Maja Keuc

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Maja Keuc

Maja Keuc (born January 16, 1992 in Maribor ) is a Slovenian singer , presenter and voice actress . Since 2014 she has performed under the stage name Amaya .

Musical career

Already at the age of 14 she made her first appearances with her rock band, but she finally became known through her participation in the talent show Slovenija ima talent in 2010, the Slovenian version of Das Supertalent . She reached second place there and was then invited to the preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). She won there with the rock ballad Vanilija and represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 . The piece was performed in English with the title No One (German: "Nobody"). On May 12, 2011 she interpreted the song in the second ESC semi-final in Düsseldorf , whereupon she made it into the final two days later. There she finished 13th with 96 points. The single rose to number 1 in the singles charts in Slovenia.

In December 2011 her debut album Indigo was released . The album became a blockbuster in Slovenia. The singles Zmorem and Free Love reached the top ten of the Slovenian charts , as did No One .

After a musical break, she released the new single Close to You in 2014 under the artist name Amaya , which rose to number 14 on the Slovenian download charts. The single was presented by her at the Slovenian preliminary decision for the ESC 2014 . In the same year, she sang in the background on the band's debut album Dirty Loops by her fiance, Jonah Nilson.

In 2015 she also sang the song End of Night , which was used in the Slovenian short film Kresnik - the Lore of Fire . It was published jointly with Reconceal . In 2016, Keuc traveled to South Korea, where she wanted to expand her career. Among other things, she composed the song U Need Me for the South Korean band Shinee , which was released on their studio album 5th and also reached the South Korean charts.

Actually, a return of the singer to the EMA (ESC preliminary decision) was planned in 2017, where she should compete in the 1st semifinals against artists like Omar Naber , Nika Zorjan and Tosca Beat . However, due to new projects in Sweden and South Korea, Keuc withdrew her participation from the preliminary round on January 24, 2017. She was replaced by Clemens. The release of their second studio album Fairytale , which was originally scheduled for September 2016, has also been postponed again.

On May 23, 2017, after more than a year of work, their EP Fairy Tales was released. The six songs were composed and produced by Keuc together with Orphee Noah . In the same year Keuc continued to work as a composer in South Korea . First she wrote the song Hello , the title track of the second EP by the South Korean K-Pop singer Shannon . In addition, she was involved in the song We like by the K-pop band Pristin, which was released on their EP Scxxl Out . The song reached number 94 on the South Korean singles chart. By September 2017, the single had sold more than 20,000 times.

On February 24, 2018, Keuc appeared again as a pause filler in the Slovenian preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with her new single "Concrete". She was also a member of the national jury. Afterwards she toured Slovenia with her program "A Tribute to Soul" .

Keuc contributed the title song "Naredi Srce" (Forme a Heart) to the Slovenian Coming of Age film " Gajin Svet " (Gaia's World) released on September 12, 2018 . For the video, different children were shown dancing to the music and shaping the sung heart with their hands. For this purpose, scenes from the film were cut. The film and the song were a great success and after "No one" Keuc was the first single to reach the top of the charts.

Television career

In 2012 Maja Keuc and Klemen Slakonja moderated the Slovenian preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 , which Eva Boto won. There she presented her singles Ta Cas and You're a tree and I am a baloon and sang duets with guest stars like Nina and Nusa Derenda . In 2015 and 2016, Keuc took part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen as the points spokesperson for Slovenia . In 2015 she was seen again as the presenter of the Slovenian preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 . She was supported by Darja Svjager and Tinkara Kovac . During the final block of the call, she sang Euphoria by Loreen , the 2012 winning song .

Private

After the promotion of her album in Slovenia, Keuc moved to Rotterdam in 2012 , where she began studying music. In 2016 she completed her bachelor's degree at the Rotterdam Conservartorium . Keuc has been engaged to singer Jonah Nilson since 2016. She has lived in Stockholm since 2013.

Discography

album
year title SI Remarks
2011 No One (EP) 1 First published: February 27, 2011
2011 indigo 1 First published: December 1, 2011
2014 Close to you (EP) 14th First published: March 9, 2014
2017 Fairytales (EP) - First published: May 23, 2017
Singles
year title SI Remarks
2011 No One (Vanilija) 1 First published: February 27, 2011
Winner of the EMA 2011
2011 Zmorem 1 First published: December 1, 2011
2012 Free Love (ta cas) 6th First publication: early 2012
2014 Close to you 14th First published: March 9, 2014
2015 End of the Night (feat. Reconceal) - Theme song for the film Kresnik-Lore of Fire
2017 Chase me -
2018 Concrete - First publication: February 24, 2018
2018 Naredi srce 1 First publication: 09/12/2018

Title song for the film: Gajin Svet

Awards and nominations

year Award category
2012 Balkan Music Awards best Slovenian act won
best Balkan act nominated

Web links

Commons : Maja Keuc  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Miss & Mister ESC: 3rd preliminary round 2006–2015 | Eurovision Song Contest Kiev 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Maja Keuc releases Indigo ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at escdaily.com @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.escdaily.com
  3. ↑ Maja Keuc. AllMusic, accessed March 4, 2017 .
  4. ↑ maja keuc. In: youtube.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016 .
  5. ↑ 5th album - Shinee. AllMusic, accessed March 4, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Anthony Ko: Slovenia's EMA 2017 semi-finalists include Amaya and Omar Naber. In: Eurovision 2017 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings. wiwibloggs, December 4, 2016, accessed December 4, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Anthony Ko: Slovenia: Clemens replaces Amaya in first semi-final of EMA 2017. wiwibloggs, January 24, 2017, accessed on January 26, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Fairytales. May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017 .
  9. ↑ 네이버 뮤직 :: The 2nd Mini Album 'SCHXXL OUT' - 프리스틴 (PRISTIN) . ( naver.com [accessed September 7, 2017]).
  10. ↑ Live blog Slovenia: Lea Sirk's clear message “Hvala, ne!” For the ESC | Eurovision Song Contest Lisbon 2018. Retrieved on March 19, 2018 (German).
  11. ↑ AMAYA (@amayamusicofficial) • Instagram photos and videos. Retrieved March 19, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Gajin svet. Retrieved November 28, 2018 .
  13. ↑ SLOVENSKA GLASBENA LESTVICA - Primorski val - Radio Odmev in Alpski val. Retrieved November 28, 2018 .
  14. ↑ toset1: Maja Keuc - Ta čas (Misija 2012; HD). January 3, 2012, accessed January 26, 2017 .
  15. ↑ EvrovizijaMisija: Maja Keuc & Nina - I'm Outta Love. October 23, 2011, accessed January 26, 2017 .
  16. ↑ Nusa Derenda: Nuša Derenda & Maja Keuc - You Shook Me All Night Long (Misija Evrovizija). January 8, 2012, accessed January 26, 2017 .
  17. ↑ Maja Keuc. In: facebook.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016 .
  18. ↑ balkanika.tv
personal data
SURNAME Keuc, Maja
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovenian singer
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Maribor