Slovenska_popevka

Slovenian song festival

Slovenian song festival

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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.[1] 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,[2] and in 1964 moved to Slovenia's capital city Ljubljana.

1960s and 1970s winners

More information Year, Song ...

References

  1. [1]
    It was more than a festival, it was a movement, Delo, 20 June 2012
  2. [2]
    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
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