Zalagasper (stylised in all lowercase, formerly Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl) is a Slovenian musical project from Maribor consisting of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Gašper Šantl. As a duo with former lead vocalist Zala Kralj, Zalagasper represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Sebi", finishing 15th (out of 26 entrants) in the final. The duo formed in 2018 after Kralj had begun performing vocals on some songs written and produced by Šantl. Initially, Kralj was only credited as a featured artist. They released the singles "Valovi", "Baloni", and "S teboi" in 2018, before releasing their debut extended playŠtiri in February 2019.
In 2023, Kralj ended her music career and left the duo in order to pursue studies at the University of Maribor, studying Slovene literature and the English language. Šantl continued the musical project as a solo artist. Kralj and Šantl have continued their private romantic relationship following the end of Kralj's music career.
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Music videos
Year
Video
Director
Ref.
2018
"S teboi"
Žiga Krajnc
2019
"Sebi"
Žiga Krajnc
"Come to Me"
Masha Zhemchuzhina
"Signals"
Luka Šantl
2020
"Box"
Miha Likar
2021
"Xoxo"
Teja Milavec
2022
"Love Letter"
Lana Bregar
"Carta"
"Teabag in the Sink"
Bonino Englaro
2023
"Morski psi"
Zala Kralj
2024
"Utiram se pot"
Luka Šantl
Awards and nominations
Year
Association
Category
Nominee / work
Result
Ref.
2018
Zlata piščal
Song of the Year
"Valovi"
Won
2019
Best New Artist
Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl
Won
Song of the Year
"Sebi"
Nominated
Notes
↑France and Slovenia both received a combined total of 105 points, However, Slovenia was placed higher as it had been awarded more points in the televote than France.
1234"Valovi", "Baloni", "S teboi" and "Sebi" also feature on the EP Štiri.
↑"Grand Final (scoreboard)". Eurovision Song Contest Tel Aviv 2019 (official website). Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.