Rebeka Dremelj (born 25 July 1980) is a Slovene singer, model, fashion designer, actress, and TV host. She was chosen to represent
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcas ...
in
Belgrade
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,
Serbia
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, with the song "
Vrag naj vzame".
Professional and personal life
Rebeka Dremelj was born in
Brežice
Brežice (; german: Rann ) is a town in eastern Slovenia in the Lower Sava Valley, near the Croatian border. It is the seat of the Municipality of Brežice. It lies in the center of the Brežice Plain ( sl, Brežiško polje), which is part of the ...
,
SR Slovenia,
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
. She became a singer and was selected as
Miss Slovenia
The Miss Slovenia ( sl, Miss Slovenije) is a national Beauty pageant in Slovenia. Miss Slovenia is not related to the previous Miss Universe Slovenia.
History
Vesna Musić was crowned the first Miss Slovenia in 1990.
In 1992, Slovenia began to ...
2001. Dremelj participated in
Miss World 2001
Miss World 2001, the 51st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 16 November 2001 at the Super Bowl of Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa. 93 contestants from all over the world competed for the title. Priyanka Ch ...
and at the Miss World Talent Show in 2001 she landed the second place and thus signed a contract with Sony Records London. Dremelj represented Slovenia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcas ...
where she did not make it through the final. Since 2011 Rebeka has been married to Sandi Škaler, and they have two children. Their first daughter is Šajana (born on 17 September 2012); another daughter was born on 3 December 2016 with name Sija.
Discography
Popular Singles
* Ko ugasnejo luči
* Prvi korak
* Nisem kriva
* Ne ustavi se
* Ne boš se igral
* Pojdi z menoj
* To je prava noč
* Daj mi daj
* Slovenski superboy
* Vrag naj vzame
* Petek 13.
* Sončno dekle
* Ribica
* Brez obraza
Albums
* Prvi korak – 2002
* To sem jaz – 2004
* Pojdi z menoj – 2006
*
Nepremagljiva – 2009
*
Differo – 2010
References
External links
Rebeka's homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dremelj, Rebeka
1980 births
Living people
People from Brežice
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2008
Miss World 2001 delegates
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Slovenia
Slovenian female models
21st-century Slovenian women singers
Slovenian beauty pageant winners
Hayat Production artists