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Dejan Dogaja: A Summer of Performances and House Building
🇸🇮 Slovenia /Culture & Society

Dejan Dogaja: A Summer of Performances and House Building

From Delo · () Slovenian

Translated from Slovenian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Slovenian singer Dejan Dogaja performed at the Pivo in Cvetje festival in Laško, singing the song "200 years" with Taja Padežnik.
  • Dogaja also performed with his band and mentored contestants at the festival, which he considers his hometown event.
  • He recently released the song "Aleksandra" and a re-recorded version of Agropop's "Ti si moj sonček" with his band Agropop.

Slovenian singer Dejan Dogaja celebrated his hometown festival, Pivo in Cvetje (Beer and Flowers), in Laško, performing the song "200 years" with Taja Padežnik. The song, originally a tribute to the 200th anniversary of the Laško brewery, has become an anthem for the festival.

Dogaja described the festival as a "race" on Friday, juggling media obligations, soundchecks, and performances. He opened the festival with Padežnik and closed the first day with his band. He also mentored young performers Dvojčici on the Laško music stage. "This is my Laško, and I always feel at home here," he said.

This is my Laško, and I always feel at home here.

— Dejan DogajaSpeaking about the Pivo in Cvetje festival in his hometown.

Beyond the festival, Dogaja has been active with his recent song "Aleksandra," which features a music video with notable figures, including boxer Dejan Zavec. He also noted the spontaneous appearance of "koranti" (traditional Slovenian carnival figures) during the video shoot, calling such unplanned moments the best. With his band Agropop, he recently re-recorded the 1980s hit "Ti si moj sonček."

Such spontaneous ideas are often the best in the end.

— Dejan DogajaReferring to the appearance of traditional figures during a music video shoot.
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Originally published by Delo in Slovenian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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