Natali Dizdar (born 24 August 1984), also known as Natalie Dizdar, is a
Croatia
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n pop singer.
Life and career
Early life
Dizdar was born in
Zadar
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and raised in
Sukošan, and attended music school in her youth.
Career
She became famous by becoming the runner-up of the ''
Story Supernova Music Talents'' reality show, aired on
Nova TV in late 2003. Endowed with an indisputable vocal talent, after the show she pursued a solo career, signed a contract with
Croatia Records
Croatia Records is the largest major record label in Croatia, based in Zagreb ( Dubrava).
Summary
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, trying to build a repertoire based on pop-jazz and other more worldly elements of popular music. Her first single, ''Ne daj'', was entered into the 2004
Split Festival The Split Festival (officially ''Festival zabavne glazbe Split'' or ''Splitski Festival'') is a pop music festival held annually, in July, in Split, Croatia. It has been held since 1960. It is one of the premier Croatian music festivals.
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and soon became a radio hit. She collaborated with
Matija Dedić,
Arsen Dedić
Arsenije "Arsen" Dedić ( sr-Cyrl, Арсеније "Арсен" Дедић, ; 28 July 1938 – 17 August 2015) was a Croatian singer-songwriter. He wrote and performed chansons, as well as film music. He was also an award-winning poet, and was o ...
and
Coco Mosquito on her first few albums.
In July 2013, "Grijeh" was released as a single and indicated the start of Dizdar's third album cycle. Dizdar wouldn't release another single until more than a year after when "Iluzionist" was released in December 2014. In 2016 she released two additional singles, "Ne reci zauvijek" and "Mjesto za jedno", with an announced that her third studio album would be released the following year. On 16 June 2017, Dizdar released her third studio album ''Iluzije'' through Agapa which finalized the recording deal with that label. The same day, the final single from the album "Nećeš me, zar ne", alongside its English language version "Pills", was released.
Personal life
In 2011 Dizdar graduated from the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences,
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb ( hr, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, ; la, Universitas Studiorum Zagrabiensis) is the largest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of ...
.
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
Singles
Notes
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
21st-century Croatian women singers
Croatian pop singers
Musicians from Zadar
University of Zagreb alumni
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