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Marija Magdalena (song)
"Marija Magdalena" ("Mary Magdalene") is a song by Croatian singer Doris DragoviÄ, released on 7 March 1999. It was written and composed by TonÄi HuljiÄ and Vjekoslava HuljiÄ, and produced by Remi Kazinoti. The song won Dora 1999 and represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 where it finished in fourth place with 118 points. The song also functioned as the lead single for DragoviÄ's twelfth studio album, titled ''Krajem vijeka''. Within Croatia, the song achieved significant popularity and emerged as one of her most prominent musical successes. Background and release DragoviÄ had previously participated in the Eurovision Song Contest when she represented Yugoslavia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen, Norway with the song "Željo moja". Her performance secured an 11th place finish with a total of 49 points. Croatia made its debut as an independent country at the 1993 contest. Since 1995, DragoviÄ has been collaborating with songwriter Tonļæ½ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris DragoviÄ
Dorotea "Doris" Budimir (, ; born 16 April 1961) is a Croatian singer-songwriter who has represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song " Željo moja", finishing 11th with 49 points, and Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song " Marija Magdalena", finishing fourth with 118 points. Career Dorotea DragoviÄ was born in Split, Croatia, then part of Yugoslavia, and had an interest in singing since her childhood. She cites Arsen DediÄ, Gabi Novak and Tereza Kesovija as her biggest influences and childhood idols. She came to regional prominence in the early 1980s as a member of musical group More, and began her solo career in 1986. The same year, she represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen with the song " Željo moja", and finished the 11th with 49 points.See Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest DragoviÄ has since been one of the most famous pop singers in Yugoslavia, later Croatia and its region.Naslovi.n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydia (singer)
Lydia RodrĆguez FernĆ”ndez (; born 1980 in Madrid), better known as Lydia, is a Spanish pop singer. Career When Lydia was 16 years old, she released her first album, ''Lydia'', which went platinum in Spain. She became famous after dedicating a song to her musical idol Alejandro Sanz. In 1998 she released her second album, that became gold in Spain. She represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song " No quiero escuchar" (''I don't want to listen''), finishing last with one point. Her colorful dress, designed by Ćgatha Ruiz de la Prada, attracted much attention and criticism from the Spanish media and spectators. In 2002, she released her last album as solo singer. In 2007, she starred in the musical ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' in several Spanish cities and other projects. In 2008, she replaced Sole GimĆ©nez as singer for the Spanish multi-platinum band Presuntos Implicados. The first album that she released with this band, ''SerĆ”'' (''It will be''), was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zvezde Granda
''Zvezde Granda'' ( sr-Cyrl, ŠŠ²ŠµŠ·Š“Šµ ŠŃŠ°Š½Š“Š°; "''Grand Stars''") is a Serbian singing competition show, created by SaÅ”a PopoviÄ. The show has been airing since 2004 on several networks in the western Balkans, and is considered to be most popular and longest running reality television shows in the region. ''Zvezde Granda'' is currently broadcast on TV Pink, Nova BH and Kanal 5. The show has declared 16 winners over its 15 seasons. ''Zvzede Granda'' have launched the careers of numerous regionally poplar singers, which among others include: Milica TodoroviÄ, Branislav MojiÄeviÄ, Tanja SaviÄ, Rada ManojloviÄ, Milan StankoviÄ, Darko LaziÄ, Milica PavloviÄ, Aleksandra PrijoviÄ, Katarina GrujiÄ, Tea TairoviÄ, Teodora DžehveroviÄ and Džejla RamoviÄ. Format Before the show starts recording, potential contestants are scouted by Grand Production through an audition process. ''Zvezde Granda'' is consisted of around six rounds where contestants sing one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora 2021
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song " Tick-Tock" written by Branimir MihaljeviÄ, Max Cinnamon and Tihana BuklijaÅ” BakiÄ. The song was performed by Albina. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final to select the Croatian entry for the 2021 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Fourteen entries competed in the national final on 13 February 2021 and "Tick-Tock" performed by Albina was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from ten regional juries and a public televote. Croatia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 May 2021. Performing during the show in position 10, "Tick-Tock" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Croatia placed eleventh out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 110 points. Back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ToMa
Toma or TOMA may refer to: Places *Toma, Burkina Faso, a town in Nayala province *Toma Department, a department in Nayala province *Toma, Banwa, Burkina Faso, a town * TÅma, HokkaidÅ, Japan, a town ** TÅma Station, its railway station *Toma, a town in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea People *Toma (name), list of people with this name *Loma people or Toma, an ethnic group from border region between Guinea and Liberia **Loma language Music and television * ''Toma'' (TV series), an American series * "Toma" (song), by rapper Pitbull *"Toma" (song), by artist Puscifer Other uses *La Toma, a 1598 assertion of Spanish possession of land north of Rio Grande *Siege of Toma, a military action in 1914 in German New Guinea *Texas Open Meetings Act * Theatre Orchestra Musicians Association (TOMA), part of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Australia *TÅma, Kendo term for "long distance" *Toma cheese, Italian cheese *Top of mind awareness, a marketing term *TOMA (vehicle), armo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song " Tick-Tock" written by Branimir MihaljeviÄ, Max Cinnamon and Tihana BuklijaÅ” BakiÄ. The song was performed by Albina. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final to select the Croatian entry for the 2021 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Fourteen entries competed in the national final on 13 February 2021 and "Tick-Tock" performed by Albina was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from ten regional juries and a public televote. Croatia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 May 2021. Performing during the show in position 10, "Tick-Tock" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Croatia placed eleventh out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 110 points. Back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albina GrÄiÄ
