Ivana Banfić (); born 16 November 1969) is a Croatian dancer and pop singer. She became famous under the stage name I BEE in the 1990s during the period of popularity of

dance music Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded danc ...

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 vocalist

Dino Merlin Edin Dervišhalidović (; born 12 September 1962), known professionally as Dino Merlin (), is a Bosnian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Born in Sarajevo, he was the founder and leader of Merlin, which eventually became one of ...

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

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

. The song won a Porin Award for Hit of the Year in 2001.

Discography

*"Vozy Me Polako" ( Suzy), 1991) *"Žena Devedesetih" ( Menart, 1999) *"Ona Zna" (Menart, 2001) *"Glamour" (Menart, 2003) *"Vjerujem" (Dallas Records, 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