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Darja Švajger is a Slovenian singer.

After finishing university, which involved some time in Austria, her music career started with the ensemble Brane Klavžar; in the 1980s she sung Slovenian folk songs with the group Slovenska gruda. Starting in 1992, Darja started to work with the Slovene National Theater in Maribor. The following year, she made her first appearance at EMA with the song Let's See People, which came in second. Also in 1993. the international jury of the Melodies of the Sea and the Sun pop music festival, held in Koper, awarded her first prize in the Slovenian section of the international category. Her debut album was released in 1994.

Darja won EMA with the song Prisluhni mi, which earned her the right to represent Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 in Dublin. It came in 7th place overall, making it Slovenia's best placing entry to date, only tied by Energy in 2001. The song itself became a hit, and Darja won the Singer of the Year Award in 1995 and 1996. She released two more albums during this time.

in 1999, Darja won EMA again with "Še tisoč let", which was later sung at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 in Jerusalem as For a Thousand Years, making it the first Slovenian song to be sung it English. Despite high hopes, it only placed 11th overall with 50 points.

Along with her status as one of Slovenia's most well-known singers, Darja also is a professor at AGRFT.

Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Participants
Flag of PolandJustynaFlag of IrelandEddie FrielFlag of GermanyStone & StoneFlag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaDavorin PopovićFlag of NorwaySecret GardenFlag of RussiaPhilipp KirkorovFlag of IcelandBo HalldórssonFlag of AustriaStella JonesFlag of SpainAnabel CondeFlag of TurkeyArzu EceFlag of CroatiaMagazin & LidijaFlag of FranceNathalie SantamariaFlag of HungaryCsaba SzigetiFlag of BelgiumFrédéric EtherlinckFlag of United KingdomLove City GrooveFlag of PortugalTó CruzFlag of CyprusAlexandros PanayiFlag of SwedenJan JohansenFlag of DenmarkAud WilkenFlag of SloveniaDarja ŠvajgerFlag of IsraelLioraFlag of MaltaMike SpiteriFlag of GreeceElina Konstantopoulou
Songs
Flag of PolandSamaFlag of IrelandDreamin'Flag of GermanyVerliebt in DichFlag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaDvadeset prvi vijekFlag of NorwayNocturneFlag of RussiaKolybelnaya dlya vulkanaFlag of IcelandNúnaFlag of AustriaDie Welt dreht sich verkehrtFlag of SpainVuelve ConmigoFlag of TurkeySevFlag of CroatiaNostalgijaFlag of FranceIl me donne rendez-vousFlag of HungaryÚj név a régi ház falánFlag of BelgiumLa voix est libreFlag of United KingdomLove City GrooveFlag of PortugalBaunilha e chocolateFlag of CyprusSti FotiaFlag of SwedenSe på migFlag of DenmarkFra Mols til SkagenFlag of SloveniaPrisluhni miFlag of IsraelAmenFlag of MaltaKeep Me in MindFlag of GreecePia Prosefhi
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Participants
Flag of Lithuania Aistė SmilgevičiūtėFlag of Belgium Vanessa ChinitorFlag of Spain LydiaFlag of Croatia Doris DragovićFlag of United Kingdom PreciousFlag of Slovenia Darja ŠvajgerFlag of Turkey Tuğba Önal & Grup MistikFlag of Norway Stig Van EijkFlag of Denmark Trine Jepsen & Michael TeschlFlag of France NayahFlag of The Netherlands MarlayneFlag of Poland Mietek SzcześniakFlag of Iceland Selma BjörnsdóttirFlag of Cyprus Marlain AngelidouFlag of Sweden Charlotte NilssonFlag of Portugal Rui BandeiraFlag of Ireland The MullansFlag of Austria Bobbie SingerFlag of Israel EdenFlag of Malta Times ThreeFlag of Germany SürprizFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dino Merlin & Béatrice PoulotFlag of Estonia Evelin Samuel & Camille
Songs
Flag of Lithuania StrazdasFlag of Belgium Like the WindFlag of Spain No quiero escucharFlag of Croatia Marija MagdalenaFlag of United Kingdom Say It AgainFlag of Slovenia For a Thousand YearsFlag of Turkey Dön ArtıkFlag of Norway Living My Life Without YouFlag of Denmark This time I mean itFlag of France Je Veux Donner Ma VoixFlag of The Netherlands One Good ReasonFlag of Poland Przytul mnie mocnoFlag of Iceland All Out of LuckFlag of Cyprus Tha 'ne erotasFlag of Sweden Take Me To Your HeavenFlag of Portugal Como tudo começouFlag of Ireland When You Need MeFlag of Austria ReflectionFlag of Israel Happy Birthday (Yom Huledet)Flag of Malta Believe 'n PeaceFlag of Germany Reise nach JerusalemFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina PutniciFlag of Estonia Diamond of Night
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