Mia Dimšić (born 7 November 1992) is a Croatian singer and songwriter. She
represented Croatia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "
Guilty Pleasure" which didn't qualify into the Grand Final.
Early life and education
Dimšić was born on November 7, 1992, in
Osijek
Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...
. She holds a MA degree in
translation studies from the Faculty of Arts of the
University of Osijek.
Career
Dimšić started her career in 2014, when
tamburica band Džentlmeni invited her to accompany them during their USA and Canada tour for the
Croatian diaspora.
"Budi mi blizu" was released on 12 October 2015 as Dimšić's first single.
"Život nije siv" was released on 7 July 2016 as her debut's album lead single. Dimšić's debut album ''Život nije siv'' was released on 20 March 2017.
''Život nije siv'' peaked at number one on the
Croatian Albums Chart
The Top of the Shops or TOTS are the main Croatian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Croatian Phonographic Association HDU (''Hrvatska diskografska udruga''). The charts are a record of the highest selling albums in various genres in Croat ...
.
The album was eventually certified platinum in the country.
Dimšić's second studio album and first Christmas record, ''
Božićno jutro'' was released on 29 November 2017.
On 26 July 2019, Dimšić released "Sva blaga ovog svijeta" with Croatian singer
Marko Tolja
Marko Tolja (born 3 July 1984) is a Croatian singer.
Music career 1984–2005: Early life and education
Marko Tolja was born on 3 July 1984 in Rijeka to Koraljka and Darko Tolja. Tolja gained his first musical experiences with his uncle Davor, wh ...
, along with the music video.
The song debuted at number twelve on the Croatian
HR Top 40
The HR Top 40 are 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 ...
chart and marks Dimšić's and Tolja's first collaboration.
In August, "Sva blaga ovog svijeta" climbed to the number one position, making it Dimšić's sixth single to top the HR Top 40 chart as lead artist.
On 17 December 2021, Dimšić was announced as one of the fourteen participants in
Dora 2022
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with "Guilty Pleasure" performed by Mia Dimšić. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final ''2022'' to select the Croatian entr ...
, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entry, with the song "
Guilty Pleasure".
On 19 February 2022, she won Dora 2022, thus gaining the right to represent Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in
Turin, Italy.
Artistry
Influences
Dimšić cites
Taylor Swift,
Kacey Musgraves,
Norah Jones,
Willie Nelson and
Alison Krauss as her musical influences.
Out of Croatian artists, Dimšić was influenced by
Neno Belan,
Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni
Zlatan Stipišić (born 13 August 1968), also known as Gibonni, is a Croatian singer-songwriter and composer. He is one of the most successful and awarded recording artists from Croatia, receiving record-high 43 Porin music awards for his albums ...
,
Tedi Spalato,
Oliver Dragojević and
Hari Rončević.
[
]
Musical style and songwriting
Dimšić uses her life experiences as an inspiration in her work.[ Dimšić uses ]Gibson Hummingbird
The Gibson Hummingbird is an acoustic guitar model/series produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation.
Unlike the other flat-top Gibson acoustics, the Hummingbird was Gibson's first square-shoulder dreadnought, similar to the dreadnoughts produce ...
for most of her live performances.
Discography
*''Život nije siv'' (2017)
*''Božićno jutro'' (2017)
*''Sretan put'' (2019)
*''Monologue'' (2023)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimšić, Mia
Living people
1993 births
Croatian pop singers
Musicians from Osijek
21st-century Croatian women singers
Croatian folk-pop singers
Croatian pop musicians
Croatian singer-songwriters
Croatian women singer-songwriters
Croatian guitarists
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Croatia
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2022
University of Osijek alumni