Manuella was born in
Celje, present day
Slovenia. At the age of 6, she started to play accordion, with 9, piano and with the age of 12, she started to play bass-guitar and formed a band. At the age of 16, she performed on the National television in the second season of
Bitka talentov. In 2011 she competed in
Misija Evrovizija and placed in the Semi-final. In 2012, Brechko graduated from
music production at the University of
Electrical Engineering, Ljubljana. On 5 January 2016, she was announced as one of the ten competing artists in
EMA 2016, with the song "
Blue and Red". In the final, held on 27 February, she was declared the winner. Brechko represented Slovenia at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 performing during the second semi-final held on 12 May 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden. In December 2016, she moved to Stockholm, to forge an international career. In 2017, Manu released her comeback single 'Salvation' which garnered attention on streaming services and became the highest streamed non-Eurovision single by a Slovenian solo artist. In early 2018, it was revealed Manu would re-enter EMA with the song 'The Sound'. Manu's third single since her Eurovision participation, 'Only Love', was released in April 2020, serving as the lead single from her upcoming album 'Sunrise'. The second single, 'Forever Flow', was released in July 2020. ==Discography==