This year, Durango will be represented in the competition. Hannah Mancini, who grew up here, will be on the stage singing Slovenia’s entry in the 39-country sing-off.

Mancini has been living in Slovenia for the last six years since marrying a Slovenian, and her career has taken off, with magazine covers, radio hits and now, this, considered quite an honor in Europe.

Her parents, Durangoans Bill Ball and Kate Errett, said she grew up performing at Durango High School in the late 1980s and early 1990s under the direction of Mona Wood-Patterson and Jill Langoni.

Mancini is scheduled to sing third in today’s semifinal in Malmö, Sweden, which will air live at 1 p.m. on Eurovision013TV, available on the Eurovision website.

Herald Staff