Ana Soklič has revealed why her song “Amen” was adapted for Eurovision from the version performed in February.
Speaking at today’s Press Meet and Greet, Ana Soklič has revealed why the Slovenian delegation decided to change the version of the song that she will be performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.
Ana explained that the acapella gospel choir which features in the Eurovision performance of “Amen” wasn’t meant to be in the Eurovision version originally. The original recording with the acapella choir was for a compilation album of various versions of “Amen”. It was only after positive reaction to the acapella version that the song was adapted.
Who is Ana Soklic?
Ana Soklič was born in 1984 in Bohinj in northwestern Slovenia. From a young age, Anna Soklič developed and refined her musical skills at the local opera and jazz academy, before she started to write her own music. She was the lead singer of Diona Dim, with whom she previously tried to represent Slovenia in 2004 with the song “If you” and in 2007 with the song “Oče” (Father). In 2012, she participated the first and so far only series of X Factor Slovenia, where she finished fifth overall. In 2019, she participated in the Slovenka popevka festival with the song “Temni svet” (Dark world) and finished 10th overall.
Slovenia was one of three countries to join the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993. The country qualified through a specially organised selection round called “Kvalifikacija za Millstreet” which was hosted in Slovenia, seven countries competed for three spots in Eurovision 1993. The country has participated in 22 editions of the Eurovision Song Contest. Their best result came in 1995 when Darja Švajger finished 7th scoring a total of 84 points, she is closely followed by Nuša Derenda who finished 7th in the 2001 contest with 70 points.
