Darja Švajger
Darja Švajger (born 16 June 1965 in Maribor, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia) is one of Slovenia's most popular singers, perhaps best known internationally for having represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest on two occasions. Early life Music entered Darja's life when she was still a child. After finishing secondary school, she entered the College of Music and attended art classes in Graz, Austria, where she studied classical solo singing and jazz. In 1997, she graduated magna cum laude. Already during her studies she had started performing as a solo vocalist with various bands and symphony orchestras. Since 1992 she has been engaged in several projects of the Slovene National Theatre in Maribor. In 1993, the international jury of the Melodies of the Sea and the Sun pop music festival, held in Koper, awarded her first prize in the Slovenian section of the international category. Her first album, In the Arms of the Night, soon followed. Albums 1994: V objemu noči 1995: Prisluhni mi 1998: Trenutki 1999: Še tisoč let 2001: Plameni 2005: Najlepše uspešnice 2008: Moji obrazi 2013: Moji obrazi Eurovision 1995 The year 1995 was of great importance to Darja. She represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song