"I am very happy with the nomination, it is a compliment and comes as a nice surprise, a recognition of what we do," Katja Šulc commented the news about the nomination for MTV European Music Award.

The singer who moves between different performance and music genres – jazz, chanson, poetry set to music, and urban beats, said she knew her 'competition', also nominated for the best performer award for the territory of ex-Yugoslavia. "I am in a good company. I like Frenkie and Svi na pod!."
From chansons to electronics
Katja became known to the wide public as a singer in 2008 with Mila, a project that set to music the poetry of Mila Kačič in chanson and jazz arrangements. Next she surprised with jazzy, somewhat different sound, a playful, eclectic blend of urban beat resulting in the composition I Love You You Scream, and in the album Twisted Delight with DJ Pier.

And which music genre does she identifies herself with most, chansons, jazz, or urban beat? "Sometimes electronics, sometimes chanson, and sometimes something else …. Depends on the project and on the lyrics which demands its own musical scenery," said the dark-haired singer.
The mentioned hit was upgraded by an interested videospot by Miha Knific, which was chosen as one of the ten best Slovenian spots of the decade. "Visuals always add mood to music, take it further, both at concerts and in videospots. I like to mesh sound with images."
How would you describe your musical style?
It is hard to define it, as I blend a number of genres. I feel close to poetry in music, jazz, hypnotic sounds …
How is your music accepted by Slovenian, and how by foreign audience?
Both albums were warmly accepted at home. Where we put a foot across the border, the reactions were very nice, and especially the reactions to Mila and the Slovenian poetry in songs – i.e. in Spain, Mexico, Bosnia and Herzegovina it was very warmly greeted, as if Mila had been made for them.
At the moment you are in Mexico. What binds you to that country, and what are you doing there presently?
I feel quite at home in Mexico; the last year and a half I spent half of the time here (in Mexico), and half there (in Slovenia). A lot happened to me in Mexico, and a lot of new directions became available to me. Here I have musicians I play with, and we are working on a new project.
You studied in New York. What was the experience like? Were you impressed by the Big Apple as much as by Mexico?
It was an extraordinary experience. Study at New York School with exceptional mentors was a great gift for which I am immensely grateful. New York was a school in itself, and a special experience, it overwhelmed me. But, if we are already making comparison, living in Mexico is within easier reach than living in New York.
In December you will have a concert at Ljubljana Castle. What are you preparing?
It is a cycle titled That voice, uniting four singers. Severa Gjurin, Tinkara Kovač and Nuška Drašček will join me. I am also preparing the evening of the modern chanson under the title Tenderness, a selection from the songs of Aznavour, Gainsbourg, Ati Soss, Nina de Glerie and others, somewhat modified, accompanied by Igor Matković (trumpet), Robert Jukič (bass) and Blaža Jurjevčiča (piano).