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Marin Jurić Čivro
Marin Jurić-Čivro (born 5 May 1994) is a Croatian singer. He rose to fame after placing third in season one of '' The Voice Hrvatska''. Music career Starting 7 February 2015, Marin Jurić-Čivro appeared as a contestant on the first season of the reality talent show '' The Voice Hrvatska''. On the first show, Jurić sang Bill Withers' song "Ain't No Sunshine". Two judges, Indira Levak and Ivan Dečak turned around with Jurić choosing Ivan Dečak as his coach On 7 March 2015, in the Battle Round, Jurić's coach Dečak put him against Azra Kuštrić Skender choosing that they both sing "One", originally by U2 and Mary J. Blige. As a result, Dečak picked him to continue his journey into the live shows. On 28 March 2015, Jurić a rendition of Jeff Buckley's song "Hallelujah". During the Top 16, Jurić sang a rendition of Damir Urban's "Mjesto za mene". In the Top 12, he sang Deep Purple's " Soldier of Fortune". At the semi-final on 18 April 2015, Jurić performed Hozier's " Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virovitica
Virovitica () is a Croatian city near the Hungary, Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,688, with 21,291 people in the municipality (census 2011). It is also the capital of Virovitica-Podravina County. Name Virovitica has also historically been known by the names ''Wirowititz''/''Virovititz'' and ''Wirowitiza'' (German language, German), ''Viroviticza'', ''Verewitiza'', ''Verowitiza'', ''Verowtiza'', ''Verőce'' (Hungarian language, Hungarian) and ''Varaviza'' (Italian language, Italian), ''Viroviticza'' or ''Verucia'' (Latin language, Latin). Climate Between 1994 and 2010, the highest temperature recorded at the local Bikana station was , on 18 August 2003. The coldest temperature was , on 31 December 1996. At the Virovitica station, recording since 1951, the highest temperature recorded was , on 27 June 1965. The coldest temperature was , on 23 January 1963. History The town is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soldier Of Fortune (Deep Purple Song)
"Soldier of Fortune" is a rock ballad written by Ritchie Blackmore and David Coverdale and originally released on Deep Purple's 1974 album ''Stormbringer''. Although Deep Purple has never released the song as a single and it has never placed on the record charts, it has developed a cult following over the years and has been covered by many artists and bands. Releases "Soldier of Fortune" has been released on several albums since ''Stormbringer'': * ''Stormbringer'' (1974) * ''Last Concert in Japan'' (1977) * ''Fireworks'' (Italy-only compilation) (1985) * '' This Time Around: Live in Tokyo'' (2001) * '' The Platinum Collection'' (2005) * '' Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple'' 30th Anniversary Edition (2010) Cover versions * Whitesnake's version first appeared on the 1997 live album ''Starkers in Tokyo'', then later on '' The Silver Anniversary Collection'' (2003), '' 30th Anniversary Collection'' (2008) and ''Made in Britain/World Record (Live)'' (2013), then in a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Croatian Male Singers
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Hrvatska Radiotelevizija
''Hrvatska radiotelevizija'' ( HRT), or Croatian Radiotelevision, is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite. HRT is divided into three joint companies – Croatian Radio (), Croatian Television () and Music Production (), which includes three orchestras (Symphony, Jazz, and Tamburitza) and a choir. The founder of HRT is the Republic of Croatia which exercises its founder's rights through the Croatian Government. Croatian Radio (then Radio Zagreb) was founded on 15 May 1926. This date is considered the date on which HRT was founded. Television Zagreb (today Croatian Television) began broadcasting on 7 September 1956. By the law enacted by the Croatian Parliament on 29 June 1990, Radio Television Zagreb was renamed to Croatian Radiotelevision. HRT operates as a provider of public broadcasting services, and Croatia provides independent funding by the Croatian Broadcastin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Kraljić
Nina Kraljić (; born 4 April 1992) is a Croatian singer-songwriter and voice actress. She is known for winning season one of '' The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske'' and for being a finalist in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Lighthouse". Kraljić is the winner of the Croatian Porin award for Croatia's best new act of 2016. Her debut album ''Samo'' was released on September 30, 2016. Life and career Early life and career Nina Kraljić was born in Lipovljani, Croatia on 4 April 1992 to Željko and Irena Kraljić. She has a younger sister Tena. Kraljić's first TV appearance was in 2009 when she entered ''Supertalent'', the Croatian version of ''Got Talent''. She placed tenth in the final stage of the competition. When Kraljić was 14, she left her family to develop her musical expression. She studied opera at a music academy and Croatian studies at the Faculty of Philosophy in Rijeka. She is openly bisexual. 2015–present: ''Samo'' Kraljić competed in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HR Top 40
The HR Top 100 is the main Croatian domestic singles airplay chart, issued weekly by the Croatian Music Institute (Institut Hrvatske Glazbe) and the Croatian Phonographic Association (Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga) through Top lista. The charts are a record of the most played domestic songs in various genres in Croatia. Formerly known as the HR Top 40, it became the official Croatian airplay chart in December 2012. As of 13 January 2025, the chart was expanded to include 100 entries and has been titled the HR Top 100 since then. History The chart launched on 24 January 2013 with the data collected from the 14th of January to the 20th of January being published in the first issue of the chart. Originally, the data from 80 radio stations was collected to form a list of the 40 most played domestic songs in Croatia. The airplay chart contained data generated by the Playkontrol system according to any song played during the period starting the previous Monday at time 00:00:00 and end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2025
