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Oto Pestner
Born (1956-01-04 ) January 4, 1956 (age 68) Citizenship
Slovenia Occupation
vocalist Years active 1968–present
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 .
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[2] He is the leader of the Slovene vocal group
New Swing Quartet .
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From 1986 to 1991 and in 1995, he was a member of
Alpski kvintet (German: Alpenoberkrainer ).
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.
[2] 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).
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He was a candidate for the
Slovenian National Assembly , with the party
Povežimo Slovenijo .
References
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"Biography - Oto Pestner" . Official site . April 21, 2016. Archived from
the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016 .
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"Oto Pestner Discography" . Discogs. April 21, 2016. Archived from
the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016 .
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New Swing Quartet
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"Grajska noč pod zvezdami: Oto Pestner s pesmimi Elvisa Presleya in Lado Leskovar s pesmimi Fanka Sinatre" [Oto Pestner performing songs of Elvis Presley and Lado Leskovar performing Frank Sinatra]. August 2015. Archived from
the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017 .
^ Mehle, Borut (December 2016).
"Oto Pestner: Ko poješ, se moraš počutiti udobno" [Oto Pestner: when you sing you must feel comfortable]. Archived from
the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017 .
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"Oto Pestner ob življenjskem jubileju z dvema koncertoma v CD" [Oto Pestner at life anniversary with two concerts in the Cankar's concert hall]. December 2015. Archived from
the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017 .
External links
International National Artists