Lea Sirk
{{short description|Slovenian singer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Lea Sirk
| image = BlueCarpet2018-095-Slovenia-EuroVisionary (cropped).jpg
| caption = Sirk in 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1989|9|1}}
| birth_place = Koper, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2018/03/06/slovenia-lea-sirk/|title=Slovenia: Who Is Lea Sirk? - Eurovoix|date=6 March 2018|website=Eurovoix.com|access-date=29 September 2018|archive-date=29 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429211748/https://eurovoix.com/2018/03/06/slovenia-lea-sirk/|url-status=live}}
| genre = Pop
| occupation = {{Hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 2006–present
}}
Lea Sirk (born 1 September 1989) is a Slovenian singer, who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/video/lea-sirk-hvala-ne-slovenia-live-grand-final-eurovision-2018|title=Video: Lea Sirk - Hvala, ne! - Slovenia - LIVE - Grand Final - Eurovision 2018 - Eurovision Song Contest Tel Aviv 2019|website=Eurovision.tv|access-date=29 September 2018|archive-date=1 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201054227/https://eurovision.tv/video/lea-sirk-hvala-ne-slovenia-live-grand-final-eurovision-2018|url-status=live}}
Biography
She started her musical education at the age of five in Koper, Slovenia.{{cite web|url=http://www.leasirk.com/biografija/|title=Biografija – Lea Sirk|website=Leasirk.com|access-date=29 September 2018|archive-date=5 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205205128/http://www.leasirk.com/biografija/|url-status=live}} Between 2001 and 2007, Lea participated at numerous national and international competitions, where she regularly finished amongst the top positions. Lea finished her secondary school while studying the concert flute.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
Lea studied at the Conservatory of Music in Geneva and has played in various orchestras and participated in different seminars across Europe. Lea Sirk completed her undergraduate studies early and with honours. She also finished her master studies with honours two years later and became a Master of Arts in Specialised Music Performance.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
During her studies, Lea Sirk also established herself as a singer. In 2005, Lea received the award for the most promising young singer at the International Music Competition Cologne.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
She began participating regularly at various festivals, as well as EMA, the Slovenian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest (2009, 2010). Her participation in the show Znan obraz ima svoj glas (Your Face Sounds Familiar) left an indelible mark on viewers, as Lea was the most convincing through her transformations into famous world performers, including the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest winner, Salvador Sobral.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
As a backing vocalist, Lea already performed already at the Eurovision Song Contest, namely in 2014 in Copenhagen with Tinkara Kovač. Lea is also a studio musician and music arranger and has performed on numerous grand stages and recorded with numerous Slovene musicians.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
Lea, a mother of two girls, has been building her solo singing career in parallel with her other responsibilities. She won at EMA 2018 where she became the Slovene representative at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "{{Lang|sl|Hvala, ne!|italic=no}}",{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/lea-sirk|title=Lea Sirk - Eurovision Song Contest Tel Aviv 2019|website=Eurovision.tv|access-date=29 September 2018|archive-date=27 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727013039/https://eurovision.tv/participant/lea-sirk|url-status=live}} which she wrote alongside Tomy DeClerque.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
In April 2023, Lea was revealed as singer of the English version of "Interstellar Journey", the official release theme song of the game Honkai: Star Rail.{{Citation |title=Interstellar Journey |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OA9bAZcMXk |access-date=2023-05-19 |language=en |archive-date=2 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802015339/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OA9bAZcMXk |url-status=live }}
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SLO |
| scope="row" | Roža
|
| — |
| scope="row" | 2018
|
| — |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SLO |
| scope="row"| "Povej mi, kdaj"
| 2007 | — | rowspan=5 {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Kaj bi rad"
| rowspan=2|2009 | — |
| scope="row"| "Znamenje iz sanj"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Vampir je moj poet"
| rowspan=2|2010 | — |
| scope="row"| "Vse je le "a""
| — |
| scope="row"| "A bi? Ti bi!"
| rowspan=3|2012 | — | rowspan=1|Roža |
| scope="row"| "Song 6"
| — | rowspan=1 {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Čudovit je svet"
| — | rowspan=1|2018 |
| scope="row"| "Ura je 8"
| rowspan=1|2013 | — | rowspan=2|Roža |
| scope="row"| "Tako je"
| rowspan=1|2014 | — |
| scope="row"| "Freedom"
| rowspan=1|2017 | — | rowspan=5| 2018 |
| scope="row" | "Back To Being Me"
| rowspan=4|2018 | — |
| scope="row"| "Hvala, ne!"
|9 |
| scope="row"| "Moj Profil"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Recept Za Lajf"
| — |
| scope="row" | "My Moon"
| rowspan=4|2019 | — |
| scope="row"| "2018"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Po Svoje"
| — |
| scope="row"| "V Dvoje"
| — |
| scope="row" | "V Krogu"
| rowspan=1|2020 | — |
| scope="row" | "Always You"
| rowspan=2|2021 | — |
| scope="row"| "Zgodba za Dva"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Ne bom je peljal ven!"
|2022 |65 |"Ogenj te ne bo zapustil" |
References
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External links
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| before=Omar Naber
with "On My Way"
| title=Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years=2018
| after=Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl
with "Sebi"
}}
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Category:21st-century Slovenian women singers
Category:Slovenian pop singers
Category:Slovenian women pop singers