute for over ten years. In 1982, she began to perform as lead vocalist with the prominent synthpop group Videosex, which became very popular in the former Yugoslavia. The group recorded four albums. Their debut album, ''Videosex 84'' appeared in 1983 and they played with bands such as Ekatarina Velika and Otroci Socializma in Belgrade. The group broke up in 1992. Rupel then went on to her solo career and, in 1994 she recorded her first album ''Odpri oči'' (''Open Your Eyes''). For a while, she performed with the internationally prominent industrial/techno group Laibach from Trbovlje, Slovenia. In 1988, she sang The Beatles' anthem, Across the Universe and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajetan Kovič
Kajetan Kovič (21 October 1931 – 7 November 2014) was a Slovene poet, writer, translator, and journalist. In 1978, he received the Prešeren Award, the highest artistic award in Slovenia, for his poetry collection ''Labrador.'' Life Kovič was born in Maribor in 1931 and spent his childhood in the small town of Poljčane and Hrastje–Mota near Radenci in eastern Slovenia. He graduated from high school in Maribor and received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from the University of Ljubljana in 1956. He died on 7 November 2014.Kos, David, & Deja Crnović. 2014. "Umrl je pesnik in pisatelj Kajetan Kovič." ''Siol.net'' (7 Nov.). Career Kovič started writing poetry in high school, and he p ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinkara Kovač
Tinkara Kovač (born 3 September 1978) is a Slovenian singer and musician. She represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, finishing in 25th place. Career Career in general Her professional career as a singer started in 1997, when she won "Most promising singer award" at the Portorož festival. Her appearance was encouraged by known local composer Danilo Kocjančič, which together with lyrics writer Drago Mislej – Mef and Marino Legovič wrote the winning song and later the whole material for her first album. In 2004, at the time of her fourth concert in Ljubljana's Cankar Centre, she invited Ian Anderson (singer of the group Jethro Tull), which greatly contributed to her decision to start playing flute. At Anderson's reverse invitation she participated as a guest during the band's tour in Croatia, Italy, Austria and Germany. Later she sang also with Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin and other musicians, like Carlos Núñez Muñoz, Dan Lavery, Mass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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