Albina GrÄiÄ (; born 6 February 1999), known professionally by the mononym Albina, is a Croatian singer. She began her career after participating in season three of ''The Voice Hrvatska'' where she finished third. She represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam with the song " Tick-Tockā. Career GrÄiÄ was born in Split, although her father Božinko "KiÄo" hails from Dicmo and her mother Marija "Rina" is from Tijarica. She auditioned for the second season of '' X Factor Adria'' in Belgrade, Serbia by singing "Ako izgubim te ja" (''If I Lose You'') by Oliver DragojeviÄ. Advancing to the next round, the production decided to form a girl group with GrÄiÄ as a member. She declined the offer and ended her participation at the show. Starting 7 December 2019, Albina GrÄiÄ appeared as a contestant on the third season of the reality talent show ''The Voice Hrvatska''. On the first show, GrÄiÄ sang Laura Pausini's song " En cambio no" (''Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philipp Kirkorov
Philipp Bedrosovich Kirkorov PAR (russian: Š¤ŠøŠ»ŠøŠæŠæ ŠŠµŠ“ŃŠ¾ŃŠ¾Š²ŠøŃ ŠŠøŃŠŗŠ¾ŃŠ¾Š²; bg, Š¤ŠøŠ»ŠøŠæ ŠŠµŠ“ŃŠ¾ŃŠ¾Š² ŠŠøŃŠŗŠ¾ŃŠ¾Š², Filip Bedrosov Kirkorov; born 30 April 1967) is a Bulgarian-born Russian pop singer. He is a five-time winner of the "Best Selling Russian Artist" title at the World Music Awards ceremonies. Biography Philipp Kirkorov was born on 30 April 1967 in Varna, Bulgaria. His father, Bedros Kirkorov, is a Bulgarian-born singer of Armenian descent. In 1990, Kirkorov won the Grand Prix in the competition "Shlyager-90" (Hit-90) in Leningrad with the song "Nebo i Zemlya" (Sky and Earth). In 1992, his music video to the song "Atlantida" was selected as "Music Video of the Year". His popularity began to spread outside of Russia and he toured in the United States, Canada, Germany, and Israel. In 1994, he proposed to Alla Pugacheva and she accepted. On 13 January the couple announced their engagement in Moscow. On 15 March the marriage was regist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neka Mi Ne Svane
"Neka mi ne svane" is a song by Croatian singer Danijela MartinoviÄ, released on 6 March 1998. It was written and composed by Petar GraÅ”o and produced by Remi Kazinoti and Stipica Kalogjera. The song won Dora 1998 and represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 where it finished in fifth place with 131 points. Background and composition "Neka mi ne svane" was written and composed by Petar GraÅ”o and produced by Remi Kazinoti and Stipica Kalogjera. The song was recorded at the beginning of 1998 at Studio Lisinski in Zagreb. It was first performed at Dora 1998 on 6 March 1998 and serviced to Croatian radio stations a day after. Shortly after, the song was released as a CD single with the instrumental and English language versions as b-sides. The English version titled "Despair" had its lyrics written by Marina MudriniÄ. The song is a dramatic ballad, often described as the archetypal "Balkan ballad", with Danijela wishing that she will "cease to exist" rather than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danijela MartinoviÄ
Danijela MartinoviÄ (born 15 July 1971), also known mononymously as Danijela, is a Croatian pop singer. Biography Born in Split to Croatian parents, MartinoviÄ began to sing from an early age. She has a sister, Izabela, who also pursued a music career through Split-based pop act Stijene. Her big breakthrough came in 1991 when she joined the pop band Magazin. Magazin had long been a big name on the Croatian music scene (as well as the wider area, dating back to Yugoslav times); as such, MartinoviÄ became one of the biggest national icons. They represented Croatia at the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest, along with the opera singer Lidija Horvat-Dunjko, they performed the song " Nostalgija" finishing 6th (out of 23 entries) with 91 points. In 1996 she left Magazin to pursue a solo career, but she continued to work with the band's leader and prolific songwriter TonÄi HuljiÄ. That partnership resulted in MartinoviÄ winning the 1998 Dora contest with the ballad " Neka mi ne sva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaladium Arena
The Spaladium Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Split, Croatia. It was opened in December 2008, and hosted the following month's World Men's Handball Championship in 2009. The hall will host the event again in 2025 with Croatia, Denmark, and Norway as national co-hosts. , Spaladium Arena had been closed for more than a year over the inability of its operators to cover the maintenance costs. It was reopened for a Severina concert in December 2013. As of 2020, the arena was largely out of use. Concerts & events * Ministry of Sound: New Year's Party; December 31, 2009 ā January 1, 2010 * Zdravko ÄoliÄ performed a sold out concert on February 14, 2010 * Jelena Rozga performed a sold out concert during her The Bižuterija Tour; February 11, 2011 * Severina VuÄkoviÄ performed a sold out concert during her DobrodoÅ”ao u Klub Tour; December 6, 2013 * Dubioza kolektiv performed a concert on March 1, 2014 * Željko JoksimoviÄ performed a concert on March 8, 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
