Oto Pestner
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. He is the leader of the Slovene vocal group New Swing Quartet. From 1986 to 1991 and in 1995, he was a member of Alpski kvintet (German: Alpenoberkrainer).
Oto Pestner
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- Name
- Oto Pestner
- Born
- 4 January 1956
- Birthplace
- Celje, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- vocalist
- Nationality
- Slovenia · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Fields
- pop · folk
- Languages
- Slovene · English · Croatian
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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. He is the leader of the Slovene vocal group New Swing Quartet. From 1986 to 1991 and in 1995, he was a member of Alpski kvintet (German: Alpenoberkrainer).
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Oto Pestner (born 1956) is a Slovenian and Yugoslav composer and singer. The composer was born in Celje.
Genres include folk, folk music and pop, among others. Languages used include Croatian, English and Slovene.
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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. 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). He was a candidate for the Slovenian National Assembly, with the party Povežimo Slovenijo.
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• Name — Oto Pestner • Born — 4 January 1956 • Birthplace — Celje, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia • Citizenship — Slovenia • Occupation — vocalist • Years Active — 1968–present
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation singer. Recorded with the occupation composer. Recorded as a citizen of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Recorded with the gender male. Born on 4 January 1956. The record continues: oto Pestner is classed in the genre pop music. Classed in the genre folk music.
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- 1.Biography - Oto Pestner. Official site. 21 April 2016.
- 2.New Swing Quartet
- 3.Discogs. Oto Pestner Discography. 21 April 2016.
- 4.Grajska noč pod zvezdami: Oto Pestner s pesmimi Elvisa Presleya in Lado Leskovar s pesmimi Fanka Sinatre. Aug 2015.
- 5.Mehle, Borut. Oto Pestner: Ko poješ, se moraš počutiti udobno. Dec 2016.
- 6.Oto Pestner ob življenjskem jubileju z dvema koncertoma v CD. Dec 2015.
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