Slovenian song festival

Slovenian song festival (In ) was a Slovenian music festival dedicated to a music genre known as Slovenian song () that was most popular during the 1960s and 1970s and had a similarly high standing in Slovene culture as did the Sanremo Music Festival in Italian culture.It was more than a festival, it was a movement, Delo, 20 June 2012 It began in 1962 and ended in 1983, with an attempt at its revival in 1998.

History The festival in 1962 was organized at the town of Bled,The evergreens discovered by young generations, Delo, 3 March 2012 and in 1964 moved to Slovenia's capital city Ljubljana.

1960s and 1970s winners Year Song Performers 1962 Mandolina Stane Mancini & Beti Jurkovič 1963 Orion Marjana Deržaj & Katja Levstik Malokdaj se srečava Beti Jurkovič & Lado Leskovar 1964 Poletna noč Beti Jurkovič (first version) Marjana Deržaj (second version) 1965 Šel si mimo Irena Kohont 1966 Ples oblakov Marjana Deržaj 1967 Vzameš me v roke Elda Viler 1968 Presenečenja Bele vrane & Bor Gostiša 1969 Zakaj tvoj dom, zakaj moj dom Jožica Svete Maček v žaklju Bele vrane Neizpeta melodija Lidija Kodrič 1970 Solza, ki je ne prodam Edvin Fliser Ti si moj pravi človek Lidija Kodrič 1971 Včeraj, danes, jutri Elda Viler Trideset let Oto Pestner 1972 Med iskrenimi ljudmi Majda Sepe 1973 Leti, leti lastovka Edvin Fliser 1974 Uspavanka za mrtve vagabunde Majda Sepe 1975 Mi smo taki Marjana Deržaj & Braco Koren 1976 Samo nasmeh je bolj grenak Ditka Haberl 1977 Vrača se pomlad Oto Pestner 1978 Jamajka Tomaž Domicelj Moje orglice Janko Ropret 1979 Avtomat Tomaž Domicelj

References

Further reading Mosca Marco (2010): Slovenska Popevka e gli anni d'oro della canzone Slovena (In Italian), Lampi di Stampa