Dejan Knez
Dejan Knez (born 18 May 1961 in Trbovlje) is a Slovenian artist, musician, painter and founder and member of the group Laibach. He is the son of the Slovenian painter Janez Knez. In 1978, he formed the band Salte Morale, which would later evolve into Laibach in 1980.
Also recorded as Aleš Dejan Knez
Dejan Knez
- Born
- 1961 · Trbovlje.
- Nationality
- Slovenia · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- musician · painter
- Fields
- industrial music
- Languages
- Slovene
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Also worked under the name Baron Reichenbach and Elk Eber.
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