Majda Sepe
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Majda Sepe was one of the most successful and well recognized Slovenian singers for the time of Yugoslavia
.
, where she also grew up. There is not a lot of information about Majda's childhood and her early life. However, music was an integral part of her entire youth and her later years.
. At the time she was 19 years old, she made a music performance in Paris
, France
with Ljubljana Jazz Musicians.
For years later, in 1960, she joined Jazz Festival in Bled
. Jazz
and Chanson
became her favourite sorts of music.
Majda Sepe's name is very strongly connected with Slovenian most recognized and famous music festival, Slovenska popevka. She joined this music competition for the first time in 1962, when the festival was just starting up.
She used to appear on Slovenska popevka every year until 1977, only missing out in year 1968.
Majda performed some of the greatest hits of the Festival and soon, she became a well known and popular Slovenian performer.
She worked together with her husband, a famous Slovenian composer and song writer, Mojmir Sepe. He still writes lyrics for Slovenian singers and together with Majda, they made a perfect team: she, as a talented singer, and he as a successful song writer.
Some of her most well known songs, are: Med iskrenimi ljudmi, Ribič ribič me je ujel, Kje je tista trava, Šuštarski most, Prelepa si bela Ljubljana, Bele ladje,...
Soon after Majda's appearance in the Slovenian music festivals, she turned into a well recognized Slovenian and Yugoslavian singer. She performed some number one music hits, which today are still very well known and named as evergreen
. The name "Majda Sepe" is today seen by some as a synonym for music success, talent and quality . As a lot of people say , Majda's songs will live forever and probably there won't be any other Slovenian performer for a long time, the same successful as she or Marjana Deržaj was .
, Nuša Derenda
, Darja Švajger
, Vita Mavrič, Irena Vrčkovnik, Oto Pestner
, Lado Leskovar and Anžej Dežan
performed her songs with Orchestra Simfonika and Big Band RTV Slovenija.
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
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Early life
Majda Sepe was born in LjubljanaLjubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, where she also grew up. There is not a lot of information about Majda's childhood and her early life. However, music was an integral part of her entire youth and her later years.
Career
Her music career began early. She has studied singing in Music School in LjubljanaLjubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
. At the time she was 19 years old, she made a music performance in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
with Ljubljana Jazz Musicians.
For years later, in 1960, she joined Jazz Festival in Bled
Bled
Bled is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the region of Upper Carniola. The area, within the Julian Alps, is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
. Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and Chanson
Chanson
A chanson is in general any lyric-driven French song, usually polyphonic and secular. A singer specialising in chansons is known as a "chanteur" or "chanteuse" ; a collection of chansons, especially from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, is also known as a chansonnier.-Chanson de geste:The...
became her favourite sorts of music.
Majda Sepe's name is very strongly connected with Slovenian most recognized and famous music festival, Slovenska popevka. She joined this music competition for the first time in 1962, when the festival was just starting up.
She used to appear on Slovenska popevka every year until 1977, only missing out in year 1968.
Majda performed some of the greatest hits of the Festival and soon, she became a well known and popular Slovenian performer.
She worked together with her husband, a famous Slovenian composer and song writer, Mojmir Sepe. He still writes lyrics for Slovenian singers and together with Majda, they made a perfect team: she, as a talented singer, and he as a successful song writer.
Some of her most well known songs, are: Med iskrenimi ljudmi, Ribič ribič me je ujel, Kje je tista trava, Šuštarski most, Prelepa si bela Ljubljana, Bele ladje,...
Soon after Majda's appearance in the Slovenian music festivals, she turned into a well recognized Slovenian and Yugoslavian singer. She performed some number one music hits, which today are still very well known and named as evergreen
Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant that has leaves in all seasons. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season.There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs...
. The name "Majda Sepe" is today seen by some as a synonym for music success, talent and quality . As a lot of people say , Majda's songs will live forever and probably there won't be any other Slovenian performer for a long time, the same successful as she or Marjana Deržaj was .
Death and afterward
On September 10, 2006, a great concert was performed in Ljubljana in the memory of Majda Sepe and her great work she made. Slovenian singers, as Elda Viler, Alenka GodecAlenka Godec
Alenka Godec is one of the most prominent Slovene jazz and pop singers.- Albums :- External links :*...
, Nuša Derenda
Nuša Derenda
Nuša Derenda is a Slovenian singer who represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 in Copenhagen, Denmark where achieved 7th place.-Biography:...
, Darja Švajger
Darja Švajger
Darja Švajger was born in Maribor, SR Slovenia in 1965. Darja is one of the country's most popular singers but perhaps most known internationally for representing Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest twice.-Early life:...
, Vita Mavrič, Irena Vrčkovnik, Oto Pestner
Oto Pestner
Oto Pestner is one of the most prominent singers and composers of popular music from Slovenia, born in 1956 in Ljubljana. Until 2008 he was the leader of the Slovene vocal group New Swing Quartet....
, Lado Leskovar and Anžej Dežan
Anžej Dežan
Anžej Dežan Anžej Dežan Anžej Dežan (born June 17, 1987 in Šentjur (near Celje, Slovenia) is a Slovenian singer.-Biography:Anžej began his musical career by winning the TV show Karaoke only ten years old...
performed her songs with Orchestra Simfonika and Big Band RTV Slovenija.