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On 13 January 2023, the band released "Osem Korakov" with the accompanying music video.
On 13 January 2023, the band released "Osem Korakov" with the accompanying music video.


On 16 July 2023, the band announced via social media that guitarist Mark Semeja had parted ways, as he had chosen to "continue on separate musical journeys".<ref>{{Cite web |date=16/7/23 |title=lps_band on Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FCuwroJWt6rq%2F |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>
On 16 July 2023, the band announced via social media that guitarist Mark Semeja had parted ways, as he had chosen to "continue on separate musical journeys".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-16 |title=lps_band on Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FCuwroJWt6rq%2F |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>


== Members ==
== Members ==

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LPS
LPS at an online concert in 2020
LPS at an online concert in 2020
Background information
Also known asLast Pizza Slice
OriginCelje, Slovenia
Genres
Years active2018–present
Members
  • Filip Vidušin
  • Gašper Hlupič
  • Zala Velenšek
  • Žiga Žvižej
Past members
  • Mark Semeja

Last Pizza Slice, better known by the acronym LPS, is a Slovenian band. They represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Disko".[1]

Career

The band was formed in December 2018 in the music room of the Grammar School Celje-Center.[2]

2022: Eurovision Song Contest

The Slovenian public broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) announced on 26 November 2021 that LPS had been selected as one of 24 entrants to have a chance to represent Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[3] The band would win the third duel of the contest, beating out Neli Jerot's song "Magnum opus" to move on to the final round.[2] LPS also won in the final, and as a result, represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with "Disko".[4] At Eurovision, LPS were eliminated in the first semi-final after finishing in last place.[5]

2023-present

On 13 January 2023, the band released "Osem Korakov" with the accompanying music video.

On 16 July 2023, the band announced via social media that guitarist Mark Semeja had parted ways, as he had chosen to "continue on separate musical journeys".[6]

Members

Current Members

  • Filip Vidušin – vocals (2018-present)
  • Gašper Hlupič – drums (2018-present)
  • Zala Velenšek – bass guitar (2018-present)
  • Žiga Žvižej – electronic keyboard (2018-present)

Former Members

  • Mark Semeja – electric guitar (2018-2023)

Discography

Live albums

Title Details
Live from Šiška
  • Released: 19 June 2021
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
LTU
[7]
"Silence in My Head" 2022 Non-album singles
"Disko" 35
"Osem korakov" 2023
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

References

  1. ^ "Slovenia: LPS will grab a pizza the action in Italy 🇸🇮". Eurovision.tv. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Slovenia: Group LPS wins the third duel of EMA Freš 2022". www.eurofansradio.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Slovenia announces EMA Freš 2022 participants 🇸🇮". Eurovision.tv. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ^ "LPS wins EMA and will represent Slovenia at Eurovision 2022". Eurovisionworld. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. ^ "LPS s pesmijo Disko v prvem polfinalu pristali na zadnjem, 17. mestu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. ^ "lps_band on Instagram". www.instagram.com. 2023-07-16. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  7. ^ "2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2022
Succeeded by