Adi Smolar
Adi Smolar (born 25 March 1959 in Slovenj Gradec, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian singer-songwriter and composer. In his youth, he played the accordion and clarinet and was a member in several choirs. At the age of eighteen, he decided to start playing the guitar, the instrument for which he is most known today.
Adi Smolar

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- Name
- Adi Smolar
- Born
- 25 March 1959
- Occupation
- Singer, composer
- Nationality
- Slovenia · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Fields
- rock
- Honours
- Viktor · Ježek Award
- Languages
- Slovene
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Adi Smolar (born 25 March 1959 in Slovenj Gradec, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian singer-songwriter and composer. In his youth, he played the accordion and clarinet and was a member in several choirs. At the age of eighteen, he decided to start playing the guitar, the instrument for which he is most known today.
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Biography
Biography
In 1981, he made his first appearance with a full repertoire of own songs. He continued to perform for eight years, before releasing his first album Naš svet se pa vrti [Our World Keeps Spinning] in 1989. He has also authored seven children's books which were published between 1996 and 2014.

Slovenian singer and songwriter Adi Smolar
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Adi Smolar
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Adi Smolar • Born — 25 March 1959 • Origin — Slovenj Gradec, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia (Now Slovenia) • Occupation — Singer, composer • Years Active — 1981–present
Albums
Albums
• Naš svet se pa vrti [Our World Keeps Spinning] (1989) • No ja, pa kaj [Eh, So What?] (1993) {live} • Neprilagojen [Maladjusted] (1994) • Bognedaj, da bi crknu televizor [The TV Better Not Croak] (1995) • Saj te prime - pa te mine [We All Go Through It] (1996) • Jaz sem nor [I'm Nuts] (1997) • Od A do S [A to S] (1998) • Je treba delat [Gotta Work, Man] (1999) • Jaz ne grem v šolo [Not Going to School] (2000) • Ne se bat [Have No Fear] (2001) • Koncert - v živo [Live] (2002) {live} • Vse je krasno [Everything's Just Fine] (2004) • Brez dlake na jeziku [Telling the Truth] (2008) • Prvih pet [First Five] (2008) {compilation} • Se počasi daleč pride [Take It Easy and You'll Go Far] (2011) • Prav zdaj [Just Now] (2018) • Pasji dnevi za kantavtorje [Songwriters' Dog Days] (2022) {compilation}
Identity
Identity
Adi Smolar is recorded with the occupation singer-songwriter. Recorded with the occupation children's writer. Recorded with the occupation composer. Recorded with the occupation poet. Classed in the genre rock music. Recorded as singer, composer, songwriter, poet and children's writer.
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Adi Smolar was born on 25 March 1959.
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