Mia Žnidarič

Mia Žnidarič
Mia Žnidarič
Background information
Born	(1962-12-09) December 9, 1962
Origin	Ruše, Slovenia
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Vocalist
Years active	1988–present
Website	Mia Žnidarič

Mia Žnidarič (born 9 December 1962) is a Slovenian jazz singer.

History

Mia's jazz career started, when Mia met Slovenian composer and actor Nino de Gleria at age 27. Mia has moved from Maribor to Ljubljana with him and started singing jazz at bars. She took solo singing lessons with Nada Žgur and Jasna Spiller. She met Vinci Vogue Anžlovar, who asked her to sing in his movie Babica gre na jug, which made Mia recognisable to wider audience. She used to hold concerts in a popular discothèque Turist in the center of Ljubljana. In 1996, she was awarded for her albums Hold My Hand, and the year after for her second album I wish I Know How. Mia has met her husband American piano player Steve Klink when she was 32 years old. The success of their relationship results in their albums Hold My Hand and a few years after Pobarvanka. Currently Mia has concerts with Steve Klink trio in Slovenia and abroad.

Discography

• Hold My Hand (1995)
• I Wish I Knew How (1996)
• Pobarvanka (1997)
• Iskre (2000)
• Kaj ti je deklica (2000)
• My Favorite Things / A si ti al nisi ti moj ljubi (2003)
• Preblizu predaleč (2004)
• Nevidni orkester (2008)
• Love you madly (2011)