ManuElla

ManuElla
ManuElla in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Manuela Brečko[1]
Born	31 January 1989 Celje, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2013–present

Manuela Brečko (born 31 January 1989) better known as ManuElla, is a Slovenian singer and songwriter. She will represent Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Blue and Red".^[2]

Life and career

Brečko was born on 31 January 1989 in Celje, present day Slovenia. At the age of 16, she performed in the second season of Bitke talentov. In 2011, Brečko competed in Misija Evrovizija, and placed in the Top Four.

She was announced as one of the ten competing artists in EMA 2016 on 5 January 2016 with the song "Blue and Red".^[3] In the final held on 27 February, she was declared the winner.^[2] Brečko will now represent Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

Discography

Singles

• "Raztrgaj me nežno" (2012)
• "Il futuro" (2013)
• "V tvojem ognju (Inferno)" (2013)
• "Zadnji ples" (2013)
• "Barve" (2013)
• "Silent Night" (2014)
• "Blue and Red" (2016)

References

1. http://www.rtvslo.si/misijaevrovizija/izkaznica/id/33
2. "It's ManuElla for Slovenia!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
3. "Znana imena nastopajočih na izboru EMA 2016" (in Slovenian). RTVSLO. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.