Ivana Banfić (; born 16 November 1969), formerly known as I Bee, is a Croatian dancer and pop singer. She became famous in the 1990s during the period of popularity of

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in Croatia. Banfić was born in

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. She released her first album in 1991. Her songs were remembered for sexually provocative lyrics and elaborate choreography. Her well-known hit was "Šumica", a song about

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. She also took part in a hugely successful duet with the Bosnian singer

Dino Merlin Edin Dervišhalidović (born 12 September 1962), known professionally as Dino Merlin, is a Bosnian singer-songwriter and record producer. Born in Sarajevo, he founded and led the band Merlin (Yugoslav band), Merlin, one of the best-selling Rock b ...

called "Godinama" in 2000, a song which achieved popularity throughout the

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. The song won a Porin Award for Hit of the Year in 2001. She won the Večernjakova ruža award for best female singer in 2004.

Discography

*''Vozy me polako'' (1991) *''Istinite priče Vol 1.'' (1994) *''Mala škola ABC'' (1995) *''Bogovi su pali na tjeme'' (1996) *''Kalypso'' (1998) *''Žena devedesetih'' (1999) *''Ona zna'' (2001) *''Glamour'' (2003) *''Vjerujem'' (2006) Source: ''Discogs''

References

1969 births Living people Musicians from Zagreb 20th-century Croatian women singers Croatian pop singers Hayat Production artists {{Croatia-singer-stub