Gaja Prestor

Gaja Prestor (born 22 April 2000) is a Slovenian singer.

Gaja Prestor
Born (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000
Celje, Slovenia
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2018–present
LabelsMenart Records

Career

Prestor's first TV appearance was in 2016 when she entered Slovenija ima talent, the Slovenian version of Got Talent.[1] At the auditions she sang a rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" but ultimately failed to advance to the live shows.[2] Prestor's debut single "To je kar imam" was released on 18 March 2018 through Menart Records.[3] Prestor wrote the song together with Žan Serčič and since its release the song has accumulated nearly 250,000 views.[4] Prestor successfully continued collaborating with Serčič, with whom she wrote her following single "Ona".[5] She was also featured on "Nazaj" by Žan Serčič.[6] On 9 December 2018 she released her third single "Decembra".[7] Through 2019, Pestor released two more standalone singles, "Najino nebo" and "Le tebe rabim", respectively.[8]

On 20 December 2019, Prestor was announced as one of the 12 participants in EMA 2020, the national contest in Slovenia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry, with the song "Verjamem vase".[9]

Discography

Singles
  • "Sledi" (2022)
  • "Zame" (2021)
  • "Verjamem vase" (2020)
  • "Le tebe rabim" (2019)
  • "Najino nebo" (2019)
  • "To je kar imam" (2018)
  • "Ona" (2018)
  • "Decembra" (2018)

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
2019 Žaromet Awards Song of the Year "Ona" Nominated [10]
Internet Star Gaja Prestor Nominated

References
  1. "Izjemna artistka Gaja Prestor predstavlja novo glasbeno zgodbo "To je kar imam"" (in Slovenian). odkrito.si. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. Šelek, Marija (2 July 2019). "Da sem bila dekle iz ozadja, me je ubijalo" (in Slovenian). Revija Zarja. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. "Izjemna artistka Gaja Prestor predstavlja novo glasbeno zgodbo "To je kar imam"" (in Slovenian). Radio Fantasy. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. "Ko sem prvič slišala pesem, nisem mogla ustaviti solz" (in Slovenian). 24ur. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. "Gaja Prestor predstavlja pesem, ki vidi svet drugačen" (in Slovenian). 24ur. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  6. "Žan Serčič in Gaja Prestor predstavljata romantično pesem Nazaj" (in Slovenian). 24ur. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  7. "Gaja Prestor predstavlja videospot za novo pesem Decembra" (in Slovenian). odkrito.si. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  8. "Gaja Prestor predstavlja novo glasbeno mojstrovino "Le tebe rabim"" (in Slovenian). Novice. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  9. Farren, Neil (20 December 2019). "Slovenia: EMA 2020 Finalists Revealed". eurovoix. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  10. "To so dobitniki žarometrov" (in Slovenian). Novice. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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