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Timeline
7 events▣ Album 5◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1950s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Črna zvezda
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
Biography
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Biography
Oto Pestner (born January 4, 1956, in Celje) is a politician and one of the most prominent singers and composers of popular music from Slovenia. He is the leader of the Slovene vocal group New Swing Quartet.
From 1986 to 1991 and in 1995, he was a member of Alpski kvintet (German: Alpenoberkrainer).
Pestner has performed with artists including Golden Gate Quartet, Bobby McFerrin, Mercer Ellington, Dexter Gordon, New York Voices, Sheila Raye Charles, The Brown Sisters, Ladies of Song, B.B. King, Acappella, Ridgewood Baptist Choir, Perpetuum Jazzile, Divas, Oliver Dragojević, The Eugster Brothers and others. Some of his hits include "Vse je lepše, ker te ljubim" (1971), "Trideset let" (1972), "Dan ljubezni" (1975), "Bisere imaš v očeh" (1978), "Tople julijske noči" (1979), "Moja dežela" (1986), "Ciganska kri
Ciganska kriSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Ciganska kri4:212Tebi, najdražja4:183A Seed's A Star - Sinti, Romi - Vsi Cigani5:124Ostani tu4:295Ostani!4:486Cigan5:577To noč5:078Življenju4:199Letiva4:3310Violino tzigano - Ciganska Violnia3:19" (1991), "Dan za zaljubljene" (1993).
He was a candidate for the Slovenian National Assembly, with the party Povežimo Slovenijo.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 49 | 90th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (11 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
1976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks
A1Črna zvezdaA2Zlati odsevi junijskega dneA3Oda IreniA4Malo ti, malo jazA5Samo v DalmacijiB1LjubimB2Zakaj greš mimoB3Pesem pomladiB4Čez leto dni1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 7:40
1Trideset let4:232Imel sem jo rad3:173Dama4Ostal sem sam5Mati bodiva prijatelja6Še nobena7Si pozabila8Bolj ko ljubim več imam9Bila sva še otroka10Tvoje solze11Mnogo srečnih let od tod12Za ljubezen hvala ti13Zlato sonce in črna reka14Prijatelji iz otroških dni15Čežnja za djetinstvom16Šepet poletnih trav17Vem, nekje živeti mora18Vrača se pomlad19Ti prevzetna mala20Letiva21Bisere imaš v očeh1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 38:02
1God Bless' the Child5:472Summertime4:103All of Me3:444Georgia5:095Ain't Misbehavin'4:216Basin Street Blues3:507My Funny Valentine5:028Things Ain't What They Used to Be5:592007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:42
1Vrača se pomlad5:242My love for you3:153Vse je lepše, ker te ljubim4:164Vjeruj u ljubav4:335You're my everything4:306Georgia on my mind4:117Maria3:268Be my love4:149Violine v mojem srcu3:4810Night and day3:5511Daleč je za naju pomlad5:0812Time to say goodbye4:022007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 43:22
1Srečen praznik (The Christmas Song)3:512Vse belo (Let It Snow)2:453White Christmas2:434Winter Wonderland2:425Deck the Halls3:216Božična želja (Grown-Up Christmas List)3:307Ave Maria4:518December3:549Prišla bo noč3:2710Santa Claus (Santa Claus Is Coming to Town)2:4011Jingle Bells2:5012O Tannenbaum ( Oh Christmas Tree - O smrečica)4:1413Ave Maria (Jazz Version)2:34— · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 57:05
1Trideset let4:442Mati, bodiva prijatelja with Perpetuum Jazzile4:173Tvoje solze3:544Za ljubezen hvala ti4:325Pepel in kri with Avia Band3:126Violine v mojem srcu3:037Vem, nekje ziveti mora3:048Poet with Franjo Bobinac2:509Vraca se pomlad4:2810Bisere imas v oceh with Franjo Bobinac3:4011Slovo od mladosti4:0612Z druge strani3:3613Zdaj je prepozno with 4-ever3:4214Znam da negdje zivi zena with Davor Radolfi3:0415Trideset let with Magnifico4:53
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Največji uspehiSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 46:02A1Trideset let4:20 A2Mati bodiva prijatelja3:32 A3Tvoje solze3:00 A4Za ljubezen hvala ti3:50 A5Vem nekje živeti mora3:26 A6Vrača se pomlad4:48 B1Vse je lepše ker te ljubim3:50 B2Imel sem jo rad3:15 B3Zlato sonce in črna reka5:30 B4Tolažba3:03 B5Oda Ireni2:44 B6Črna zvezda4:44 | Compilation | 1977 |
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Letiva / 30 letSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksALetiva B30 let | 1978 | ||
| 2025 | HLADNSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:291HLADN3:29 | 5 March 2025 |
Other · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Ciganska kriSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 46:231Ciganska kri4:21 2Tebi, najdražja4:18 3A Seed's A Star - Sinti, Romi - Vsi Cigani5:12 4Ostani tu4:29 5Ostani!4:48 6Cigan5:57 7To noč5:07 8Življenju4:19 9Letiva4:33 10Violino tzigano - Ciganska Violnia3:19 | 1991 | ||
| 1999 | 30 let - 30 največjih uspehovSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 42 tracks · 2:38:11Disc 1 1Trideset let4:20 2Mati bodiva prijatelja3:34 3Tvoje solze3:00 4Za ljubezen hvala ti3:49 5Vem nekje živeti mora3:25 6Vrača se pomlad4:48 7Vse je lepše, ker te ljubim3:49 8Imel sem jo rad3:17 9Zlato sonce in črna reka5:09 10Tolažba3:04 11Oda Ireni2:44 12Črna zvezda4:46 Disc 21Tople julijske noči3:24 2Moje, tvoje ulice4:10 3Ne pozabi nežnih strun kitare3:55 4Melodije sonca in morja4:00 5Tebi Portorož3:18 6Bisere imaš v očeh4:09 7Letiva2:51 8Trideset let2:26 9Na snežno noč3:17 10Vsaj malo miru2:48 11Tebi Portorož (neobjavljena verzija)3:07 12Melodije sonca in morja (duet z Majdo Petan)4:10 13Poletimo4:30 14Trideset let (neobjavljena verzija)3:48 Disc 31Mary Ann3:50 2Mama (duet z Nacetom Junkarjem)3:25 3Mama Tereza (s skupino Pepel in Kri)3:15 4Slovenija, najlepša si dežela (duet z Nacetom Junkarjem)4:22 5Ciganska kri3:11 6Letiva4:32 7Dan za zaljubljene3:20 8Oda ljubezni (duet z Ireno Vrčkovnik)4:00 9Vse je lepše, ker te ljubim (duet z Natašo Mihelič)3:41 10Tvoje solze3:55 11Slovenski zvon4:31 12Balada4:18 13Mary Ann (hrvaška verzija)3:58 14Ciganska kri (Big band verzija)3:38 15Mary Ann (nemška verzija)3:46 16Trideset let (v živo z Robertom Magnificom)4:51 | Compilation | 1999 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Oto Pestner head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 49 | 90th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepel in kri(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b2a00795-d203-4e8f-99a2-46dbcfd45b6bdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b2a00795-d203-4e8f-99a2-46dbcfd45b6bcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1263588genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1263588seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oto_Pestnerbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oto_Pestner
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Wikidata: Q1263588 · MusicBrainz: b2a00795-d203-4e8f-99a2-46dbcfd45b6b
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