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Slavko Avsenik

1929 - 2015

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Slavko Avsenik (November 26, 1929 – July 2, 2015) was a Slovene composer and musician. Beginning in 1953 with the formation of the Avsenik Brothers Ensemble, Avsenik produced more than 1,000 songs and garnered success both in Slovenia and in other parts of Europe and America, and is viewed as a Slovenian cultural icon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Slavko Avsenik is the 1,037th most popular composer (down from 922nd in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 65th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Slovene Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Slavko Avsenik ranks 1,037 out of 1,451. Before him are Sergei Vasilenko, Marcos Portugal, Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov, Kalevi Aho, Roman Vlad, and Magnus Lindberg. After him are Marco da Gagliano, Emil Młynarski, William Sterndale Bennett, Carlos Guastavino, Johann Adolf Scheibe, and Michele Carafa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Slavko Avsenik ranks 307. Before him are Henry E. Holt, Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, József Tóth, Bob Hawke, Karl-Erik Palmér, and Rolan Bykov. After him are Paul England, Burhan Sargun, Cordelia Edvardson, Horst Frank, André Darrigade, and Jacques Plante. Among people deceased in 2015, Slavko Avsenik ranks 254. Before him are Johan Ferner, Dimitar Iliev Popov, Karl-Erik Palmér, Oleg Bryjak, Elio Toaff, and Olene Walker. After him are Oʻtkir Sultonov, Melissa Mathison, Richard Anthony, Karl H. Pribram, Elizabeth Wilson, and Hermann Zapf.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Slavko Avsenik ranks 80 out of 340. Before him are Jurij Dalmatin (1547), Berta Ambrož (1944), Louis Adamic (1898), Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg (1806), Bojan Križaj (1957), and Vasja Pirc (1907). After him are Margit Korondi (1932), Tina Maze (1983), Mima Jaušovec (1956), Tadej Pogačar (1998), Primož Roglič (1989), and Josip Primožič (1900).

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Among COMPOSERS In Slovenia

Among composers born in Slovenia, Slavko Avsenik ranks 3. Before him are Hugo Wolf (1860), and Jacobus Gallus (1550).

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