zalagasper

zalagasper (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]

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

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
		SLO ^[7]	CRO ^[8]	SWE Heat. ^[9]	SWI ^[10]
"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)		—	—	—	—
"—" 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]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2018	Zlata piščal	Song of the Year	"Valovi"	Won	^[20]
2019		Best New Artist	Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl	Won	^[21]
		Song of the Year	"Sebi"	Nominated

Notes

1. 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.
2. "Valovi", "Baloni", "S teboi" and "Sebi" also feature on the EP Štiri.

References

1. Farren, Neil (16 February 2019). "Slovenia: Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl to Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix.
2. Agadellis, Stratos (16 February 2019). "Slovenia: Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl will fly to Tel Aviv!". ESCToday.
3. Warpole, Natalie (16 February 2019). "Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl win EMA 2019!". escXtra.
4. "Grand Final (scoreboard)". Eurovision Song Contest Tel Aviv 2019 (official website). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
5. Kopina, Klavdija (15 February 2018). "Zala Kralj in Gašper Šantl: So Valovi pop? Zdaj so" (in Slovenian). RTVSLO.
6. Gombač, Žiga (12 January 2018). "Dvojica, ki v domači glasbeni prostor vnaša drugačnost" (in Slovenian). Večer.
7. . SloTop50. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
8. . Hrvatski radio. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
9. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
10. "Discographie Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
11. "zalagasper - S teboi - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
12. "zalagasper - Sebi (Official Video) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
13. "zalagasper - come to me - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
14. "zalagasper - Signals - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
15. "zalagasper - Box - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
16. "zalagasper - xoxo - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
17. "zalagasper - love letter - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
18. "zalagasper - carta ft. Blackpanda - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
19. "zalagasper - teabag in the sink - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
20. Dajčman, Miha (20 June 2018). "Mariborčanoma Zlata piščal za najboljšo skladbo v letu 2017" (in Slovenian). Večer. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
21. "Glasbene nagrade: Zali Kralj & Gašperju Šantlu znova zlata piščal, absolutni zmagovalci Siddharta" (in Slovenian). Večer. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

External links

• Zalagasper on Instagram

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Lea Sirk with "Hvala, ne!"	Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019	Succeeded by Ana Soklič with "Voda"