Mojmir Sepe

Mojmir Sepe (11 July 1930 – 24 December 2020) was a Slovenian composer, conductor, arranger and trumpeter.[1]

Mojmir Sepe
Mojmir Sepe (left)
Background information
Birth nameMojmir Sepe
Also known asMojzes
Born(1930-07-11)11 July 1930
OriginJazbina, Črna na Koroškem,
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died24 December 2020(2020-12-24) (aged 90)
Occupation(s)composer, conductor,
trumpeter, arranger
Years active1950 – 2020

Career

In 1949 he graduated at Celje First Grammar School (gymnasium) in Celje. Later he studied piano and trumpet at Ljubljana Academy of Music.

In 1950 he started his professional music career as a promising trumpet player at Radio Ljubljana Dance Orchestra, but suddenly had to stop due to a night street fight incident at Opatija Festival '65, defending Slovenian singer Elda Viler against pears robbery and his wife next to him, when four guys knocked out a couple of his front teeth. He committed to composing and conducting, mostly influenced by jazz and swing music.[2] He collaborated with several Slovenian poets who wrote lyrics for his arrangements. Among them were Frane Milčinski Ježek, Gregor Strniša, Branko Šomen, Miroslav Košuta, and Ivan Minatti.[3]

Hit songs

Brez besed vs. Eres tú plagiarism

Eres tú, the Spanish entry in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest, has been accused of being a plagiarism of the Slovenian song "Brez besed" performed by Berta Ambrož and representing Yugoslavia at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest. Brez Besed was written by composer Mojmir Sepe and lyricist Elza Budau, both Slovenians. However, Sepe and Budau never officially complained or filed a lawsuit against Eres Tú composer Juan Carlos Calderón, and therefore nothing further happened.[6][7][8][9]

Eurovision

Sepe represented Yugoslavia two times as composer.[5]

Year Song Artist Lyricist Place
1966
 "Brez besed"Berta AmbrožElza Budau7th
1970
 "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet"Eva SršenDušan Velkaverh11th

Sepe conducted both his compositions in the Eurovision Song Contest. Additionally, he was the conductor for the Slovenian entries in 1997 and 1998.[10] He was also the Slovenian jury member in the 1993 Eurovision pre-selection.

Personal life

Sepe was married to Majda Sepe, a famous Slovenian singer, for whom he also wrote music.[11] He died on Christmas Eve 2020, at the age of 90.[12]

References
  1. "Umrl je Mojmir Sepe". Delo. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. "90 let Mojmirja Sepeta, pogovor". MMC RTV Slovenia 4D archive. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. "Umrl je Mojmir Sepe". www.delo.si.
  4. http://www.dss.si/sepe-mojmir.html
  5. Vodovnik, Dejan (January 24, 2019). "Kolumna Dejana Vodovnika: Bojan". www.slovenskenovice.si.
  6. "Brez besed by Berta Ambrož at Eurovision 1966". YouTube. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  7. "Evrovizijski škandal, v katerega je bila vpletena Slovenka" (in Slovenian). Slovenske novice. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  8. "Songs with earlier history". songswithearlierhistories.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  9. "Ein bisschen plagiarism?". sverigesradio.se. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  10. "And the conductor is...|...a website dedicated to all conductors of the Eurovision Song Contest". www.andtheconductoris.eu.
  11. "Poslovil se je Mojzes: umrl skladatelj in dirigent Mojmir Sepe". RTVSLO.si.
  12. "Umrl je skladatelj in dirigent Mojmir Sepe". www.24ur.com.
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