zalagasper
{{Short description|Slovene musical duo}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Zalagasper
| image = Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest Semi-final 1 dress rehearsal (01) - cropped.jpg
| caption = zalagasper at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest
| image_size =
| alias = Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl
| origin = Maribor, Slovenia
| genre = {{Flatlist|
| years_active = 2018–present
| label = Universal Music Slovenia
| website =
| current_members = Gašper Šantl
| associated_acts =
| past_members = Zala Kralj
}}
Zalagasper (stylised in all lowercase, formerly Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl) is a Slovenian musical project from Maribor consisting multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Gašper Šantl. As a duo with former lead vocalist Zala Kralj, Zalagasper represented Slovenia{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2019/02/16/slovenia-zala-kralj-and-gasper-santl-to-eurovision-2019/|title=Slovenia: Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl to Eurovision 2019|date=16 February 2019|publisher=Eurovoix|last=Farren|first=Neil|access-date=16 February 2019|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217084859/https://eurovoix.com/2019/02/16/slovenia-zala-kralj-and-gasper-santl-to-eurovision-2019/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/172134/slovenia-zala-kralj-gasper-santl-will-fly-to-tel-aviv/|title=Slovenia: Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl will fly to Tel Aviv!|date=16 February 2019|publisher=ESCToday|last=Agadellis|first=Stratos|access-date=16 February 2019|archive-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218081342/http://esctoday.com/172134/slovenia-zala-kralj-gasper-santl-will-fly-to-tel-aviv/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://escxtra.com/2019/02/16/zala-and-gasper-win-ema-2019/|title=Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl win EMA 2019!|date=16 February 2019|publisher=escXtra|last=Warpole|first=Natalie|access-date=16 February 2019|archive-date=17 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217030351/https://escxtra.com/2019/02/16/zala-and-gasper-win-ema-2019/|url-status=dead}} in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Sebi", finishing 15th{{efn-ua|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.}} (out of 26 entrants) in the final.{{cite web |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/tel-aviv-2019/grand-final |title=Grand Final (scoreboard) |author= |website=Eurovision Song Contest Tel Aviv 2019 (official website) |access-date=25 May 2019 |archive-date=12 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812083824/https://eurovision.tv/event/tel-aviv-2019/grand-final |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtvslo.si/zabava/nove-note/zala-kralj-in-gasper-santl-so-valovi-pop-zdaj-so/446011|title=Zala Kralj in Gašper Šantl: So Valovi pop? Zdaj so.|date=15 February 2018|publisher=RTVSLO|language=sl|last=Kopina|first=Klavdija|access-date=16 February 2019|archive-date=10 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810234656/http://www.rtvslo.si/zabava/nove-note/zala-kralj-in-gasper-santl-so-valovi-pop-zdaj-so/446011|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vecer.com/dvojica-ki-v-domaci-glasbeni-prostor-vnasa-drugacnost-6382391|title=Dvojica, ki v domači glasbeni prostor vnaša drugačnost|last=Gombač|first=Žiga|language=sl|date=12 January 2018|publisher=Večer|access-date=16 February 2019|archive-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712153127/https://www.vecer.com/dvojica-ki-v-domaci-glasbeni-prostor-vnasa-drugacnost-6382391|url-status=live}}
In 2023, Kralj ended her music career and left the duo in order to pursue university studies at the University of Maribor, studying Slovene literature and the English language. Šantl continued the musical project as a solo artist. Kralj and Šantl have continued their private romantic relationship following the end of Kralj's music career.{{cite web|url=https://siol.net/trendi/glasba-in-film/zala-kralj-razkrila-s-cim-se-ukvarja-po-koncu-glasbene-kariere-631146|title=Zala Kralj razkrila, s čim se ukvarja po koncu glasbene kariere|language=Slovenian|work=Siol|date=9 April 2024}}
Members
- Zala Kralj – vocals, sampler (2018–2023)
- Gašper Šantl – guitar, sampler, production, vocals (2018–present)
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Details |
|---|
| scope="row"| 4
|
|
| scope="row"| Love Letter
|
|
=Extended plays=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Details |
|---|
| scope="row"| Štiri
|
|
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SLO {{cite web|url=https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2019&week=20|title=SloTop50: Slovenian Official Singles Chart Week 8|publisher=SloTop50|access-date=20 May 2019|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927122331/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2019&week=20|url-status=dead}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| CRO ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWI |
| scope="row"| "Valovi"{{efn-ua|name="Štiri"|"Valovi", "Baloni", "S teboi" and "Sebi" also feature on the EP Štiri.}}
| rowspan="3"| 2018 | — || — || — || — | rowspan="8"| 4 |
| scope="row"| "Baloni"{{efn-ua|name="Štiri"}}
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "S teboi"{{efn-ua|name="Štiri"}}
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Sebi"{{efn-ua|name="Štiri"}}
| rowspan="3"| 2019 | 2 || — || 13 || 77 |
| scope="row"| "Come to Me"
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Signals"
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Me & My Boi"
| rowspan="4"| 2020 | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Box"
| — || 82 || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Origami"
| — || — || — || — | rowspan="1" | Love Letter |
| scope="row"| "Sto idej"
| — || — || — || — | rowspan="1" {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Xoxo"
| rowspan="1"| 2021 | — || — || — || — | rowspan="4" | Love Letter |
| scope="row"| "Love Letter"
| rowspan="3"| 2022 | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Oblike oblakov"
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Carta" {{Small|(featuring Blackpanda)}}
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Morski psi"
| rowspan="1"| 2023 | — || — || — || — | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Utiram si pot"
| rowspan="1"| 2024 | — || — || — || — |
| colspan="7" style="font-size:85%;"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Video ! Director !Ref. |
|---|
| 2018
|"S teboi" |Žiga Krajnc |
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| "Sebi" | Žiga Krajnc |
| "Come to Me"
|Masha Zhemchuzhina |
| "Signals"
|Luka Šantl |
| 2020
|"Box" |Miha Likar |
| 2021
|"Xoxo" |Teja Milavec |
| rowspan="3" |2022
|"Love Letter" |Lana Bregar |
| "Carta"
| |
| "Teabag in the Sink"
|Bonino Englaro |
| 2023
|"Morski psi" |Zala Kralj |
| 2024
|"Utiram se pot" |Luka Šantl |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Association ! Category ! Nominee / work ! Result ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| 2018
| rowspan="3"| Zlata piščal | Song of the Year | "Valovi" | {{won}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2019
| Best New Artist | Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl | {{won}} |
| Song of the Year
| "Sebi" | {{nominated}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Instagram|zalagasper}}
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{{Succession box|
| before=Lea Sirk
with "Hvala, ne!"
| title=Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years=2019
| after=Ana Soklič
with "Voda"
}}
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Category:Electronic music duos
Category:Slovenian electronic music groups
Category:Slovenian pop music groups
Category:Slovenian songwriters