Leon Ravnikar from Škofja Loka is a promising young classical guitarist who began playing at seven under professor Denis Kokalj and later studied at the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet. He is a five-time TEMSIG national competition winner and recipient of the Škerjanec Award for outstanding artistic creation. In 2025, he achieved the highest score among all applicants at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. With numerous national and international prizes, Leon is recognized as one of Slovenia’s most exceptional young musicians at the very start of his career.

Leonart is a Slovenian pop rock band from Maribor, founded in 2012. The band consists of Sebastijan Lukovnjak (vocals, acoustic guitar), Andrej Knehtl (electric guitar, backing vocals), Martin Počkar (bass, backing vocals), and Marko Brvar (drums). In 2016, they released their debut album Visoko v nebo, and in 2020, they followed it up with their second album Vrh sveta.

Michael Leopold – Leopold I. is an unconventional troubadour from Gornja Radgona, who tackles complex social themes in his lyrics in a simple yet profound way. With musically diverse and rhythmically rich compositions, he breaks stereotypes about rap. His backing band, Drügi, recently introduced their new album Dober den. Known for witty lyrics that portray the “common man” and depict rural life, Leopold I. emerged on the scene in 2020 with the song Nesen. Together with producer Vid Turica, he released the album Dobro jütro, featuring the hit Kinderšpil.

Liamere is a dynamic duo of vocalist/lyricist Kaja Skrbinšek and arranger/producer Andi Koglot. Their music fuses future garage, ambient, and trip-hop with classical pop structures. Blending atmospheric trip-hop, dark garage, and alternative electronic elements, their sound is defined by gritty urban arrangements, infectious 2-step rhythms, and Kaja’s smoky, velvety vocals, creating a captivating and immersive sonic experience.

Lifecutter is a solo project by Domen Učakar, member of the experimental duo Ontervjabbit hailing from the Zasavje region. In creating his music, Lifecutter employs different guitar effects and electronic sound synthesizers, grounding it in noise and drawing on various electronic music subgenres. He treads the path between analogue and digital expression and evokes a darker mood by incorporating diverse industrial components.

Lim Smrad in Žila is Ljubljana’s finest “hoch punk” trio with short, explosive, in-your-face songs, but also a long-lasting desire to make music. The band’s energetic live performances are spiced up with their loud, sometimes comedy-like interactions with the audience, cracking jokes and conjuring mosh pits and stage-diving.

Link Der Wasser, a band from Deskle, emerged in the 1980s, standing out with original music that defied genre conventions. They peaked in the 1990s with performances at Novi Rock (1994, 1995) and released a cassette and a CD with Ksenija Jus. Their sound blends blues, hard rock, jazz, punk, and hardcore, deeply influenced by their industrial hometown. After breaking up in 1997, members remained musically active. In 2014, they reunited and performed at Sajeta 2015.

Lip Rouge is an experimental music duo consisting of Karmen Ponikvar and Eva Mulej. Their debut composition was “Sakura” from the compilation of Slovenian ambient music “Senzorama Vol 1” (ZARŠ, 2021) on which they introduced us to their explorative musical expression. Inspired by early electronic music, contemporary vocal innovations and made-up stories, the two conjure their immersive soundscapes. They combine the sounds of analogue synths, various vocal timbres and acoustic instruments like the flute in order to explore the yet uncharted territories of modern ambient and experimental music.

Liquid Gasoline are a young Slovenian rock band whose passion for rock is matched by their talent. Creating original songs like Neznan, Utrip and Strah, they are recording their debut album with producer Denis Horvat. Chosen by Muzikobala as Slovenia’s most promising band of 2023, they aim to bring rock back to young people and are confidently carving their path in the music scene.