zalagasper

zalagasper (formerly Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl) is a Slovenian musical duo from Maribor consisting of vocalist Zala Kralj and multi-instrumentalist Gašper Šantl. The duo represented Slovenia [1][2][3] in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Sebi", finishing 15th[upper-alpha 1] (out of 26 entrants) in the final.[4] The duo formed in 2018, after Kralj had begun performing vocals on some songs written and produced by Šantl. Initially, Kralj was only credited as a featured artist. They released the singles "Valovi", "Baloni", and "S teboi" in 2018, before releasing their debut extended play Štiri in February 2019.[5][6]

zalagasper
zalagasper at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest
Background information
Also known asZala Kralj & Gašper Šantl
OriginMaribor, Slovenia
Genres
Years active2018–present
LabelsUniversal Music Slovenia
MembersZala Kralj
Gašper Šantl

Members
  • Zala Kralj – vocals, sampler
  • Gašper Šantl – guitar, sampler, production

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details
4

Extended plays
Title Details
Štiri

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SLO
[7]		 CRO
[8]		 SWE
Heat.
[9]		 SWI
[10]
"Valovi"[upper-alpha 2] 2018 ———— 4
"Baloni"[upper-alpha 2] ————
"S teboi"[upper-alpha 2] ————
"Sebi"[upper-alpha 2] 2019 2—1377
"Come to Me" ————
"Signals" ————
"Me & My Boi" 2020 ————
"Box" —82——
"Sto idej" ———— Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Music videos
Year Video Director
2019 "Sebi" Ziga Krajnc

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
2018 Zlata piščal Song of the Year "Valovi" Won [11]
2019 Best New Artist Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl Won [12]
Song of the Year "Sebi" Nominated

Notes
  1. France and Slovenia both received a combined total of 105 points, However, Slovenia was placed higher as it had been awarded more points in the televote than France.
  2. "Valovi", "Baloni", "S teboi" and "Sebi" also feature on the EP Štiri.

References
  1. Farren, Neil (16 February 2019). "Slovenia: Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl to Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix.
  2. Agadellis, Stratos (16 February 2019). "Slovenia: Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl will fly to Tel Aviv!". ESCToday.
  3. Warpole, Natalie (16 February 2019). "Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl win EMA 2019!". escXtra.
  4. "Grand Final (scoreboard)". Eurovision Song Contest Tel Aviv 2019 (official website). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. Kopina, Klavdija (15 February 2018). "Zala Kralj in Gašper Šantl: So Valovi pop? Zdaj so" (in Slovenian). RTVSLO.
  6. Gombač, Žiga (12 January 2018). "Dvojica, ki v domači glasbeni prostor vnaša drugačnost" (in Slovenian). Večer.
  7. "SloTop50: Slovenian Official Singles Chart Week 8". SloTop50. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. "ARC 100 - datum: 4. svibnja 2020". Hrvatski radio. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  10. "Discographie Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  11. Dajčman, Miha (20 June 2018). "Mariborčanoma Zlata piščal za najboljšo skladbo v letu 2017" (in Slovenian). Večer. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  12. "Glasbene nagrade: Zali Kralj & Gašperju Šantlu znova zlata piščal, absolutni zmagovalci Siddharta" (in Slovenian). Večer. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Lea Sirk
with "Hvala, ne!"		 Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2019		 Succeeded by
Ana Soklič
with " Voda"
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