Barbara Munjas (born 7 December 1988) is a Croatian singer and songwriter. She is most known as the lead vocalist lyricist for the rock band Barbari and former vocalist of the group

Gustafi Gustafi are a Croatian folk rock band formed in Vodnjan, a small town in Istria, in 1980. The band was founded by Edi Maružin, Vlado Maružin, Čedomir Mošnja, Igor Arih and Livio Morosin and was originally called ''Gustaph y njegovi dobri duho ...

. Munjas began to establish herself as a solo artist with the release of the single "Men" in 2018. In March 2022, Munjas released her debut album ''Right Place & Right Time'' through Aquarius Records.

Life and career

Barbara Munjas was born on 7 December 1988 in

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

, Croatia and grew up in the nearby town of Ika. Munjas released her debut single "Ti si tu" in 2007. With "Ti si tu" she participated in Dora 2007. Performing first in the second semi-final with a total of 11 points thus placing 12th, she failed to advance to the final. Later the same year, she joined folk-rock band

. She was the main female vocalist until she left the band in 2012. A year later, in 2013, Munjas formed the rock band Barbari with her as the lead vocalist. The band released two studio albums, ''Monfiorenzo underground'' in 2013 and ''Santa Barbara'' in 2014. Since 2018 Munjas has been active as a solo musician. Her debut album ''Right Place & Right Time'' was released in 2022 through Aquarius Records. Based on the album's performance, Munjas earned a nomination at the fifth annual Rock&Off Awards in the category "Album of The Year" for it. Munjas was one of the 18 participants in Dora 2023, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is the upcoming 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is set to take place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, after , winner of the with the song " Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra, was unable to meet the dem ...

entry, coming eighth with the song "Putem snova". On 15 December 2023, Munjas was again announced as one of the 24 participants in Dora 2024 with the song "Nepobjediva".

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Munjas, Barbara 1988 births Croatian rock singers Musicians from Rijeka 21st-century Croatian women singers Living people