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country's victory at the with the song "The Code (Nemo song), The Code" by Nemo (singer), Nemo. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), the contest was held at , and consisted of two semi-finals on 13 and 15 May, and a final on 17 May 2025. The three live shows were presented by Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer, with Michelle Hunziker joining for the final. Broadcasters from thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, the same number as the previous two editions. returned after a two-year absence, while , which had originally planned to participate, later withdrew due to economic reasons and the quality of the songs competing in its national selection. 's participation continued to cause controversy in the context of the Gaza war, with some participating bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2025
Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song " Poison Cake", written by Bas Wissink, Ben Pyne, Emma Gale, Filip Majdak and Marko Bošnjak, and performed by Bošnjak himself. The Croatian participating broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), organised the national final ''Dora 2025'' in order to select its entry for the contest. Croatia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, which took place on 13 May 2025 and was later selected to perform in position 14. At the end of the show, Croatia was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and hence failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Croatia placed 12th out of the 15 participating countries in the semi-final, with 28 points. Background Prior to the 2025 contest, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Croatia 29 times since its first entry in . Its best result in the contest was second, achi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2020
The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was planned to be the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It would have taken place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, following the country's victory at the with the song " Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. This was the first and only edition in the contest's history to be cancelled, being called off on 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The contest was scheduled to be held at Rotterdam Ahoy and would have consisted of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May, and a final on 16 May 2020. Forty-one countries would have participated in the contest; and would have returned after their absence from the 2019 contest, while and had confirmed their non-participation after taking part in the previous edition. All 41 competing songs and artists were confirmed by the participating broadcasters by early March 2020. Following the cancellation, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) began discussions of potential carryovers for the , such as the host venue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Croatia was set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "" written by Ante Pecotić. The song was performed by Damir Kedžo. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final to select the Croatian entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Fourteen entries competed in the national final on 29 February 2020 and "" performed by Damir Kedžo was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from five 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 12 May 2020. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Background Prior to the 2020 contest, Croatia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-five times since its first entry in . The nation's best result in the contest was fourth, which it achieved on two occasions: in 1996 with the song "" performed by Maja Blagdan an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Me To Church
"Take Me to Church" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Hozier. It was released as his debut single on 13 September 2013, originally featuring on his extended play of the same name, before being featured as the opening track of his 2014 self-titled debut album. A struggling musician at the time of its composition, Hozier wrote and recorded the song in the attic of his parents' home in County Wicklow. A mid-tempo soul song, its lyrics use religious terminology to describe a romantic relationship in the face of Church discrimination. The song caught the attention of Rubyworks Records, where producer Rob Kirwan collaborated with Hozier on the final recording. The accompanying music video premiered in September 2013, directed by Brendan Canty, Emmet O'Brien and Conal Thomson. It was shot in black-and-white and follows a romantic relationship between two men and the violent homophobic attack that followed. Upon its YouTube release in September 2013, the video quickly went viral, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hozier
Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as Hozier ( ), is an Irish musician. His music primarily draws from Folk music, folk, Soul music, soul and blues, often using religious and literary themes and taking political or social justice stances. His debut single, "Take Me to Church" (2013), became a rock radio hit in the U.S., peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was certified multi-platinum in several countries. His eponymous Hozier (album), debut studio album (2014) has been certified 6× platinum in Ireland and multi-platinum in several other countries. His EP ''Nina Cried Power EP, Nina Cried Power'' (2018), which featured the title track as Nina Cried Power, a single, reached number one on the Adult Alternative Songs, ''Billboard'' Adult Alternative Songs chart. His second album, ''Wasteland, Baby!'' (2019), debuted atop the Irish Albums Chart and the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, and was certified gold in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
