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LPS
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Origin:Celje, Slovenia
Years Active:2018–present
Current Members:
  • Filip Vidušin
  • Zala Velenšek
  • Žiga Žvižej
  • Martin Mutec
  • Gašper Hlupič
Past Members:
  • Mark Semeja

LPS is a Slovenian pop-rock band. They represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no".[1]

Career

The band was formed in December 2018 in the music room of Gimnazija Celje-Center.[2]

They released their first single "Silence in my Head" in February 2022.

2022: Eurovision Song Contest

The Slovenian public broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) announced on 26 November 2021 that LPS had been selected as one of 24 entrants to have a chance to represent Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[3] LPS also won in the final, and as a result, represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with "Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no".[4]

2023-present

On 13 January 2023, the band released "Osem Korakov" with the accompanying music video.

On 16 July 2023, the band announced via social media that guitarist Mark Semeja had parted ways, as he had chosen to "continue on separate musical journeys".[5]

On 20 September 2023, they released "Insomnia" with the accompanying music video.

On 5 February 2024, they announced the coming of their debut album with the single "Počakaj me". The album was released with the same name on 28 February 2024 and it was created in collaboration with widely known Slovenian producer Žare Pak.

Members

Current members

Former Members

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
LTU
[6]
"Silence in My Head"2022rowspan="2"
"Slovenian: [[Disko (song)|Disko]]|i=no"35
"Slovenian: Osem korakov|i=no"2023Počakaj me
"Insomnia"
"Slovenian: Počakaj me|i=no"2024
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 February 2022. Slovenia: LPS will grab a pizza the action in Italy . 19 February 2022. Eurovision.tv. en-gb. 19 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220219211708/https://eurovision.tv/story/slovenia-ema-2022-winner-LPS. live.
  2. Web site: Slovenia: Group LPS wins the third duel of EMA Freš 2022. 19 February 2022. www.eurofansradio.com. en-gb. 19 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220219223918/https://www.eurofansradio.com/eurovision-news/eurovision-2022/slovenia-group-lps-win-the-third-duel-of-ema. live.
  3. Web site: 26 November 2021. Slovenia announces EMA Freš 2022 participants . 19 February 2022. Eurovision.tv. en-gb. 30 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220130000206/https://eurovision.tv/story/slovenia-announces-ema-fres-2022-participants. live.
  4. Web site: 19 February 2022. LPS wins EMA and will represent Slovenia at Eurovision 2022. 19 February 2022. Eurovisionworld. en-gb. 19 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220219223916/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/lps-wins-ema-and-will-represent-slovenia-at-eurovision-2022. live.
  5. Web site: 2023-07-16 . lps_band on Instagram . 2023-07-16 . www.instagram.com.
  6. Web site: 2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. 20 May 2022. 17 August 2022. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520074409/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20/. live.