Slovenian song festival (In Slovene: Slovenska popevka) was a Slovenian music festival dedicated to a music genre known as Slovenian song (Slovene: popevka) 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 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, 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
- It was more than a festival, it was a movement, Delo, 20 June 2012
- The evergreens discovered by young generations, Delo, 3 March 2012
Further reading
- Mosca Marco (2010): Slovenska Popevka e gli anni d'oro della canzone Slovena (In Italian), Lampi di Stampa