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Slavko Avsenik
Slavko Avsenik
	Slavko Avsenik
Background information
Born	November 26, 1929; Begunje na Gorenjskem, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died	July 2, 2015 (aged 85); Slovenia
Genres	Oberkrain ethnic, polka, waltz
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, band leader, album producer
Instruments	piano accordion, Vocal
Years active	1953–2015
Website	www.avsenik.com

Slavko Avsenik (November 26, 1929 – July 2, 2015) was a Slovene composer and musician. Since 1953, Avsenik produced more than 1,000 songs and enjoyed success both in Slovenia and in other parts of Europe and America. He was viewed as a Slovenian cultural icon.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Simon Frith, ed., World Music, Politics and Social Change: Papers from the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (Manchester University Press, 1991), ISBN 978-0719028793, pp. 76-78. Excerpts available at Google Books.
↑ Leopoldina Plut-Pregelj, Carole Rogel, The A to Z of Slovenia (Rowman & Littlefield, 2010), ISBN 978-0810872165, p. 314. Excerpts available at Google Books.
↑ Dieter Schulze, Slowenien (Baedeker, 2011), ISBN 978-3829712682, p. 65. Excerpts available at Google Books.

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[1] Simon Frith, ed., World Music, Politics and Social Change: Papers from the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (Manchester University Press, 1991), ISBN 978-0719028793, pp. 76-78. Excerpts available at Google Books.

[2] Leopoldina Plut-Pregelj, Carole Rogel, The A to Z of Slovenia (Rowman & Littlefield, 2010), ISBN 978-0810872165, p. 314. Excerpts available at Google Books.

[3] Dieter Schulze, Slowenien (Baedeker, 2011), ISBN 978-3829712682, p. 65. Excerpts available at Google Books.

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