Ana Soklič

Slovenian singer

Anna Soklich
Diona Dim

Born (1984-04-10) 10 April 1984 (age 39)
Savica, SR Slovenia, YugoslaviaGenresPopOccupation(s)SingerYears active2004–presentWebsiteanasoklic.com

Musical artist

Ana Soklič (born 10 April 1984) is a Slovenian singer. She represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Amen", placing 13th in the first semi-final with 44 points.

Career

In 2012, Soklič participated in the first season of Slovenian version of X Factor, where she finished in 5th place.

On 20 December 2019, Soklič was announced as one of the twelve participants in EMA 2020, the national contest in Slovenia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry, with the song "Voda".^[1] On 22 February 2020, she won the contest and was supposed to represent Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.^[2] However, the contest was cancelled on 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] On 16 May 2020 it was announced that Soklič would represent Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.^[4] Her song "Amen" was presented on 27 February 2021.^[5] She participated in the first semi-final on 18 May, but failed to qualify for the final. It was later revealed that she had placed 13th in the semi-final, with 44 points.

Discography

Singles

"If You" (2004)
"Cosmo" (2004)
"Oče (Father)" (2007)
"Naj Muzika Igra" (2013)
"Temni Svet" (2019)
"Voda" (2020)
"Amen" (2021)
"Bohinian girl, Bohemian woman" (2023)^[6]

References

^ Farren, Neil (20 December 2019). "Slovenia: EMA 2020 Finalists Revealed". eurovoix. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^ Frazer, Darren (22 February 2020). "Slovenia: Ana Soklič to The Eurovision Song Contest". eurovoix. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2020 cancelled". www.ebu.ch. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Slovenijo bo na Evroviziji 2021 predstavljala Ana Soklič". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). 16 May 2020.
^ "'Amen' for Slovenia's Ana Soklič". Eurovision.tv. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "New music this week (part 2): Songs from Marco Mengoni, Loïc Nottet, Eldar and more". Wiwibloggs. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl with "Sebi"	Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 (cancelled)	Succeeded by Herself with "Amen"
Preceded by Herself with "Voda"	Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021	Succeeded by LPS with "Disko"

Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

Artists

Songs

"Amen"
"Blue and Red"
"Carpe Diem"
"Cvet z juga"
"Dan najlepših sanj"
"Disko"
"Energy"
"For a Thousand Years"
"Here for You"
"Hvala, ne!"
"Love Symphony"
"Mr Nobody"
"Naj bogovi slišijo"
"Nanana"
"Narodnozabavni rock"
"No One"
"On My Way"
"Prisluhni mi"
"Round and Round"
"Samo ljubezen"
"Sebi"
"Stay Forever"
"Stop"
"Straight into Love"
"Tih deževen dan"
"Verjamem"
"Veronika"
~~"Voda"~~
"Vrag naj vzame"
"Zbudi se"

Note: Entries scored out signify where Slovenia did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Countries	Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom
Artists	Aksel Eden Alene Alicja Arilena Ara Ben and Tan Vincent Bueno Blas Cantó Benny Cristo Daði og Gagnamagnið Destiny Diodato Ben Dolic Efendi Elisa Gjon's Tears Go_A Natalia Gordienko Hooverphonic Hurricane Damir Kedžo Tornike Kipiani Tom Leeb Little Big Jeangu Macrooy The Mamas Athena Manoukian Montaigne James Newman The Roop Roxen Lesley Roy Sandro Senhit Ana Soklič Stefania Uku Suviste Samanta Tīna Ulrikke VAL Vasil Victoria
Songs	"Alcohol You" "Alive" "All of My Love" "Attention" "Chains on You" "Cleopatra" "Da vidna" "Divlji vjetre" "Don't Break Me" "Empires" "Fai rumore" "Fall from the Sky" "Feker Libi" "Freaky!" "Grow" "Hasta la vista" "Kemama" "Looking Back" "Medo de sentir" "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)" "Move" "My Last Breath" "On Fire" "Prison" "Release Me" "Répondez-moi" "Running" "Solovey" "Still Breathing" "Story of My Life" "Supergirl" "Take Me as I Am" "Tears Getting Sober" "Think About Things" "Universo" "Uno" "Violent Thing" "Voda" "What Love Is" "Yes" "You"
Replacement shows and events	Der kleine Song Contest Eurovision 2020 – das deutsche Finale Eurovision: Come Together Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light EurovisionAgain Sveriges 12:a

Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Countries

Final	Albania Azerbaijan Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Israel Italy Lithuania Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Portugal Russia San Marino Serbia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom
Semi-finals	Australia Austria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Georgia Ireland Latvia North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia
Withdrawn	Armenia Belarus

Artists

Final	Eden Alene Blind Channel The Black Mamba Blas Cantó Daði og Gagnamagnið Destiny Efendi Gjon's Tears Go_A Hooverphonic Hurricane Natalia Gordienko Jendrik Jeangu Macrooy Måneskin Manizha James Newman Anxhela Peristeri Barbara Pravi The Roop Senhit Stefania Elena Tsagrinou Tix Tusse Victoria
Semi-finals	Albina Vincent Bueno Benny Cristo Fyr og Flamme Tornike Kipiani Montaigne Rafał Roxen Lesley Roy Ana Soklič Uku Suviste Samanta Tīna Vasil
Withdrawn	Galasy ZMesta

Songs

Final	"10 Years" "Adrenalina" "Birth of a New Age" "Dark Side" "El Diablo" "Discoteque" "Embers" "Fallen Angel" "Growing Up Is Getting Old" "Mata Hari" "I Don't Feel Hate" "Je me casse" "Karma" "Last Dance" "Loco loco" "Love Is on My Side" "Russian Woman" "Set Me Free" "Shum" "Sugar" "Tout l'univers" "Voices" "Voilà" "Voy a quedarme" "The Wrong Place" "Zitti e buoni"
Semi-finals	"Amen" (Austria) "Amen" (Slovenia) "Amnesia" "Here I Stand" "Maps" "The Lucky One" "The Moon Is Rising" "Omaga" "Øve os på hinanden" "The Ride" "Technicolour" "Tick-Tock" "You"
Withdrawn	"Ya nauchu tebya (I'll Teach You)"