Zalagasper

Zalagasper
Zalagasper
	zalagasper at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest
Background information
Also known as	Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl
Origin	Maribor, Slovenia
Genres	Minimal; lo-fi; indie pop;
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Universal Music Slovenia
Members	Zala Kralj; Gašper Šantl

Zalagasper (stylised in all lowercase, formerly Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl) is a Slovenian musical duo from Maribor consisting of vocalist Zala Kralj and multi-instrumentalist Gašper Šantl. The duo represented Slovenia^[1]^[2]^[3] in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Sebi", finishing 15th^[A] (out of 26 entrants) in the final.^[4] The duo formed in 2018 after Kralj had begun performing vocals on some songs written and produced by Šantl. Initially, Kralj was only credited as a featured artist. They released the singles "Valovi", "Baloni", and "S teboi" in 2018, before releasing their debut extended play Štiri in February 2019.^[5]^[6]

Members

Zala Kralj – vocals, sampler
Gašper Šantl – guitar, sampler, production

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
4	Released: 14 February 2020 Label: Universal Music Slovenia Formats: LP, Digital download
Love Letter	Released: 6 May 2022 Label: Universal Music Slovenia Formats: Digital download

Extended plays

Title	Details
Štiri	Released: 16 February 2019 Label: Universal Music Slovenia Formats: Digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
Title	Year	SLO ^[7]	CRO ^[8]	SWE Heat. ^[9]	SWI ^[10]	Album
"Valovi"^[B]	2018	—	—	—	—	4
"Baloni"^[B]		—	—	—	—
"S teboi"^[B]		—	—	—	—
"Sebi"^[B]	2019	2	—	13	77
"Come to Me"		—	—	—	—
"Signals"		—	—	—	—
"Me & My Boi"	2020	—	—	—	—
"Box"		—	82	—	—
"Origami"		—	—	—	—	Love Letter
"Sto idej"		—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Xoxo"	2021	—	—	—	—	Love Letter
"Love Letter"	2022	—	—	—	—
"Oblike oblakov"		—	—	—	—
"Carta" (featuring Blackpanda)		—	—	—	—
"Morski psi"	2023	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Utiram si pot"	2024	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Music videos

Year	Video	Director	Ref.
2018	"S teboi"	Žiga Krajnc	^[11]
2019	"Sebi"	Žiga Krajnc	^[12]
	"Come to Me"	Masha Zhemchuzhina	^[13]
	"Signals"	Luka Šantl	^[14]
2020	"Box"	Miha Likar	^[15]
2021	"Xoxo"	Teja Milavec	^[16]
2022	"Love Letter"	Lana Bregar	^[17]
	"Carta"		^[18]
	"Teabag in the Sink"	Bonino Englaro	^[19]
2023	"Morski psi"	Zala Kralj	^[20]
2024	"Utiram se pot"	Luka Šantl	^[21]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2018	Zlata piščal	Song of the Year	"Valovi"	Won	^[22]
2019		Best New Artist	Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl	Won	^[23]
2019		Song of the Year	"Sebi"	Nominated

Notes

^ France and Slovenia both received a combined total of 105 points, However, Slovenia was placed higher as it had been awarded more points in the televote than France.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Valovi", "Baloni", "S teboi" and "Sebi" also feature on the EP Štiri.

References

^ Farren, Neil (16 February 2019). "Slovenia: Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl to Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Agadellis, Stratos (16 February 2019). "Slovenia: Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl will fly to Tel Aviv!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Warpole, Natalie (16 February 2019). "Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl win EMA 2019!". escXtra. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ "Grand Final (scoreboard)". Eurovision Song Contest Tel Aviv 2019 (official website). Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
^ Kopina, Klavdija (15 February 2018). "Zala Kralj in Gašper Šantl: So Valovi pop? Zdaj so" (in Slovenian). RTVSLO. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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^ "ARC 100 - datum: 4. svibnja 2020". Hrvatski radio. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
^ "Discographie Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
^ "zalagasper - S teboi - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "zalagasper - Sebi (Official Video) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "zalagasper - come to me - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "zalagasper - Signals - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "zalagasper - Box - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "zalagasper - xoxo - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "zalagasper - love letter - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "zalagasper - carta ft. Blackpanda - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "zalagasper - teabag in the sink - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "zalagasper - morski psi - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ "zalagasper - utiram se pot - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ Dajčman, Miha (20 June 2018). "Mariborčanoma Zlata piščal za najboljšo skladbo v letu 2017" (in Slovenian). Večer. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ "Glasbene nagrade: Zali Kralj & Gašperju Šantlu znova zlata piščal, absolutni zmagovalci Siddharta" (in Slovenian). Večer. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.