Lea Sirk (born 1 September 1989) is a Slovenian singer, who represented her country in the

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...

in 2018.

Biography

She started her musical education at the age of five in

Koper Koper (; it, Capodistria, hr, Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres () south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres () from Triest ...

, Slovenia. Between 2001 and 2007, Lea participated at numerous national and international competitions, where she regularly finished amongst the top positions. Lea finished her secondary school while studying the concert flute. Lea studied at the Conservatory of Music in Geneva and has played in various orchestras and participated in different seminars across Europe. Lea Sirk completed her undergraduate studies early and with honours. She also finished her master studies with honours two years later and became a Master of Arts in Specialised Music Performance. During her studies, Lea Sirk also established herself as a singer. In 2005, Lea received the award for the most promising young singer at the International Music Competition Cologne. She began participating regularly at various festivals, as well as '' EMA,'' the Slovenian national selection for the

(

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, 2010). Her participation in the show ''Znan obraz ima svoj glas'' (Your Face Sounds Familiar) left an indelible mark on viewers, as Lea was the most convincing through her transformations into famous world performers, including the 2017

winner,

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. As a backing vocalist, Lea already performed already at the Eurovision Song Contest, namely in 2014 in Copenhagen with

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. Lea is also a studio musician and music arranger and has performed on numerous grand stages and recorded with numerous Slovene musicians. Lea, a mother of two girls, has been building her solo singing career in parallel with her other responsibilities. She won at ''EMA 2018'' where she became the Slovene representative at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "", which she wrote alongside Tomy DeClerque. In April 2023, Lea was revealed as singer of the English version of "Interstellar Journey", the official release theme song of the game Honkai: Star Rail.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

1989 births Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2018 Living people Musicians from Koper Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Slovenia 21st-century Slovenian women singers Slovenian pop singers {{Slovenia-bio-stub