Martin Lumbar, a composer, singer and instrumentalist, who is best known for lending his voice to Kekec, a popular children’s hero, when he was eight years old, has died. Apart from singing the Kekec song in 1963 in the film Srečno, Kekec! (Good Luck, Kekec!), Lumbar took part in numerous film and theatre projects.
He collaborated with the legendary Slovenian band Laibach, contributing to its new sound on its Let It Be (1988) album. He released his own album in 2003.