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Croatia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Crazy" written by Branimir Mihaljević and Franka Batelić. The song was performed by Franka, which is the artistic name of singer Franka Batelić who was selected internally by the Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) on 13 February 2018 to represent Croatia at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Her song "Crazy" was presented to the public on 6 March 2018. Croatia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 8 May 2018. Performing during the show in position 12, "Crazy" 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 seventeenth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 63 points. Background Prior to the 2017 contest, Croatia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-two times since its first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franka Batelić
Franka Batelić (born 7 June 1992), also known as Franka, is a Croatian singer-songwriter. She rose to fame as the winner of the first season of ''Showtime''. She represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Crazy". Life and career 1992–2006: Early life and education Franka Batelić was born on 7 June 1992 in Rijeka to Ingrid and Damir Batelić. She has a younger brother Nikola who is the singer and guitarist of the Labin-based band "Storm". Batelić began singing at the age of three, initially singing as a soloist with the "Minicantanti" choir and also sang in the church choir of St. Andrew Catholic parish in Rabac. Batelić learned to play piano at the Music school, while her father thought her guitar. After finishing elementary and high school in her hometown, Batelić spent two semesters at the Berklee College of Music, and later enrolled at the Zagreb School of Law. She also attended English language course at the London South Bank University. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Friend (Jacques Houdek Song)
"My Friend" is a song performed by Croatian singer Jacques Houdek. The song represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. It was released as a digital download on 2 March 2017, and is the first Croatian entry to contain lyrics in the Italian language. Houdek alternates between singing in Italian using his chest register and in English using his head and falsetto registers. Eurovision Song Contest On 17 February 2017, Houdek was announced as the Croatian entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the with the song "1944 (song), 1944" by Jamala. Organised by the European Broadcasting Uni .... On 20 February, it was confirmed that the song he'd be singing was called "My Friend". The song was later released on 2 March. Croatia competed in the second half of the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest. Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedonia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Macedonia (officially under the provisional appellation "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", abbreviated "FYR Macedonia") participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Lost and Found" written by Bojan Trajkovski and Darko Dimitrov. The song was performed by the group Eye Cue, which were internally selected by the Macedonian broadcaster Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) to compete for Macedonia at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Eye Cue's appointment as the Macedonian representative was announced on 13 February 2018, while their song, "Lost and Found", was presented to the public on 11 March 2018. Macedonia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 8 May 2018. Performing during the show in position 11, "Lost and Found" 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 Macedonia placed eighteenth out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; french: Union européenne de radio-télévision, links=no, UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations whose countries are within the European Broadcasting Area or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the Council of Europe. , it is made up of 112 member organizations from 54 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries. It was established in 1950, and had its administrative headquarters in Geneva and technical office in Brussels. The EBU owns and operates the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio telecommunications networks on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Five (Eurovision)
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (apart from ), making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and 52 countries have participated at least once. Each participating broadcaster se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song), Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster NRK, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), the contest was held at the Telenor Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 25 and 27 May, and a final on 29 May 2010, tying with the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, 1999 edition for the contest hosted the latest. The three live shows were presented by Norwegian television presenters Erik Solbakken and Nadia Hasnaoui and singer Haddy N'jie. Thirty-nine countries took part in the contest, with Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest, Georgia returning after its one-year absence. Meanwhile, Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest, Andorra, the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest, Czech Republic, Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dnevnik HRT
