"Nebo" (, ) is a song by Croatian singer-songwriter

Nina Badrić Nina Badrić (; born 4 July 1972) is a Croatian pop singer and songwriter. She began performing in the early 1990s, and competed in " Dora" – the Croatian selection for Eurovision Song Contest 4 times. She won 7th place in 1993 with "Ostavljam ...

. It was the Croatian entry in the

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. The song is also included on her seventh album also titled ''Nebo'' and it serves as the album's fourth single.

Background

On 10 January 2012, Nina Badrić was announced by the

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as the Croatian representative in the

. Elizabeth Homsi, the head of the Entertainment Department at HRT, explained that they were searching for a strong and quality vocal and urban genre, and that is the reason why they chose Nina. Speaking about the selection, Nina said, "That's an honour and a challenge for me."

Production

Nina Badrić wrote and produced the song for her seventh album ''Nebo''. The song was shortened for Eurovision and it was announced on Dora 2012 to represent Croatia. An English version of the song is going to be recorded, but Nina confirmed that she will sing in Croatian for Eurovision.

Release and promotion

"Nebo" was released on

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on 22 February 2012. Before all promotions, Nina is going to vocal cord surgery. She will embark on a regional promotional tour after Eurovision to promote the single and the album.

Eurovision Song Contest 2012

The song was performed in the second semi-final and finished in 12th place, thus missing out on qualifying for the grand final. Despite this the song has over 2,072,747 views on YouTube as of 2013 February.

Track listing

* Digital Download # "Nebo" (Eurovision 2012) – 3:00 # "Nebo" – 4:01

References

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