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Vukovi Umiru Sami
Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "", composed by Franjo Valentić, with lyrics by Boris Novković, and performed by Novković himself featuring Lado Members. The Croatian participating broadcaster, (HRT), organised the national final ''Dora 2005'' to select its entry for the contest. Twenty entries competed in the national final which consisted of three stages: a quarter-final, two semi-finals and a final. Eighteen entries qualified from the quarter-final between 21 and 24 February 2004, and seven entries qualified from each semi-final on 3 and 4 March 2005 to compete in the final on 5 March 2005. In the final, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top three entries advanced to the superfinal following the combination of votes from a seven-member jury panel and a public televote. In the superfinal, "" performed by Boris Novković featuring Lado Members was selected as the winner based entirely on a pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Radiotelevision
''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] |
Vesna Pisarović
Vesna Pisarović (born 9 April 1978) is a Croatian pop and jazz singer. Life and career 1978–1999: Early life Pisarović was born in Brčko, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia and grew up in Požega, Croatia. From her earliest childhood she attended a music school, where she played the flute, sang in choirs and participated in various music contests. In the mid-1990s she moved to Zagreb, Croatia, where she graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. She began singing in clubs and writing songs. In 1997, while performing at the Croatian festival Zadarfest, she met Milana Vlaović, a journalist and composer. Vlaović later started to write songs for Pisarović. 2000–2002: Breakthrough and the Eurovision Song Contest In 2002 Vesna Pisarović won the annual Dora festival, the event that determines Croatia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Her song " Everything I Want" placed 11th in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. She wrote the song "In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Đurđević
Colonia is a Croatian dance music duo from Vinkovci, Croatia. The band has released thirteen albums and over 35 singles to date with various songs and albums gaining platinum status. They are known for winning the first ever Eurodance competition in 2001 and their various hits throughout the years. Colonia is considered to be one of the best selling musical artists in Croatia, having their albums sold in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic and their music had a major impact on Croatia’s pop music of late 90s and early 00s. History 1996–1997: Beginnings and ''Vatra i led'' Colonia was founded in 1996 by Boris Đurđević and Tomislav Jelić, two DJs from Vinkovci, Croatia. As the two of them did not sing, they later hired Indira Levak, Indira "Ira" Vladić (from Županja) to become their vocalist. The name of the group comes from the ancient Latin name of Vinkovci, which was "Colonia Aurelia Cibalae". The first commercial release by the group w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Houdek
Jacques Houdek (born Željko Houdek; 14 April 1981) is a Croatian recording artist who represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song " My Friend". Houdek began his professional solo career in 2000 and has since released many recordings and albums out which 13 have been certified silver (five times), gold, platinum and diamond (once). Houdek is one of the mentors in the Croatian version of the TV talent show '' The Voice''. During show's first season, he mentored the winner Nina Kraljić. Aside from Croatian, he has sung and recorded in English, Italian, German, Spanish, French, Slovene, Macedonian, and Māori language. Early life and education Jacques Houdek was born as Željko Houdek on 14 April 1981 in Velika Gorica. His last name is of Czech origin. After finishing elementary music school (piano department), Houdek enrolled in two high schools, music (solo singing department) and vocational hairdressing. He also attended singing lessons with profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivana Radovniković
Ivana Radovniković (; born 15 December 1985 in Zadar, Croatia) is a Croatian pop singer. Family life Radovniković is the daughter of Albert, a tennis trainer and physical education professor, and mother Ozana, a professor. She has younger sister called Antonia. Ivana attended Juraj Baraković High School in Zadar, after which she moved to Zagreb to study political science. Professional background Ivana received several awards including one for the best vocal interpretation. She has been noted to possess the ability called whistle register, but she does not use this often; she prefers to sing more powerful and mid-range notes. As a child, Ivana did not really aspire to become a singer, but her life and talent gave her a chance to be one. Her first major role in entertainment came in 2003 when she joined the TV show for new singers. When the show ended, Ivana used her talent and opportunity to sign to a record label: Croatia Records in 2004, for her first album “You’re my an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivana Kindl
Ivana Kindl (born 18 January 1978) is a Croatian singer. Career In 2010, she was awarded the Porin for best album in the spiritual music category. The same year she won the best female singer award from the editors of Croatian Radio stations. In 2011, she won the Porin for best female vocal performance. The song "Sve istine i laži" was released as a single on 6 October 2017. Kindl participated in several seasons of the singing reality television series '' Zvijezde pjevaju'' as a professional partner to non-singer celebrities. She won the second season with Nikša Kušelj the and thirteenth season with Igor Barberić. Discography Albums * ''Trenutak istine ''Trenutak istine'' () was a Croatian game show television series based on the American series '' The Moment of Truth''. It was produced and broadcast by Nova TV. The series puts its participants to a polygraph test in order to reveal whether or n ...'' (2002) * '' Moj svijet'' (2004) * '' Osjećaj'' (2006) * '' Gospel u K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Tomasović (composer)
