Ana Soklič Explained

Ana Soklič
Birth Date:10 April 1984
Birth Place:Savica, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Genre:Pop
Years Active:2004–present
Occupation:Singer

Ana Soklič (born 10 April 1984) is a Slovenian singer. She represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Amen", placing 13th in the first semi-final with 44 points.

Career

In 2012, Soklič participated in the first season of Slovenian version of X Factor, where she finished in 5th place.

On 20 December 2019, Soklič was announced as one of the twelve participants in EMA 2020, the national contest in Slovenia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry, with the song "Voda".[1] On 22 February 2020, she won the contest and was supposed to represent Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[2] However, the contest was cancelled on 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On 16 May 2020 it was announced that Soklič would represent Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[4] Her song "Amen" was presented on 27 February 2021.[5] She participated in the first semi-final on 18 May, but failed to qualify for the final. It was later revealed that she had placed 13th in the semi-final, with 44 points.

Discography

Singles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Farren. Neil. Slovenia: EMA 2020 Finalists Revealed. eurovoix. 22 February 2020. 20 December 2019. 13 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200113060131/https://eurovoix.com/2019/12/20/slovenia-ema-2020-finalists-revealed/. live.
  2. Web site: Frazer. Darren. Slovenia: Ana Soklič to The Eurovision Song Contest. eurovoix. 23 February 2020. 22 February 2020. 22 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200222224449/https://eurovoix.com/2020/02/22/slovenia-ana-soklic-to-the-eurovision-song-contest/. live.
  3. Web site: Eurovision Song Contest 2020 cancelled . www.ebu.ch . 18 March 2020 . en . 18 March 2020 . 19 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200319001758/https://www.ebu.ch/news/2020/03/eurovision-song-contest-2020-cancelled . live .
  4. Web site: Slovenijo bo na Evroviziji 2021 predstavljala Ana Soklič . sl . 16 May 2020 . rtvslo.si . 16 May 2020 . 17 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200517054144/https://www.rtvslo.si/svet-zabave/ema/slovenijo-bo-na-evroviziji-2021-predstavljala-ana-soklic/524012 . live .
  5. Web site: 27 February 2021. 'Amen' for Slovenia's Ana Soklič. 28 February 2021. Eurovision.tv. 27 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210227210729/https://eurovision.tv/story/ana-soklic-slovenia. live.
  6. Web site: New music this week (part 2): Songs from Marco Mengoni, Loïc Nottet, Eldar and more . Wiwibloggs. 28 May 2023. 31 May 2023.

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