Danijela Martinović (born 15 July 1971), also known mononymously as Danijela, is a Croatian pop singer who represented Croatia in the 1995 and 1998

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Biography

Born in

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to Croatian parents, Martinović began to sing from an early age. She has a sister, Izabela, who also pursued a music career through Split-based pop rock act Stijene. Her big breakthrough came in 1991 when she joined the pop band Magazin. Magazin had long been a big name on the Croatian music scene (as well as the wider area, dating back to Yugoslav times); as such, Martinović became one of the biggest national icons. They represented Croatia at the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest, along with the opera singer Lidija Horvat-Dunjko, they performed the song " Nostalgija" finishing 6th (out of 23 entries) with 91 points. In 1996 she left Magazin to pursue a solo career, but she continued to work with the band's leader and prolific songwriter

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. That partnership resulted in Martinović winning the 1998 Dora contest with the ballad " Neka mi ne svane" ("May the Sun Never Rise") and becoming the

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n representative at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, where she came in 5th (out of 25) with 131 pts. In 2007, Martinović participated in the Croatian version of the television show ''

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'', in which she danced with Nicolas Quesnoit (who was the winner of the first season with

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). She was eliminated in the 5th episode. In December 2010 she released a song called "Pola Pola". In 2011 she released the album ''Unikat''. She presented the song "Brodolom" ("Shipwreck") at the Croatian music festival SPLIT 2012. It became the biggest summer hit in Croatia. The song reached more than 3 million views on

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in less than one month.

Discography

Albums

;with Magazin * ''Da mi te zaljubit' u mene'' (1991) * ''Došlo vrijeme'' (1993) * ''Simpatija'' (1994) ;solo *'' Zovem te ja'' (1996) *'' To malo ljubavi'' (1998) *'' I po svjetlu i po mraku'' (1999) *'' Pleši sa mnom'' (2001) *'' Božić s Danijelom'' (2003) *'' Oaza'' (2005) *'' Canta y baila con Danijela'' (2006) *'' Unikat'' (2011)

Singles

References

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Discography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinovic, Danijela 1971 births Living people Musicians from Split, Croatia Croatian pop singers 21st-century Croatian women singers 20th-century Croatian women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants