Sebi (song)

"Sebi" (English: To Myself) is a song performed by the Slovenian duo Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl. The song was the Slovenian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] The song was performed at the first semi-final and progressed to the final, where it finished in 15th place.

"Sebi"
Single by Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl
from the EP Štiri and the album 4
Released16 February 2019
Recorded2018
Length3:17
LabelUniversal Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Zala Kralj
  • Gašper Šantl
Producer(s)
  • Zala Kralj
  • Gašper Šantl
Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl singles chronology
"S teboi"
(2018)		 "Sebi"
(2019)		 "Come to Me"
(2019)
Music video
"Sebi" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
  • Zala Kralj
  • Gašper Šantl
Lyricist(s)
  • Zala Kralj
  • Gašper Šantl
Finals performance
Semi-final result
6th
Semi-final points
167
Final result
15th
Final points
105
Entry chronology
◄ "Hvala, ne!" (2018)
"Voda" (2020) ►

Eurovision Song Contest
Main article: Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

On 23 December 2018, Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl were confirmed as one of the 10 participants in EMA 2019 with the song "Sebi".[2] They won the national final on 16 February 2019 and is representing Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.[3] On 28 January 2019, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Slovenia was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 14 May 2019, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show. Once all the competing songs for the 2019 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the show's producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Slovenia performed in position 5. On 14 May 2019, the song was performed at the first semi-final and gained enough votes to quality for the final.[4] It finished in 15th place with 105 points.

Music video

The music video for "Sebi" was directed and produced by Žiga Krajnc who has previously collaborated with Kralj and Šantl on the music videos for their singles "Valovi", "Baloni" and "S teboi".[5]

Track listing
Digital download[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Sebi"3:17
Digital download[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Sebi" (Dare to Dream Version)3:00
2."Sebi" (Instrumental)3:00

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Estonia (Eesti Tipp-40)[8] 32
Lithuania (AGATA)[9] 33
Slovenia (SloTop50)[10] 2
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 77

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 16 February 2019
Universal Music [6]

References
  1. "Zala Kralj in Gašper Šantl ostala zvesta Sebi in osvojila Emo" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. Granger, Anthony (23 December 2018). "Slovenia: EMA 2019 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. Farren, Neil (16 February 2019). "Slovenia: Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl to Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. "First Semi-Final: 10 acts qualify for Eurovision 2019 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. "Zmagovalna pesem Eme 2019 nadgrajena z videospotom" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. "Štiri by Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  7. "Sebi by Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  8. "EESTI TIPP-40: Official Estonian Singles Chart". Siim Nestor at Eesti Ekspress. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  9. "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  10. "SloTop50: Slovenian Official Singles Chart Week 20". SloTop50. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  11. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  12. "Zala Kralj & Ga%9Aper %8Aantl – Sebi". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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