Analena is a Croatian-Slovenian

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band, founded in 1997 in

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, Croatia. The name of the band comes from the ancient

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, meaning "like/by the fire".Analena
culture.si. Retrieved 22 December 2013

History

The band was founded in 1997 by Danijel Sikora – Six, Miodrag Gladović – Mijo, and Dubravko Dragojević – Zet, from Zagreb, Croatia. One year later Ana Franjić, also from Zagreb, joined them as leading vocalist. The fifth member, Miran Rusan from Slovenia joined in 2003. This lineup remained active until 2006 when Danijel Sikora left the band. They performed first with a substitute bassist and later with Ana Franjić not only as a vocalist, but as a bassist too. They have been a four-piece ever since.Emocije koje biznis ne može zamijeniti
(''Emotions that business can't replace''), kulturpunkt.hr, 6 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013 They released their first album in 2000, followed by a couple of

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s. Since they didn't have a label and as supporters of independent publishing and DIY ethics, members formed their record label

Moonlee Records Moonlee Records is an independent record label established and run since 2004 by music enthusiasts from Ljubljana, Slovenia and Zagreb, Croatia, members of bands Analena and Lunar. Its official headquarters are located in Ljubljana with a branch ...

, under which they released their next two albums in 2004 and 2009. Besides Croatia and Slovenia, they played all over Europe and participated in several festivals, including one of the largest independent

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festivals in Europe,

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in the Czech Republic.

Discography

* ''14.07.99.'' (demo, 1999) * ''Arhythmetics'' (Get Off Records, 2000) * ''Analena // Unison (split album, Get Off Records, LibberTea Records, 2001) * ''It's Never Too Late To Split Up'' (split album with Sensual Love, Interstellar Records, Get Off Records, 2002) * ''Carbon Based'' (Moonlee Records, 2004) * ''Inconstantinopolis'' (Moonlee Records, 2009)

Resources

External links

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