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You Are The Only One (Ivan Mikulić Song)
Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "You Are the Only One", composed by Ivan Mikulić, with lyris by Vedran Ostojić and Duško Gruborović, and performed by Mikulić himself. The Croatian participating broadcaster, (HRT), organised the national final ''Dora 2004'' to select its entry for the contest. Twenty-four entries competed in the national final which consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Six entries qualified from each semi-final on 12 and 13 March 2004 to compete in the final on 14 March 2004. In the final, "" performed by Ivan Mikulić was selected as the winner following a regional televote. The song was later translated from Croatian to English for Eurovision and was titled "You Are the Only One". Croatia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. Performing during the show in position 18, "You Are the Only One" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Radiotelevision
''Hrvatska radiotelevizija'' ( HRT), or Croatian Radiotelevision, is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite. HRT is divided into three joint companies – Croatian Radio (), Croatian Television () and Music Production (), which includes three orchestras (Symphony, Jazz, and Tamburitza) and a choir. The founder of HRT is the Republic of Croatia which exercises its founder's rights through the Croatian Government. Croatian Radio (then Radio Zagreb) was founded on 15 May 1926. This date is considered the date on which HRT was founded. Television Zagreb (today Croatian Television) began broadcasting on 7 September 1956. By the law enacted by the Croatian Parliament on 29 June 1990, Radio Television Zagreb was renamed to Croatian Radiotelevision. HRT operates as a provider of public broadcasting services, and Croatia provides independent funding by the Croatian Broadcastin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 767,131, while the population of Zagreb metropolitan area is 1,086,528. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Šćitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851, Janko Kamauf became Zagreb's List of mayors of Zagreb, first mayor. Zagreb has special status as a Administrative divisions of Croatia, Croatian administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Vukov
Tina Vukov (born 22 December 1988) is a Croatian singer. Music career At the age of fourteen Vukov signed a record deal with Croatia Records. In early 2004 she participated at Dora 2004, the selection show to decide Croatia's Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry with the song "Tuga dolazi kasnije". Placing eighth in the first semi-final she failed to advance to the final. Two years later, in 2006, Vukov participated at Dora 2006 with the song "Il treno per Genova". She placed first in the first semi-final and later placed third in the final. Later that year Vukov's debut album ''Tuga dolazi kasnije'' was released. Vukov participated at Dora for a third time in 2007 with the song "Tata". In the same year she won her first Porin Award in the Best Female Vocal Performance category for "Il treno per Genova". On 17 December 2021, Vukov was announced as one of the acts to perform at Dora 2022 Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Guilty Pleasur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Knock
Darko Juranović, better known by his stage name D'Knock, is a Croatian record producer, songwriter and artist, as well as a promoter of the Croatian club and hip-hop scene. He is also one of the founding members of the production teaPlayOne a member of the music duo D'Knock & Jay, the owner of D'Knock Production record label, as well as a co-CEO and co-founder of the production companUrbani Zvuk and video production company JMJ Factory. Under his former stage name Da’Real, from 1987 he performed as one of the original members of the band 'ET (Electro Team), which he left in 1998 to focus on his career as a music producer. He has written and produced many award-winning hits and albums, several of which have been awarded Porin (music award), Porin music awards. In 2004, he won the Porin award for the producer of the year and for the best album. His Croatian collaborations include Nina Badrić, Tony Cetinski, Dino Dvornik, Ilan Kabiljo, Divas, Vanna (singer), Vanna, Cubismo and Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Tomasović (composer)
Marko Tomasović (born 18 May 1976) is a Croatian composer and songwriter. He has composed and written more than 300 songs. His work has covered various genres. Marko is a member of Croatian Composers' Society, and he was listed as one of the 10 most performed authors in Croatia in 2004. Early life and career He was born on 18 May 1976 in Zagreb, Croatia where he lived most of his life. He grew up listening to artists like Roxette, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Scorpions and Cher. In 1994, Ladislav Račić gave him a chance to teach music at Rock Academia in Zagreb. Two years later, he had additional training with Professor Vanja Lisak. Lisak recommended Marko to his colleague Zdenka Kovačiček and shortly after that they collaborated. He worked on three Zdenka's CDs, and they won the Zagrebfest in 2000 and Zadarfest in 2001 for the song "Možda ni ne osjećam kraj" (Maybe I don't even feel the end). Marko points out the song "To nisam bila ja" (That was not me) reminds him of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mladen Grdović
Mladen Grdović (born 28 July 1958) is a Croatian pop singer. Biography Originally from the city of Zadar, he began to start singing in his hometown of Zadar, he is a well-known author of many articles in Croatia. Only in Croatia, in the opus of his career he participated in the 40-odd of them. In addition to his solo performances, he has collaborated with other famous singers such as Bepo Matešić. He has released several albums, which sold 2.5 million copies. He has held a number of concerts and abroad. His songs are very popular in Croatia. He is especially known for his song 'Dalmatinac'. . He has one child, daughter Sara. He currently lives in the city of Zadar Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, ; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar .... Discography Grdović was the author of several songs for Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Savić