Marko Tomasović (born 18 May 1976) is a Croatian composer and songwriter. He has composed and written more than 300 songs. His work has covered various genres. Marko is a member of Croatian Composers' Society, and he was listed as one of the 10 most performed authors in Croatia in 2004. Early life and career He was born on 18 May 1976 in Zagreb, Croatia where he lived most of his life. He grew up listening to artists like Roxette, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Scorpions and Cher. In 1994, Ladislav Račić gave him a chance to teach music at Rock Academia in Zagreb. Two years later, he had additional training with Professor Vanja Lisak. Lisak recommended Marko to his colleague Zdenka Kovačiček and shortly after that they collaborated. He worked on three Zdenka's CDs, and they won the Zagrebfest in 2000 and Zadarfest in 2001 for the song "Možda ni ne osjećam kraj" (Maybe I don't even feel the end). Marko points out the song "To nisam bila ja" (That was not me) reminds him of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrica Jusić
Ibrahim "Ibrica" Jusić (born 15 December 1944) is a Croatian chanson, folk, pop and sevdalinka singer-songwriter and musician. Early life and career beginnings Ibrica Jusić was born as Ibrahim Jusić in the Croatian city of Dubrovnik into a family with seven children. His parents family originates from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina and he grew up listening to sevdalinka and Italian canzone music. Under the direction of his older brother Đelo Jusić (born as Đevalhudin Jusić), who was the leader of the group Dubrovački trubaduri (''Dubrovnik Troubadours''), Ibrica learned to play the guitar. He performed acoustical music and chansons all over Dubrovnik, before officially starting his professional career in 1965 in Zagreb, after being invited by composer Pero Gotovac. Career His song "Celuloidni pajac" (''Celluloid Clown'') was the winner of first place in the 1968 Zagreb Festival. He won the first prize at the same festival the following two years as well: in 1969 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuliano Đanić
Giuliano Đanić (born 14 May 1973), known professionally as Giuliano, is a Croatian pop singer. Music career In mid 1988, Giuliano, along with Siniša Vuco, formed the rock band Kleopatra. The band released three singles "Odlazim", "Hladna noć", and "Svi u jedan glas". The band broke up in late 1989. After the break up of Kleopatra, Đanić, along with Zlatko Brodarić, formed the band Apokalipsa. The band's debut album ''Ljubav za ljubav, bol za bol'' was released in 1991. Giuliano has participated seven times in HRT Dora, Croatia's annual music competition and national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. He made his debut in 1996 performing "Sjaj u očima otkriva te", which finished fifth with 104 points. He returned to the contest again in 1999 with "Dobro mi došla ljubavi" finishing sixth. A year later in 2000, Đanić participated with the song "Srna i vuk" and finished third in the final with a total of 160 points. Đanić participated in Dora 2003, performing "M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electro Team
Electro Team (ET) is a hip hop/eurodance band from Croatia, active since 1987. ET's July 1993 single "Tek je 12 sati" was named by journalists and music critics as Croatia's hit of the decade. E.T. saw their greatest popularity while performing with their former lead singer Vanna (singer), Vanna, who joined the band in 1991 and left for solo career in 1998. History Electro Team was formed in Zagreb in 1987 by Adonis Ćulibrk – Boytronic. The band was inspired by the legendary hip-hop / electro band Mantronix. At that time, on Boytronic's invitationDarko Juranovic D'Knock(then known under the pseudonyms DáReal and Doc. DáReal), joined the band, and they started a demo recording period in which they created several songs. At the end of the 1980s, Sky Rocker joined the band, but at the beginning of the Homeland War he went to the United States. The band had their first public performance in 1989 on Z3 Television (an experimental programme on Croatian Radiotelevision) where they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petar Grašo
Petar Grašo (born 19 March 1976) is a Croatian pop singer and songwriter. In the course of his career, he has released three studio albums. In 2011, he worked on the album ''Ka Hashish'' together with Tonči Huljić & Madre Badessa Band. He attained popularity in Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, and North Macedonia. As of 2022,he is married to Croatian musician Hana Huljić, with whom he has one daughter. He has received numerous recognitions and awards for his music work including a Zlatni Studio Award. Life and career Early life and festivals Born in Split, Croatia, Split to professional basketball player , the youngster rose to prominence as a songwriter when established singer Oliver Dragojević performed one of the first songs young Grašo had ever written, "Boginja", on the HRT Dora, Dora contest in 1995. Since then, he has collaborated greatly with Dragojević, and has also worked with Doris Dragović, Danijela Martinović, Tonči Huljić, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonči Huljić
Tonči Huljić (; born 29 October 1961) is a Croatian musician, songwriter and music producer. He is best known as the founding member, songwriter and producer of one the most famous Croatian pop music, pop bands, Magazin. During his career spanning more than five decades, Huljić has produced numerous hit singles, both for the group and for numerous solo artists which emerged from his record label. Some of the most prominent music artists who collaborated with him include Jelena Rozga, Doris Dragović, Petar Grašo as well as Maksim Mrvica, Danijela Martinović, Minea (singer), Minea and Joško Čagalj Jole, Jole. In total, Huljić has produced and composed more than 1370 songs. In the 2000s, Huljić also worked on composing instrumental music for his first solo release ''Waterland'' (2006) and briefly ventured in production work for soap operas. As of 2011, Tonči Huljić served as the founder and lead singer of the pop-ethno band called Tonči Huljić & Madre Badessa. He has r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
