The prima donna of Slovenian pop music has enraptured large audiences at home and abroad with her exceptional voice, professional attitude and star-like charisma. Her extraordinarily rich career holds a special place for superbly performed compositions based on traditional melodic and enriched with her recognizable personal singing style.
Helena Blagne made her first public appearance as a twelve-year-old girl at an amateur competition First Voice of Gorenjska. The success she achieved with the song Santa Lucia was responsible for her decision to become a professional singer. In 1986 she began her journey to fame and success. She received first the prizes from both the audience and the professional jury at the Macedonian festival Makfest with the song Ko te ni. Only a year later she was awarded the first prize by the audience at Split Festival for her song Morje, ljubezen moja. She became a regular guest and winner at most important festivals in former Yugoslavia. She has been attracting international audiences since 1987-88, when she performed at a Mediterranean festival in Turkey and toured Canada, USA and Australia. In 1989 she was again chosen as the winner of Melodije morja in sonca Festival; she sang her song Vrniva se na najino obalo in a duet with the then leading singer of popular and operatic music N. Junkar. Three years later she confirmed her connection with Slovenian audiences when she received the first prize by the audience at Melodije morja in sonca Festival with her song Moj mornarček.
