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'''Sestre''' are a [[Slovenia]]n drag act that represented Slovenia at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2002]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bohlman|first=Philip V.|title=The music of European nationalism|year=2004|publisher=ABC-CLIO|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|isbn=978-1-57607-270-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fkQf7k2OaDcC&pg=PA2&dq=the+eurovision+song+contest+2002#v=onepage&q=the%20eurovision%20song%20contest%202002&f=false|accessdate=6 February 2011|page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Eurovision Song Contest 2002|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=316|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref>
'''Sestre''' are a [[Slovenia]]n [[Drag (clothing)|drag]] act that represented Slovenia at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2002]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/02/20/slovenia.eurovision/index.html|title=CNN.com - Transvestite Sisters stir Slovenia - February 21, 2002|website=CNN News|accessdate=2 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Eurovision Song Contest 2002|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=316|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=6 February 2011}}</ref> They were among the bookies favourites to win. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.sta.si/647360/slovenias-sestre-to-win-eurovision-song-contest|title=STA: Slovenia's Sestre to Win Eurovision Song Contest?|website=english.sta.si|accessdate=2 April 2024}}</ref>


Tomaž (Marlenna), Damjan (Emperatrizz) and Srečko (Daphne) had been performing together since 2000 under the name '''Suspender Sisters''' with a classic drag queen show program. While Marlenna and Emperatrizz were known to be escorts prior to their career in music, Daphne was a student of agronomy.
Tomaž (Marlenna), Damjan (Emperatrizz) and Srečko (Daphne) had been performing together since 2000 under the name '''Suspender Sisters''' with a classic drag queen show program.
In February 2002, they competed in and won the Slovenian pre-selection and so represented Slovenia on Eurovision 2002 in Tallinn. <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/monitoring/media_reports/1855726.stm|title=Transvestite Sisters stir Eurovision storm|date=5 March 2002|accessdate=2 April 2024|via=BBC News}}</ref> <ref name="auto">{{cite book|last=Bohlman|first=Philip V.|title=The music of European nationalism|year=2004|publisher=ABC-CLIO|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|isbn=978-1-57607-270-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fkQf7k2OaDcC&q=the+eurovision+song+contest+2002&pg=PA2|access-date=6 February 2011|page=2}}</ref> They placed 13th with 33 points.


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In October 2002, they released their first album, ''Souvenir'' by Menart with the support of a co-operational team Dom Svobode: Magnifico, Barbara Pešut and Schatzi. The album was recorded in [[Slovene language|Slovene]], but most of the songs are translated in English, Spanish, French and German.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://escbubble.com/2018/10/slavko-and-sestre-to-perform-in-vienna-tonight/|title=Slavko and Sestre to perform in Vienna tonight!|date=6 October 2018|accessdate=2 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
In February 2002 they worked with the creative team of Dom Svobode and together they created one of the biggest and most controversial entries in Eurovision Song Contest ever. They won the Slovenian pre-selection and so represented Slovenia on Eurovision 2002 in Tallinn. The song "[[Samo Ljubezen:Sestre Single|Samo Ljubezen]]" became a number-one hit.{{clarify|number one where?|date=March 2011}}{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}


== See also ==
In Tallinn they drew attention on every step and even though they finished 13th, they still became recognizable throughout Europe.


* [[List of drag groups]]
They started performing all over Europe and were invited to numerous foreign shows in Germany, France, Sweden, Austria, Croatia, Italy, UK, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, and Estonia. They also performed on one of the UK's most popular shows on Channel 4, ''[[Eurotrash (TV series)|Eurotrash]]''.

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In October 2002 they released their first album ''[[Souvenir (Sestre album)|Souvenir]]'' by Menart with the support of a co-operational team Dom Svobode : Magnifico, Barbara Pešut and Schatzi. The CD is recorded in [[Slovene language|Slovene]], but most of songs are also translated in English, Spanish, French and German.

They made two videos in Belgrade with the popular director Dejan Miličević, and they also received the 'Victor Victoria' award in 2002 for the most popular group in Serbia from Slovenia.

Sestre also won 'Fesion' award in 2002 for the best personal style in Slovenia and the 'Golden Record' award for their first single "Samo Ljubezen".

Their first big solo performance was in December 2002 in Ljubljana's Gala Hall at Hotel Union, which was a great success and with that Sestre became an important part of the Slovene music scene.


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Latest revision as of 23:51, 18 November 2024

Sestre in 2004

Sestre are a Slovenian drag act that represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. [1][2] They were among the bookies favourites to win. [3]

Tomaž (Marlenna), Damjan (Emperatrizz) and Srečko (Daphne) had been performing together since 2000 under the name Suspender Sisters with a classic drag queen show program. In February 2002, they competed in and won the Slovenian pre-selection and so represented Slovenia on Eurovision 2002 in Tallinn. [4] [5] They placed 13th with 33 points.

In October 2002, they released their first album, Souvenir by Menart with the support of a co-operational team Dom Svobode: Magnifico, Barbara Pešut and Schatzi. The album was recorded in Slovene, but most of the songs are translated in English, Spanish, French and German.[6][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CNN.com - Transvestite Sisters stir Slovenia - February 21, 2002". CNN News. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  3. ^ "STA: Slovenia's Sestre to Win Eurovision Song Contest?". english.sta.si. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Transvestite Sisters stir Eurovision storm". 5 March 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2024 – via BBC News.
  5. ^ a b Bohlman, Philip V. (2004). The music of European nationalism. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-57607-270-7. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Slavko and Sestre to perform in Vienna tonight!". 6 October 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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