conductor, pedagogue, and journalist Micky Dolenz (born 1945) – drummer of The Monkees (Slovenian father; born and raised in the United States and has never lived in Slovenia) Jakob Gallus Petelin (1550–1591) – composer and conductor Jani Golob (born 1948) – composer and violinist Alenka Gotar (born 1979) – soprano singer Senida Hajdarpašić (known as Senidah) (born 1985) – singer and composer Karen Kamensek (born 1970) – conductor of Slovenian descent Božidar Kantušer (1921–1999) – composer Herbert von Karajan (1908–1989) – composer Maja Keuc – singer Marjan Kozina (1907–1966) – composer Zala Kralj (born 1999) – singer Lina Kuduzović (born 2002) – singer Marijan Lipovšek (1910–1995) – composer, pianist, pedagogue, musical essayist Marjana Lipovšek (born 1946) – opera singer, mezzo-soprano Magnifico (born 1965) – composer and singer Joey Miskulin (born 1949) – accordionist of Slovenian descent Omar Naber – singer-songwriter, guitarist Mr. Doctor – vocalist and composer of the Devil Doll Tito in ekšn – punk rock band of the 1990s Tomaž Pengov – composer, musician and singer Zoran Predin (born 1958) – composer and singer Oto Pestner – composer, musician and singer Jože Privšek (1937–1998) – composer and musician Raay (Maraaya) (born 1984) – composer Anja Rupel (born 1966) – singer and radio announcer Gašper Šantl (born 1996) – singer and composer Nina Šenk (born 1982) – classical composer Majda Sepe – singer Lojze Slak (1932–2011) – composer and musician Adi Smolar – composer, musician and singer Ana Soklič – singer-songwriter Karmen Stavec (born 1973) – musician and singer Dubravka Tomšič Srebotnjak (born 1940) – pianist and musical pedagogue Audrey Totter (1917–2013) – actress (Slovenian father; born and lived in the United States; never lived in Slovenia) Marjetka Vovk (Maraaya) (born 1984) – singer and composer Sare Havliček (born 1974) – musical producer Hugo Wolf (1860–1903) – composer "Weird Al" Yankovic (born 1959) – singer and musician of Slovenian descent Frankie Yankovic (1915–1998) – Grammy-award winning accordion player and polka musician of Slovenian descent Philosophers Mladen Dolar (born 1951) – philosopher, cofounder of the Ljubljana school of psychoanalysis Herman of Carinthia (1105/1110 – after 1154) – philosopher, astronomer, astrologer, mathematician Tine Hribar (born 1941) – philosopher Milan Komar (1921–2006) – philosopher Josip Križan (1841–1921) – mathematician, physicist, philosopher, astronomer Leonid Pitamic (1885–1971) – philosopher of law Avguštin Stegenšek (1875–1920) – philosopher, theologian, art historian Anton Strle (1915–2003) – theologian Ivo Urbančič (1930–2016) – philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) – philosopher,