Regina (born Irena Jalšovec, 4 July 1965,

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) is a Slovenian singer, best known for her participation in the

1996 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 18 May 1996 at the in Oslo, Norway. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (NRK) and presented by Norwegian journalis ...

Pop workshop

Regina has made 3 appearances in the Pop workshop (Pop delavnica). * 1988: ''Vem'' * 1989: ''Ne vabi me'' * 1993: ''Srečo ti želim''

Yamaha

Regina appeared with the song ''Joey''. She achieved 4th place.

EMA (Slovenia)

Regina has made eight appearances in the Slovenian Eurovision Song Contest selection, EMA, as follows: *

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

: ''Naj ljubezen združi vse ljudi'' (Aleksander Kogoj – Aleksander Kogoj – Mojmir Sepe) – 4th (70 points) *

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

: ''Dan najlepših sanj'' (Aleksander Kogoj – Aleksander Kogoj – Jože Privšek) – 1st (118 points) *

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

: ''Glas gora'' (Aleksander Kogoj – Aleksander Kogoj – Aleksander Kogoj) – 3rd (5.694 televotes) *

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

: ''Zaljubljena v maj'' (Aleksander Kogoj – Marko Slokar – Patrik Greblo) – 8th (6 points) *

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

: ''Ljubezen daje moč'' (Aleksander Kogoj – Aleksander Kogoj – Sašo Fajon) *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

: ''Plave očij'' (Aleksander Kogoj – Feri Lainšček – Tomaž Kozlevčar) – 10th (3 points) *

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

: ''Proti vetru'' (Aleksander Kogoj, Damjan Pančur – Feri Lainšček – Damjan Pančur) – critics' award, 9th (2.514 televotes) *

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

: ''Alive in Every Way'' (Aleksander Kogoj, Jon Dobrun – Jon Dobrun – Aleksander Kogoj) The success of "

Dan najlepših sanj Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Dan najlepših sanj", performed by Regina. Before Eurovision EMA 1996 The Slovene national final in 1996 was the first edition that used the title '' EMA (Evrovizijs ...

" in 1996 earned Regina the right to represent Slovenia in the 41st Eurovision Song Contest. The song survived the audio-only pre-qualifying round held in March that year, but at the contest itself, held in

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on 18 May, could only manage to place 21st of the 23 entries.

Slovenian song festival

* 1998: Sončna ljubezen * 1999: Ujemi moj nasmeh – award for the best production * 2000: Moje ime – 3rd, winner in the opinion of the jury, award for the best representation of the music video (with Gloria) * 2002: Moja zemlja * 2003: Čaša ljubezni – with Diego Barrios Ross * 2005: Gabriel – 10th (1034 telephone votes) * 2006: Demoni * 2009: Poljubi me – 8th (477 telephone votes) * 2011: Tebe ni – 6th (7 points)

Albums discography

Regina has released ten albums. * ''Regina'' (1988) * ''Novo leto'' * ''Ave Maria'' (1991) * ''Liza ljubi jazz'' (1994) Liza ljubi jazz, Smoke on the water, Style, DD & D, Be a woman, Tokyo night, Čarovnik, Joey, Šok, Srečo ti želim AND Naj ljubezen združi vse ljudi * ''Religija ljubezni'' (1995) Religija ljubezni, Bodi tu, Anergija, Anergija (disco mix), Am ban pet podgan, Pravljična ljubezen, Party za ples, Čakam te, Canzonni, Bodi tu, Religija ljubezni (dance mix), Fido, Heidi, Religija ljubezni (karaoke), Anergija (karaoke), Bodi tu (karaoke) AND Pravljična ljubezen (karaoke) * ''Dan najlepših sanj – Eurosong '96 – Slovenian entry'' (1996) Dan najlepših sanj, The brightest day, Liza ljubi jazz, Bodi tu, Be a woman AND Dan najlepših sanj (karaoke) * ''Dan najlepših sanj'' Dan najlepših sanj, Bodi tu, Pravljična ljubezen, Religija ljubezni, Be a woman, Naj ljubezen združi vse ljudi, Am ban pet podgan, Čakam te, Heidi AND Dan najlepših sanj (karaoke) * ''Moje ime'' (2000) (HER BEST-SELLING ALBUM) Moje ime (Aleksander Kogoj), Glas gora, Ne ori, Ujemi moj nasmeh (Aleksander Kogoj, Milan Dekleva AND Sašo Fajon), Sončna ljubezen (Aleksander Kogoj, Hana Štupar AND Patrik Greblo), Dan najlepših sanj, Naj ljubezen združi vse ljudi, Liza ljubi jazz, Pravljična ljubezen AND Bodi tu * ''Čaša ljubezi'' (2003) Čaša ljubezni (with Diego Barrios Ross) (Aleksander Kogoj, Štefan Miljevič AND Aleš Avbelj), Zaljubljena v maj, Moja zemlja (Aleksander Kogoj AND Štefan Miljevič), Mama, Novo leto, Ljubezen daje moč, Moj medvedek, Razprla bom dlani, Ne ori, Daleč gre srce (with Alexander Brown) AND En sam utrip * ''Tebe pa ni'' (2012) Tebe pa ni (Aleksander Kogoj, Damjan Pančur, Feri Lainšček AND Lojze Krajnčan), Izgubljeni čas, Poljubi me (Damjan Pančur, Aleksander Kogoj, Feri Lainšček AND Tomaž Grintal), Demoni (Damjan Pančur, Aleksander Kogoj, Feri Lainšček AND Aleš Avbelj), Gabriel (Damjan Pančur, Aleksander Kogoj AND Feri Lainšček), Proti vetru, Plave očij, Pozabi me, Dan najlepših sanj (R&B), Moje ime, Glas gora AND Ujemi moj nasmeh * ''Ljubezen beži'' (2015) ''Ljubezen beži''; ''Pokliči ljubezen''; ''Ritem ulice''

