Neisha (real name Neža Buh), born on January 5, 1982, in

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and pop singer. Being born into a music family, Neža's

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talent were noticed during her childhood so she entered a

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(first in

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, then in

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) and continued at the Ljubljana Music and Ballet High School. As she was very successful at several contests in

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music and solfeggio, the school awarded her the Škerjanc Award in 2003. In 2000, she became a student of the Music Academy in

. Besides the

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she collaborated with many commercial pop and

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) as an

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, backup vocalist or

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player etc. Her

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career started in 2005. Her first

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, (

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version of this song was titled ''Straight to the Moon''), was very well received among

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audience and due to great interest her first

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, simply named ''

Neisha Neisha (real name Neža Buh), born on January 5, 1982, in Ljubljana, is a Slovenes, Slovenian pianist and pop music, pop singer. Being born into a music family, Neža's music talent were noticed during her childhood so she entered a music school ...

'', was released two weeks earlier than initially planned. During its first week, only a

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band

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sold more albums but by the end of the year ''Neisha'' became

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n best sold album of 2005 although it was released in autumn. After 10 weeks of reigning the national

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, many awards and several sold out

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s it was the best sold album of 2006 in Slovenia as well. In 2007, Neisha released album, called ''

Nor je ta svet ''Nor je ta svet'' is Neisha Neisha (real name Neža Buh), born on January 5, 1982, in Ljubljana, is a Slovenes, Slovenian pianist and pop music, pop singer. Being born into a music family, Neža's music talent were noticed during her childhood ...

'' (translated as ''This world is crazy''), which was also quite successful. With her new album, Neisha continued performing in major Slovenian concert venues including such as Križanke and Cankarjev dom. She cooperated with regional big names starting with Kornelije Kovač, Vlado Kreslin, Gibonni, Massimo, Vlatko Stefanovski etc. The year 2010 saw the release of Neisha's newest studio album named '' Krila'' (translated as ''Wings''). On this album she continued working with her longtime producer Dejan Radičević. The result was an album which sounded different from anything that Neisha did before. Songs are livelier, faster more intense.

Discography

Neisha: 2005
''Record Label: Nika records, Music producer: Dejan Radičević'' Track List: # Le kaj se skriva… # # Malo tu malo tam # Čarobni potep # ‘Maš še kje čas? # Najlepša pot # Vsako popoldne # The game U play # Movin’ on # The people we are ''Bonus Tracks:'' # 2 bad 2 sad (demo take) # Straight to the moon # Miles away Neisha - Special Edition (Contains “live” recordings from Cankarjev Dom): 2006
''Record Label: Nika records, Music producer: Dejan Radičević'' Track List:
-CD1- # Slab dan # Le kaj se skriva… # # Malo tu malo tam # Čarobni potep # ‘Maš še kje čas? # Najlepša pot # Vsako popoldne # The game U play # Movin’ on # The people we are ''Bonus Tracks:'' # 2 bad 2 sad (demo take) # Straight to the moon # Miles away -CD2- # Le kaj se skriva… # Čarobni potep # ‘Maš še kje čas? # Ne daj da gledam u nebo # Get up # Malo tu malo tam # (unplugged from band rehearsal) ''Bonus Track:'' # Njen trenutek prihaja (feat. Vlado Kreslin) Nor je ta svet: 2007
''Record Label: Nika records, Music producer: Dejan Radičević'' Track List: # Zaradi upanja # Vrtiljak # Ogenj pod nogami # Cvetni prah ljubezni # Pod enim dežnikom # Stokrat bolje mi je zdaj # Občutek # Vedno za vedno # Nor je ta svet # Midnight # Blame me # You and me Miles away (English compilation ): 2009
''Record Label: Dallas, Music producer: Dejan Radičević'' Track List: # My bit of sky # Hey c’mon # Straight to the moon # Miles away # Miles away # If not for hope # Country song # Midnight # Unstoppable # You have it all # Fun fair # Feels like the first time in love # Ljubav je domino (feat. Vlatko Stefanovski) Krila: 2010
''Record Label: Nika records, Music producer: Dejan Radičević'' Track List: # Pridejo časi # Tiste lepe dni # Krila # Sanje na dražbi # Alarm srca # Veter # Najin ples (feat. Tokac) # Vzemi me # Krila2 # Igra čustev # Show must go # Mesto # Nekaj nujnega ''Bonus:'' # Občutek (performed by string quarte
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External links

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Neisha's official site

Introduction of Neisha as a Škerjanc awardee
{{Authority control 1982 births Living people Slovenian pop singers 21st-century Slovenian women singers Slovenian pianists Musicians from Ljubljana 21st-century pianists 21st-century women pianists