Rebeka Dremelj is a singer, model, fashion designer, actress and TV presenter. She was chosen to represent Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

 at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Eurovision Song Contest 2008

The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...

 in Belgrade

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

, Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

 with the song Vrag naj vzame

Vrag naj vzame

"Vrag naj vzame" is a song by Rebeka Dremelj, composed by Josip Miani-Pipi and written by Amon. The song was the Slovenian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia.-At Eurovision:...

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Professional & Personal life

Rebeka Dremelj, a singer and Miss Slovenia

Miss Slovenia

The Miss Slovenia is a national pageant that has been held every year since 1990, with winners competing in the Miss World pageant since 1992. Miss Slovenia is not related to the previous Miss Universe Slovenia or Miss Earth Slovenia....

 2001, is a true Slovene phenomenon. She is the only person who has represented Slovenia in two different fields. It was on the Miss World Talent Show in 2001 where she landed the outstanding second place and thus signed a contract with Sony Records London. The second time, she represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. She is considered a dynamic and energetic singer, who owns her own underwear label called Rebeka's Dream. Rebeka first shot to fame when she represented Slovenia at the Miss World 2001

Miss World 2001

Miss World 2001, the 51st Miss World pageant was held at the Super Bowl, in Sun City Entertainment Centre, Sun City, South Africa on November 16, 2001. Agbani Darego from Nigeria won the pageant, she became the first black African to win the Miss World crown...

 contest. After her success at Miss World, Rebeka started pursuing careers in both music and fashion. She is one of the most popular singers of Slovenia and also has her own underwear collection called "Rebeka's Dream!", which she promotes by posing for the advertisements.Rebeka has also established herself as a successful actress by starring in the Slovenian movie "Na svoji Vesni" and several television series and soaps.

Rebeka is a good friend of Željko Joksimović

Željko Joksimovic

Željko Joksimović or often credited Zeljko Joksimovic is a popular Serbian singer, songwriter and producer. He is also well known in Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Germany, Austria and other European countries...

, who is a very popular singer across the former Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

. She also paid homage to the late Macedonian singer Toše Proeski

Toše Proeski

Todor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene...

 by performing at his tribute show. She represented Slovenia in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, 2008, but did not proceed to the final

Popular Singles

• Ko ugasnejo luči
• Prvi korak
• Nisem kriva
• Ne ustavi se
• Ne boš se igral
• Pojdi z menoj
• To je prava noč
• Daj mi daj
• Slovenski superboy
• Vrag naj vzame
• Petek 13.
• Sončno dekle
• Ribica
• Brez obraza

Albums

• Prvi korak
  Prvi korak
  - Track listing :# Ko ugasnejo luči# Keš bejba# Prvi korak# Ljubiti te ne smem# Pozabila te ne bom# Sončno dekle# Nisem kriva# Kličem te# Pikova dama# In the darkness of the night# Prvi korak # Sunshine girl...
  
   - 2002
• To sem jaz
  To sem jaz
  - Track listing :# To sem jaz# Ne ustavi se# Ne hiti# Narobe svet# Ne boš se igral# Bumerang# Angel# Nočem te več# Join the party# Kamikaza# Nikoli več# Fever# Not that type# Cruel summer...
  
   - 2004
• Pojdi z menoj
  Pojdi z menoj
  - Track listing :# Zaljubljena# Bodi moj# Bodi srečen# Daj mi daj# Odpelji me v nov dan# Pojdi z menoj# To je prava noč# Slovenski superboy# Vem, da si prevaral me...
  
   - 2006
• Nepremagljiva - 2009
• Differo - 2010

External links

• Rebeka's homepage