Compilations

* ''CD Protest'' * ''Slovenska popevka 98'' * ''Daleč je – uglasbena prekmurska poezija'' (1999) * ''EMA 2001'' * ''EMA 2002'' * ''Vroče uspešnice 2002'' * ''Slovenska popevka 2003'' * ''Ema 04'' * ''Ema '05'' * ''Slovenska popevka 2005'' * ''Slovenska popevka 2006'' * ''Festival narečnih popevk 2007'' * ''Slovenska popevka 2009'' * ''Slovenska popevka 2011'' * ''Murske balade in romance'' (2012) * ''Val 202 plus! Vol. 4'' (2013)

Official music videos

* 1994: Liza ljubi jazz * 1995: Bodi tu * 1996: Dan najlepših sanj * 1998: Glas gora * 1999: Ujemi moj nasmeh * 2000: Moje ime * 2002: Moja zemlja * 2003: Čaša ljubezni * 2004: Plave očij * 2005: Gabriel * 2009: Poljubi me * 2013: Pokliči ljubezen * 2015: Ljubezen beži

Music charts in Slovenia

Popular songs on the Slovenian music charts were ''Naj ljubezen združi vse ljudi'' (Let love unite all the people), ''Liza ljubi jazz'' (Liza loves jazz), ''Dan najlepših sanj'' (The day of the most beautiful dreams) and ''Moje ime'' (My name). * 1997: ''Dan najlepših sanj'' – 19th * 2000: ''Moje ime'' – 37th * 2007: ''Dan najlepših sanj'' – +300th * 2008: ''Dan najlepših sanj'' – 151st * 2009: ''Dan najlepših sanj'' – 194th * 2010: ''Dan najlepših sanj'' – 491st * 2011: ''Dan najlepših sanj'' – 187th * 2012: ''Dan najlepših sanj'' – 417th * 2013 ** ''Pokliči ljubezen'': 74th ** ''Ritem ulice'': 98th

MTV 2005

The official music video of a song Gabriel was premiered on MTV 2005.

Singles

* 1988: ''Vem'' * 1989: ''Ne vabi me'' * 1993: ''Naj ljubezen združi vse ljudi'', ''Srečo ti želim'' * 1994: ''Liza ljubi jazz'' * 1995: ''Bodi tu'', ''Religija ljubezni'' * 1996: ''Dan najlepših sanj'' * 1998: ''Glas gora'', ''Sončna ljubezen'' * 1999: ''Ujemi moj nasmeh'' * 2000: ''Moje ime'' * 2001: ''Zaljubljena v maj'' * 2002: ''Ljubezen daje moč'', ''Moja zemlja'' * 2003: ''Čaša ljubezni'' * 2004: ''Plave očij'' * 2005: ''Proti vetru'', ''Gabriel'' * 2006: ''Demoni'' * 2007: ''Tvoje očij'' * 2008: ''Dan najlepših sanj'' (R&B) * 2009: ''Poljubi me'' * 2010: ''Izgubljeni čas'' * 2011: ''Tebe ni'' * 2012: ''Tebe pa ni'' * 2013: ''Ritem ulice'', ''Pokliči ljubezen'', ''Moje sanje'' * 2015: ''Ljubezen beži'' * 2016: ''Alive in Every Way'', ''Naglas''

Personal life

She is married to

Aleksander Kogoj Aleksander Kogoj is a Slovenian film director, born 1965 in Ljubljana. His interest in film making began at an early age. As a teenager he wrote a good deal, and his passions were special effects. His skills as a musician meant he could combine s ...

, who has written most of her songs. They have a son together.

References

External links

* (Slovenian)
Programme notes from ESC 1996 at Esctoday

Regina on YouTube

REGINA: Facebook
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