Slovenia: zalagasper release “Come to Me” after changing their name

After a busy few months preparing for their Eurovision debut, Slovenia’s Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl have finally had some time to relax back home in Slovenia. After achieving a respectable 15th place finish in Tel Aviv with their song “Sebi”, the duo has kept themselves active and haven’t let their momentum slip away post-contest. They are now going by the name zalagasper and have also released “Come to Me”as their first post-Eurovision single.

Their first major undertaking came in the form of a branding manoeuvre. The pair will no longer be professionally known by each of their full names but rather by the newly-crafted mononym “zalagasper“. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise since their former stage name “Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl” was a bit clunky and has proven to be difficult for non-Slovenian speakers to pronounce. In an interview with wiwibloggs in Tel Aviv, the duo hinted that a name change was on the horizon but said that it would be an unexpected choice. Combining each of their first names into one word is surely a clever branding choice, especially since their Instagram handle was already @zalagasper to begin with.

“Come to Me”— zalagasper

Zalagasper’s second order of business was to release their first post-Eurovision single. Their first English-language track “Come to Me” sticks to the same musical style as “Sebi”, with Zala singing all the lyrics in her distinct soft-spoken singing style. “Come to Me” is just as intimate and honest as zalagasper’s other tracks and also feels like a window into their everyday lives.

Despite the song’s intimate nature, zalagasper have managed to take a timeless, sentimental track about two lovers and turn it into something distinctly modern and radio-friendly. “Come to Me” utilises instrumentation and vocal techniques that are very much on the cutting edge of the 2019 indie music scene.

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hello, you’ll be seeing some changes on our socials in the next few days, since we are changing our name to zalagasper. feel free to pronounce it, yay ?

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Just like in “Sebi”, Zala’s hushed and breathy vocals, which impressively straddle the line between singing and whispering, allow the song to subtly transition from easy-listening music to something distinctly memorable. “Come to Me” is a strong entry as zalagasper’s first post-Eurovision single.

“Come to Me” lyrics – zalagasper

Baby blue, our colours are all soft
Don’t you ever say they’re faded
Hit the snooze and hold me tight
Never let me catch the school bus

If home is where the heart is, you better come to me
First we’ll cuddle and then we’ll see, oh
If home is where the heart is, you better come to me
First we’ll cuddle and then we’ll see, oh

Touch my hips
Stay the way you are
Let us dance around all awkward
Brag with me, say my name
I wanna feel appreciated

If home is where the heart is, you better come to me
First we’ll cuddle and then we’ll see, oh
If home is where the heart is, you better come to me
First we’ll cuddle and then we’ll see, oh

I want the world to spin faster, then freeze the time when we’re together
Take my hoodie, take my tights off
Take it down a notch
Tell me all
Tell me all

If home is where the heart is, you better come to me
First we’ll cuddle and then we’ll see, oh
If home is where the heart is, you better come to me
First we’ll cuddle and then we’ll see, oh

What do you think of zalagasper and their first post-Eurovision single? Is “Come to Me” going to be your chill vibes track of the summer? Or are you still stuck on “Sebi”? Let us know in the comments below!

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