Dnevnik HRT is the main news program of the Croatian public broadcasting company Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT), broadcast daily at 12:00, 19:00 and around 23:00 It broadcasts mainly on HRT1 HRT 1 (HTV 1, ''"Prvi program"'') is the first Croatian television channel, operated by Hrvatska Radiotelevizija. It is a generalist channel, whose diverse programming lineup includes documentaries, history, school, mosaics, news, sitcoms, movies, ... and on HRT4, that has additional sign language added to the program. Current presenters: (May 2021): Dnevnik 1 (12:00): *Nikolina Ćosić *Igor Dunaj * Vlatka Kalinić * Andrej Rašljanin * Nika Vincetić Dnevnik 2 (19:00): * Đurica Drobac * Vlatka Kalinić * Marta Šimić Mrzlečki Dnevnik 3 (around 23:00): * Goran Brozović * Igor Dunaj * Damir Smrtić * Nika Vincetić Current editors (May 2021): Dnevnik 1: Goran Brozović, Ružica Renić Andrijanić, Anja Konosić, Mario Tomas Dnevnik 2: Anja Šeparović Konosić, Darko Šokota Dn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indira Levak
Indira Levak (, also known by her stage name Indira Forza; born 15 September 1973) is a Croatian singer. She was the lead vocalist of a Croatian dance music trio, Colonia. Biography Indira was born to Croatian father Franjo and Bosniak mother Ismeta on 15 September 1973 in Županja. She was named after then-Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi. At the age of twelve she became a member of Županja Brass Band, where she played clarinet for thirteen years. In eighth grade she founded a band with four colleagues - "Forever young". From 1996 to 2017 she was a member of popular dance group Colonia. She was married to Narcis Mujkić, but they divorced. In 2014 Indira married Miroslav Levak. Since 2015, she is a judge of Croatian version of ''The Voice The Voice may refer to: Fictional entities * The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics * The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe * The Voice, a character in the American TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damir Kedžo
Damir Kedžo (born 24 May 1987) is a Croatian pop singer. While he started his career in 2003 by participating in '' Story Supernova Music Talents'', he became even more famous in Croatia after winning the third season of '' Tvoje lice zvuči poznato'', the Croatian version of ''Your Face Sounds Familiar''. He also performed in musicals. Life and career 1987–2002: Early life and education Kedžo was born on 24 May 1987 in Omišalj, where he finished musical school, and was singing in a church choir. When he was a child, besides singing, he wanted to be a gynecologist, but he gave up on that idea when signed up for the Story Super Nova Music Talent Show. Damir had a jaw surgery, because he could not speak or eat normally, and he had problems with pronunciation of words, which was important for the profession he chose. After the surgery, he could not speak for a month, and the complete recovery took him three months, when he could chew normally again. He admitted that, after the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Tvojim Rukama
"Na tvojim rukama" (English translation: ''In your arms'') is a pop song by the Croatian singer Franka Batelić, recorded for the Croatian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. It finished the 8th with a total of 18 points won. HRT Dora 2010 With "Na tvojim rukama" Franka Batelić will take part in the Croatian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, and is qualified directly to the final on 6 March. The final event of Dora 2010 was held on 6 March 2010, and sixteen contestants took part in; Batelić performed the twelfth.Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 at Wikipedia, free encyclopedia Her songs received only nine points from the jury and 12 points from the votes, and finished the 7th with a total of 21 points. See also * Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest * Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 * HRT Dora HRT may refer to: Health and medicine * Habit reversal training * Heart rate turbulence * Hormone replacement therapy, a tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Lako je sve" written by Branimir Mihaljević, Pamela Ramljak and Neda Parmać. The song was performed by the group Feminnem, which had previously represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 where they placed fourteenth with the song "Call Me". The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national final ''Dora 2010'' to select the Croatian entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. A total of twenty-four entries competed in the national final which consisted of two shows: a semi-final and a final. In the semi-final on 5 March 2010, eight entries qualified to compete in the final on 6 March 2010 alongside eight pre-qualified songs. In the final, "Lako je sve" performed by Feminnem was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a nine-member jury panel and a public televote. Croatia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pjesma Za Kraj
"Pjesma za kraj" (English translation: ''Song for the end'') is a pop song by the Croatian singer Franka Batelić, recorded for the Croatian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. It finished the 7th with a total of 18 points won. HRT Dora 2009 With "Pjesma za kraj" Franka Batelić took part in the Croatian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, and she was qualified directly into the finals. The final event of Dora 2009 was held on 29 February 2009, and sixteen contestants took part in; Batelić performed the seventh.Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Her songs received only four points from the jury and 14 points from the votes, and finished the 7th with a total of 18 points. Track listing ;Croatian Airplay Single #"Pjesma za kraj" – 3:15 See also * Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest * Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 * HRT Dora HRT may refer to: Health and medicine * Habit reversal training * Heart rate turbulence * Hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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