Slovenian’s National Identity Though Song
Slovenian’s National Identity Through Song Slovenia was represented in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest by Tinkara Kovač, and her song, "Spet" / "Round and Round", a pop folklore song full of Eurovision tropes about the duality of love and hate that is seen in a relationship. Previously I have discussed that Slovenian’s national Identity revolves largely around the Slovene language, Catholicism, and the strong unity of the Slovenian people and their ancient desire for a land to call their own. While some of these ideas are difficult to put into a three-minute song with an international (not as educated on Slovenia audience), Tinkara Kovač does try to use aspects such as the Slovene language in order to put forward a sense of Slovene identity while still appealing to the Eurovision audience with many tropes and stereotypes of a Eurovision song. Kovač’s lyrics were co-written by herself, Hannah Man...
