Mojmir Sepe

Mojmir Sepe (born 11 July 1930 in Črna na Koroškem) is a Slovenian composer, conductor, arranger and trumpeter. He is uncredited as co-composer of worldwide hit "Eres tú" reaching No.9 at Billboard Hot 100.

Mojmir Sepe
Mojmir Sepe (left)
Background information
Birth nameMojmir Sepe
Also known asMojzes
Born (1930-07-11) 11 July 1930
OriginJazbina, Črna na Koroškem,
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Occupation(s)composer, conductor,
trumpeter, arranger
Years active1950 – present

Career

In 1949 he graduated at Celje First Grammar School (gymnasium) in Celje. Later he studied piano and trumpet at Ljubljana Academy of Music.

In 1950 he started his professional music career as a promising trumpet player at Radio Ljubljana Dance Orchestra, but suddenly had to stop due to a night street fight incident at Opatija Festival '65, defending Slovenian singer Elda Viler against pears robbery and his wife next to him, when four guys knocked out a couple of his front teeth. He committed to composing and conducting, mostly influenced by jazz and swing.[1]

Hit songs

Brez besed vs. Eres tú plagiarism

One of the biggest Eurovision scandals, Eres tú has the identical refrain melody as Slovenian song "Brez besed" (Without words) performed by Berta Ambrož and representing Yugoslavia at Eurovision Song Contest 1966. Song was originally written by composer Mojmir Sepe and lyricist Elza Budau, both Slovenians. However, the original authors never officially complained or file a lawsuit against self proclaimed author Juan Carlos Calderón, as that wasn't common practise these days. [2][3][4][5]

Eurovision

He represented Yugoslavia two times as composer.

Year Song Artist Lyricist Place
1966
 "Brez besed"Berta AmbrožElza Budau7th
1970
 "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet"Eva SršenDušan Velkaverh11th

Personal life

He was married to late Majda Sepe, one of the greatest Slovenian female singers of all time, for whom he also wrote music.

References
  1. "90 let Mojmirja Sepeta, pogovor". MMC RTV Slovenia 4D archive. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. "Brez besed by Berta Ambrož at Eurovision 1966". YouTube. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. "Evrovizijski škandal, v katerega je bila vpletena Slovenka" (in Slovenian). Slovenske novice. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. "Songs with earlier history". songswithearlierhistories.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. "Ein bisschen plagiarism?". sverigesradio.se. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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