LPS is a Slovenian pop-rock band. They represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Disko".[1]
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| Origin | Celje, Slovenia |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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Career
editThe band was formed in December 2018 in the music room of Gimnazija Celje-Center.[2]
They released their first single "Silence in my Head" in February 2022.
2022: Eurovision Song Contest
editThe Slovenian public broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) announced on 26 November 2021 that LPS had been selected as one of 24 entrants to have a chance to represent Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[3] LPS also won in the final, and as a result, represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with "Disko".[4]
2023-present
editOn 13 January 2023, the band released "Osem Korakov" with the accompanying music video.
On 16 July 2023, the band announced via social media that guitarist Mark Semeja had parted ways, as he had chosen to "continue on separate musical journeys".[5]
On 20 September 2023, they released "Insomnia" with the accompanying music video.
On 5 February 2024, they announced the coming of their debut album with the single "Počakaj me". The album was released with the same name on 28 February 2024 and it was created in collaboration with widely known Slovenian producer Žare Pak.
Members
editCurrent members
edit- Filip Vidušin – vocals (2019–present)
- Gašper Hlupič – drums (2019–present)
- Zala Velenšek – bass guitar (2021–present)
- Žiga Žvižej – electronic keyboard (2018–present)
- Martin Mutec - electric guitar (2023–present)
Former Members
edit- Mark Semeja – electric guitar (2021–2023)
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||
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| "Silence in My Head" | 2022 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Disko" | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Osem korakov" | 2023 | — | Počakaj me | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Insomnia" | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Počakaj me" | 2024 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Slovenia: LPS will grab a pizza the action in Italy 🇸🇮". Eurovision.tv. 19 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Slovenia: Group LPS wins the third duel of EMA Freš 2022". www.eurofansradio.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Slovenia announces EMA Freš 2022 participants 🇸🇮". Eurovision.tv. 26 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "LPS wins EMA and will represent Slovenia at Eurovision 2022". Eurovisionworld. 19 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "lps_band on Instagram". www.instagram.com. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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