Maja Keuc

Maja Keuc (born 16 January 1992), also known as Amaya, is a Slovenian singer. She represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

Maja Keuc
Maja Keuc in 2011
Background information
Also known asAmaya
Born (1992-01-16) 16 January 1992
Maribor, Slovenia
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2010–present

Career

Keuc was born on 16 January 1992 in Maribor, Slovenia.[1] During her childhood, she joined the "English student theatre" where she got a lot of stage experience including singing, dancing and playing instruments. In 2010, Maja competed in the talent show Slovenija ima talent (Slovenia's Got Talent) and finished as a runner-up to a 7-year-old girl Lina Kuduzović.[2]

She represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "No One" eventually finishing 13th in the grand final. She finished 3rd in the second semi-final with 113 points. According to jury votes only in semi-final she would finish 1st and according to votes only from jury in final she would finish 4th.[3][4]

She released her second studio album Fairytales in September 2016, under the name Amaya.[5]

Personal life

Keuc was engaged to Swedish band Dirty Loops vocalist Jonah Nilsson, but they got separated. She lives in Stockholm, Sweden.[5][6]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Indigo (2011)
  • Fairytales (2016)

Singles
  • No One (2011)
  • Zmorem (2011)
  • You're a Tree and I'm a Balloon (2011)
  • Get The Party Started (2011)
  • Go with the Flow (2011)
  • Ta planet (2011)
  • Na pol poti (2011)
  • Krog (2011)
  • Ta čas (2012)
  • Tako lepo mi je (2012)
  • Close to You (2014)
  • Statements (2017)
  • Concrete (2018)
  • Trust Issues (2020)

References
  1. "Maja Keuc Biografija". Ekskluzvino (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 27 February 2011.
  2. "24ur.com – Najbolj obiskana spletna stran v Sloveniji". Talent.24ur.com. n.d. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  3. "Foto in video: Zaradi Maje Keuc bo Evrovizija dišala po Vaniliji! :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija". Rtvslo.si. n.d. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  4. Tekst: (ča) (27 February 2011). "EMA 2011: V Düsseldorf bo odpotovala Maja Keuc s pesmijo Vanilija | Dnevnik". Dnevnik.si. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  5. Adams, William Lee (5 July 2016). "Amaya – The artist formerly known as Maja Keuc – Talks love, her new album, and Melodifestivalen". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
  6. "Maja Keuc se bo poročila! :: Žurnal 24". Žurnal24.si. n.d. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
Preceded by
Ansambel Roka Žlindre and Kalamari
with "Narodnozabavni rock"		 Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2011		 Succeeded by
Eva Boto
with "Verjamem"
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