Massimo Moreno Savić (6 June 1962 – 23 December 2022), also known simply as Massimo, was a Croatian pop singer. Biography Savić was born in Pula. His father Sergio was from Banjevci, Municipality of Stankovci, near Lake Vrana. His mother Elda () was an Italian from Nedešćina. He first became popular in the 1980s with his band Dorian Gray, and then soon embarked on a successful solo career. He won five Porin awards for best male vocal performance, 2004–2007, and in 2012. In 2013, Massimo's thirty-year anniversary concert sold out the Pula Arena. It featured Vlado Kreslin, Neno Belan, and Nina Badrić as guests, and was also broadcast live by the Croatian Radiotelevision. He was one of the judges on the second series of ''X Factor Adria''. Massimo died from lung cancer at Sisters of Charity Hospital in Zagreb on 23 December 2022, at the age of 60. He was buried at the Zadar City Cemetery on 3 January 2023. Discography Albums * with Dorian Gray – '' Sjaj u tami'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milana Vlaović
Milana Vlaović (; born 1971 in Metković) is a Croatian journalist, composer, writer and columnist. Journalistic career She had finished her elementary school as well as high school in Metković, and as she turned 18, she started to study at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law in Zagreb. While she was studying, she worked as a part-time associate on Croatian Radiotelevision and conducted interviews with people from public life for magazine ''Pop Extra'' and contribution TV Best in ''Globus (weekly), Globus'' magazine. Due to her then-husband Goran Vlaović, Goran's football career, she is moving to Padua for two years, then she lived in Valencia the next four years, and later she has moved to Athens for four years. In 2004, she returned to Zagreb and continued her composing, literary, and journalistic career by writing columns for different Croatian daily newspapers, such as ''Jutarnji list'', and weekly newspapers. In 2004, she graduated journalism on Facult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Lana
Lana Jurčević (; born 7 November 1984), internationally better known as La Lana (pronounced ), is a Croatian pop singer. Her self-titled debut album was released in 2003, with all of the songs on the album written by Milana Vlaović. In her early career she had already worked with big names of the Croatian music industry, such as Vlaović, Nikša Bratoš, Ante Pecotić, Muc Softić, Luka Nižetić and Severina. Alongside her musical career, she also holds a degree in journalism. In the span of fifteen years, she has released five studio albums. In January 2020, she began her international music career, releasing her debut international single " So Messed Up" for Warner Music under the stage name La Lana. Early life Lana was born on November 7, 1984, in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (today Croatia) to a Croatian father from Imotski, Damir, and a Bosniak mother, Esma ( Karaselimović). At an early age, she had a passion for singing, and thought she would eventually become a singer. Caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Đurđević
Colonia is a Croatian dance music duo from Vinkovci, Croatia. The band has released thirteen albums and over 35 singles to date with various songs and albums gaining platinum status. They are known for winning the first ever Eurodance competition in 2001 and their various hits throughout the years. Colonia is considered to be one of the best selling musical artists in Croatia, having their albums sold in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic and their music had a major impact on Croatia’s pop music of late 90s and early 00s. History 1996–1997: Beginnings and ''Vatra i led'' Colonia was founded in 1996 by Boris Đurđević and Tomislav Jelić, two DJs from Vinkovci, Croatia. As the two of them did not sing, they later hired Indira Levak, Indira "Ira" Vladić (from Županja) to become their vocalist. The name of the group comes from the ancient Latin name of Vinkovci, which was "Colonia Aurelia Cibalae". The first commercial release by the group w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Houdek
Jacques Houdek (born Željko Houdek; 14 April 1981) is a Croatian recording artist who represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song " My Friend". Houdek began his professional solo career in 2000 and has since released many recordings and albums out which 13 have been certified silver (five times), gold, platinum and diamond (once). Houdek is one of the mentors in the Croatian version of the TV talent show '' The Voice''. During show's first season, he mentored the winner Nina Kraljić. Aside from Croatian, he has sung and recorded in English, Italian, German, Spanish, French, Slovene, Macedonian, and Māori language. Early life and education Jacques Houdek was born as Željko Houdek on 14 April 1981 in Velika Gorica. His last name is of Czech origin. After finishing elementary music school (piano department), Houdek enrolled in two high schools, music (solo singing department) and vocational hairdressing. He also attended singing lessons with profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivana Kindl
Ivana Kindl (born 18 January 1978) is a Croatian singer. Career In 2010, she was awarded the Porin for best album in the spiritual music category. The same year she won the best female singer award from the editors of Croatian Radio stations. In 2011, she won the Porin for best female vocal performance. The song "Sve istine i laži" was released as a single on 6 October 2017. Kindl participated in several seasons of the singing reality television series '' Zvijezde pjevaju'' as a professional partner to non-singer celebrities. She won the second season with Nikša Kušelj the and thirteenth season with Igor Barberić. Discography Albums * ''Trenutak istine ''Trenutak istine'' () was a Croatian game show television series based on the American series '' The Moment of Truth''. It was produced and broadcast by Nova TV. The series puts its participants to a polygraph test in order to reveal whether or n ...'' (2002) * '' Moj svijet'' (2004) * '' Osjećaj'' (2006) * '' Gospel u K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
