Maraaya
| Maraaya | |
|---|---|
 Maraaya in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels |
Dance and Love 2day Records BIP Records |
| Website | maraaya.com |
| Members |
Marjetka Vovk Aleš Vovk ("Raay") |
Maraaya are a Slovene duo from Ljubljana, consisting of Marjetka and Aleš "Raay" Vovk. They represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Here for You".[1] The group's name is a combination of its members' names, while its pronunciation means "She has Raay" in the Slovene language.[2][3]
Career
The duo of vocalist Marjetka Vovk (née Jurkovnik, born 19 July 1984) and producer Raay (real name: Aleš Vovk, born 7 July 1984), both previously members of the turbo-folk group Turbo Angels, was formed in 2014 when they released their first single "Lovin' Me". This song was a big success at dance and iTunes music charts in Belgium, Germany, Italy and Slovenia. This song was put on Polish Bravo Hits Zima 2015. It charted at number 52 on Italy's FIMI chart.[4]
Raay is credited as the composer on Slovenia's 2014 Eurovision song "Round and Round", and they both contributed to Slovenia's 2014 Junior Eurovision song "Nisi sam (Your Light)". He also co-wrote and produced the music for "My Way Is My Decision", a hit song performed by Slovenian alpine skier Tina Maze. He wrote the music for many Slovenian pop artists. They composed Slovenia's 2015 Junior Eurovision song "Prva ljubezen" (The First Love).
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLO [5] |
AUT [6] |
SVK | |||
| "Lovin' Me" | 2014 | 12 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Here for You" | 2015 | 1 | 23 | 24 | |
| "Living Again" | 12 | — | — | ||
| "Nothing Left for Me" | 2016 | 12 | — | — | |
Personal life
They are a married couple and have two sons, named Vid and Oskar.[7] They have a private music school searching for and teaching young talented singers and musicians.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maraaya. |
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (28 February 2015). "Slovenia: Maraaya to Vienna!". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Interview: Maraaya (Slovenia 2015)". Wiwibloggs. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑
- ↑ WK 21 del 2014
- ↑ "Slovenian official weekly charts". SloTop50. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Maraaya". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ "Biography". Maraaya. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Tinkara Kovač with "Round and Round" |
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 |
Succeeded by ManuElla with "Blue and Red" |
 Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest | |||||||||||||||||
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