Marcela Oroši is a

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n singer.

Early life

Marcela Oroši was born in

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, where she spent the first 20 years of her life, having completed music school with a focus on classical guitar while also singing in both city and

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s and performing as a member of two local bands.

Career

In 2011, Oroši competed on the third season of

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's ''Idol'' series ''

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'', where she placed as a runner-up. She was a member of a girl band Luminize, along with Matilda Oroši, Irena Rogović and Tea Mišković. In 2014, the band released a single titled "Kill It With Love," which was followed by the release of their debut studio album ''All or Nothing'' in 2016. In 2018, Luminize competed on ''

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''. In 2024, Oroši competed on '' Dora 2024'', the Croatian national final for

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. She qualified for the grand final with the song "Gasoline" and finished sixth with a total of 59 points. On 24 February 2025, Oroši was announced to compete on the ninth season of the singing reality television series '' Tvoje lice zvuči poznato'', the Croatian edition of ''

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''. She won the second episode of the season performing as

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and the tenth episode as

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Discography

Singles

*"Nismo isti svijet" (2023) *"Gasoline" (2024) *"Ovako ne ide" (2024)

Albums

*''All or Nothin''g (2016, with Luminize) *''Covers'' (2023)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Orosi, Marcela Living people People from Crikvenica 21st-century Croatian women singers Idols (franchise) participants