Oto Pestner

Oto Pestner

Oto Pestner (born January 4, 1956 in Celje , Yugoslavia ) is a Slovenian singer and musician .

Life

Pestner, a member of the Sinti ethnic group , was the leader of the New Swing Quartet, a Slovenian singing group, from 1970 to the end of 2008.

In the German-speaking area he is known as the singer of the Alpenoberkrainer , of which he was a member between 1986 and 1991 and 1995. During this time 10 records were produced, some of which Pestner also appeared as a composer. For marketing reasons the record company VM-records changed his first name to Otto.

He produced several songs for the young Slovenian up-and-coming band Dori.

Pestner now lives in Ljubljana , the capital of Slovenia.

Well-known titles

• O Happy Day
• Slovenija, najlepša si dežela (duet with Nace Junkar)
• My girl from Carniola (Slovenian: Kranjsko dekle )

Compositions (selection)

• For the love of music
• My heart beats forever for you Ljubljana
• When the cherry tree blooms
• Years go by
• When the tulips bloom
• Our world is a carousel
• Fatherly happiness
• It's the waitress's fault
• I love my homeland so much
• Roses just for you
• I love you Slovenia
• The last ray of sunshine
• Oh this weather

Web links

• Website (in Slovenian)
• New Swing Quartet (in English)