Slavko Avsenik
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Slovenia
- Active from
- 1929-11-26
- Active to
- 2015-07-02
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- 1,317
- Total plays
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Slavko Avsenik (b. 1929) is a Slovenian composer and musician. Slavko Avsenik was born on November 26, 1929 in Begunje near Bled, Slovenia. His career accomplishments place him at the worldwide pinnacle of success among ethnic popular musicians. The Avsenik saga began in 1953 with a band formed in Slovenia, broadcast on the Slovenian Hour from Austria, and dubbed the "Musicians of the Oberkrain" by a Vienna disc jockey. Growing in popularity, they soon began appearing in broadcasts, movies, and
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Slavko
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Place of birth
- Begunje na Gorenjskem
- Place of death
- Begunje na Gorenjskem
- Sibling
- Vilko Ovsenik
- Occupation
- ski jumper
- Languages spoken
- Slovene
- Genre
- Upper Carniola
- Instrument
- accordion
- Official website
- avsenik.com
- Image
- Slavko Avsenik 1961.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1929-11-26
- date of death
- 2015-07-02
- Commons category
- Slavko Avsenik
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
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