Rapper Zlatko started out as a freestyler. His first appearance on the Slovenian music scene dates to 2007. With his positive outlook and rhyme-spitting talent, he has become one of the most beloved hip hop artists in the country.

Illustrious musician Zlatko Kaučič has asserted himself across jazz and improvised music landscapes as one of Slovenia’s most prominent and agile percussionists. He performs with some of the world’s foremost names in music, is mentor to different musicians and leads Kombo, a line-up of young artists who attended his workshops.

The Slovenian rock pop band Zmelkoow, established in 1992, distinguishes itself for its unusual lyrics, ranging from sarcasm to morbidity.

Zoran Predin has made a name for himself as a solo performer – an acclaimed singer-songwriter and chansonnier – as well as frontman of the New Wave/rock group Lačni Franz. He has achieved distinction throughout the territory of former Yugoslavia.

ZveN / Zvezdana Novaković is a young multiply awarded artist, harpist, composer, performer and singer, who explores her potentials in the frames of classical, jazz and folk music traditions. She is author of many compositions for theatre and puppet shows, and a regular collaborator of the legendary Slovenian writer and poet Svetlana Makarovič, the cult band Laibach, Macedonian jazz maestro Vasko Atanasovski and others. Zvezdana is also the founding member of various groups like Slovena Voices (Bulgaria), Bosa (Brazil), The Voice of the Strings (Sweden), Vellamo & Faronika (Finland) and others. At MENT 2020, she will present her solo performance.

Žan Serčič is a versatile singer, musician, author and producer who delights with a modern pop sound. He writes (mostly) his own songs and plays guitar, which he also teaches at music school.

Oboist Živa Loštrek has performed with various Slovenian professional orchestras, also as a soloist, and is currently pursuing a career abroad (Germany), giving concerts and playing at festivals as soloist, orchestra musician and member of different chamber music ensembles.

Živa Ploj Peršuh is a conductor with broad symphonic and diverse opera repertoire. She is a regular guest in Slovene National Theater Opera Ljubljana, where she has firstly appeared by conducting Strauss’ Salome. She regularly conducts the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, both Symphony Orchestras of the Slovene National Theatre in Maribor and Ljubljana and the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra. She established the Ljubljana International Orchestra in 2010. The orchestra has members from all over the world and has toured in Italy, Serbia, Great Britain and Spain.

A highly prolific singer-songwriter of the middle generation, Jerry Mažgon won awards at various singer-songwriter festivals across the former Yugoslavia.