Janez Hvale

He met with a music as a child as a member of the children's choir of RTV Ljubljana. He later learned to play guitar and drums and was a member of various musical groups. He worked in the ensemble of Lojze Slak from 2007 to 2011. On the Slak's CD entitled Dragi prijatelji (Dear Friends), he presented himself as a guitarist and also as the author of some songs. He has written lyrics for the ensemble before as well.

He was a founding member of the music groups 12th nadstropje and 12th nasprotje, in which he was active as a singer, guitarist and drummer, and also a member of other music groups such as: Predmestje, RŽ and Rostfrajerji. He was also the chairman of the board of SAZAS (Slovenian Music Rights Association), but he is still an active member of the board of this association.

(October 21, 1951, Ljubljana - 2021)