Neca Falk

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Marjetka "Neca" Falk (born 19 June 1950) is a Slovenian pop singer. She was born in Maribor, a city in Slovenian Styria. She started her career at the Youth Festival in Tivoli Hall in 1969 and released her first album, Danes (English: Today), in 1977. She is well known for her chansons and for her children's songs about cats, written by Kajetan Kovič. [1] [2] She also collaborated with Alfi Nipič, Bojan Adamič, Andrej Šifrer, Tomaž Domicelj, Atomsko sklonište, and others. [3] [4] [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Vse najboljše, Maček Muri!" [Happy birthday, Magic Muri!]. Nov 2009. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  2. 1 2 "80 let Kajetana Koviča, mojstra verza in "očeta" Mačka Murija in Pikija Jakoba" [08 years of Kajetan Kovič, master of verse and "father" of Magic Muri and Piki Jacob]. Oct 2011. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  3. "Glasbeni velikani: Neca Falk" [The Giants of Music: Neca Falk]. Www.radioaktual.si. Radio Aktual. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08.
  4. "Neca Falk Discography at Discogs". Discogs . Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-07-19.