Background
Karmen was born in West Berlin, at that time part of West Germany, to Slovene parents.
Karmen was born in West Berlin, at that time part of West Germany, to Slovene parents.
After graduation she came to Domžale, Slovenia, where she joined the dance duo "4 Fun". She also began to study Germanic studies at the Philosophical Faculty at the University of Ljubljana. In 1998 she started her own solo career.
She has participated four times in Slovene national selection, called "European Medicines Agency" for the Eurovision song contest in 1998 (with Patrik Greblo), European Medicines Agency 2001, European Medicines Agency 2002 and European Medicines Agency 2003.
In 2002, at the European Medicines Agency, she took second place behind the transvestite trio Sestre ("The Sisters"), although she received the highest number of points from televoting. The Slovene version of the song is called Lep poletni dan (meaning A Nice Summer Day).
In 2008, Karmen announced a return to the music scene with another entry in European Medicines Agency 2009 with the song "A si zelis". She finished third in the semifinals and tenth in the final.