Oto Pestner

Oto Pestner
Born (1956-01-04) January 4, 1956 (age 68)
Celje, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
CitizenshipSlovenia
Occupationvocalist
Years active1968–present

Oto Pestner (born January 4, 1956, in Celje) is a politician and one of the most prominent singers and composers of popular music from Slovenia.[1][2] He is the leader of the Slovene vocal group New Swing Quartet.[3]

From 1986 to 1991 and in 1995, he was a member of Alpski kvintet (German: Alpenoberkrainer).

Pestner has performed with artists including Golden Gate Quartet, Bobby McFerrin, Mercer Ellington, Dexter Gordon, New York Voices, Sheila Raye Charles, The Brown Sisters, Ladies of Song, B.B. King, Acappella, Ridgewood Baptist Choir, Perpetuum Jazzile, Divas, Oliver Dragojević, The Eugster Brothers and others.[2] Some of his hits include "Vse je lepše, ker te ljubim" (1971), "Trideset let" (1972), "Dan ljubezni" (1975), "Bisere imaš v očeh" (1978), "Tople julijske noči" (1979), "Moja dežela" (1986), "Ciganska kri" (1991), "Dan za zaljubljene" (1993).[4][5][6]

He was a candidate for the Slovenian National Assembly, with the party Povežimo Slovenijo.

References

  1. ^ "Biography - Oto Pestner". Official site. April 21, 2016. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Oto Pestner Discography". Discogs. April 21, 2016. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  3. ^ New Swing Quartet
  4. ^ "Grajska noč pod zvezdami: Oto Pestner s pesmimi Elvisa Presleya in Lado Leskovar s pesmimi Fanka Sinatre" [Oto Pestner performing songs of Elvis Presley and Lado Leskovar performing Frank Sinatra]. August 2015. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  5. ^ Mehle, Borut (December 2016). "Oto Pestner: Ko poješ, se moraš počutiti udobno" [Oto Pestner: when you sing you must feel comfortable]. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "Oto Pestner ob življenjskem jubileju z dvema koncertoma v CD" [Oto Pestner at life anniversary with two concerts in the Cankar's concert hall]. December 2015. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.


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