Sasa Lendero: Slovenia's Sexy Siren of Song

By Stefan Wrana
CSMR Austrian Correspondent

Slovenia's Totally Hot Sasa Lendero

KLAGENFURT am WORTHERSEE, AUSTRIA-- For the better part of the past decade, Sasa Lendero has been one of the leading, if not the leading lady of Slovenian pop/schlager.

Sasa has combined her stunning movie star good looks, a powerfully feminine voice and a relaxed, playful stage presence into a formula that has made her a very big star in her native Slovenia and beyond.

The college sociology grad made her first recordings way back in 2000 and by '04 had produced 3 CDs singing duets with partner Miha Hercog. But she really didn't come into her own until she went solo in 2005.

That year, and again in '06, despite being an overwhelming fan-favorite, she finished only second in the highly politicized national competition to represent Slovenia in the 27 nation, pan-European, Eurovision Song Contest.

Nevertheless, her '06 entry, the folkish Mandoline, shot to the top of the Slovenian music charts and another song Ne Grem Na Kolena (I won't kneel) skyrocketed to #1 that same year, breaking all previous sales records and it stayed on the top-30 chart for more than a year.

Sasa Lendero forged ahead with a steady stream of chart topping Slovenian hits over the next few years most notably the 2007 Levinja (Lioness) offering, which was accompanied by a steamy video shot in North Africa.

This past year, Lendero has parlayed her musical stardom into a TV acting career, starring in a popular American-styled Western series Ljubezen Na Seniku (The Farmer Wants a Wife) on Slovenia's biggest TV network.

Currently, Sasa Lendero is collaborating with Portuguese vocal star, Axel, on a recording project and has started a musical art consulting firm.

Here is a steamy video of her chart smashing 2006 hit, the very Hellenic sounding, Ne grem na kolena, (I won't kneel):



Here she sings her current hit - the theme song to "The Farmer Wants a Wife", her new American-styled Western TV series, Dotakni se me tam (Touch me there):



Here is her 2006 entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in the Slovenian national competition, Mandoline. Containing Balkan and Gypsy elements, it only garnered her a 2nd place finish, but became a big pop hit in Slovenia that year: