Andrea Šušnjara (born 26 February 1987[1]) is a Croatian singer who was the Croatian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.[2] She, alongside Igor Cukrov, were the winners of Dora 2009, performing the song "Lijepa Tena" (Beautiful Tena). At Eurovision they performed in the second semi-final as the opening act and qualified for the final as the jury's selected qualifier. In the final they finished in 18th place with 45 points.
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Background information | |
Born | 26 February 1987 Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia[1] | (age 37)
Genres | Classical, Folk music, Pop |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument | Vocals |
Formerly of | Magazin |
She also competed to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performing the song "Noah" at Dora 2004. She won the semi-final and qualified to the final, where she finished second, losing out to Ivan Mikulić.[1] In May 2010, she joined Magazin, a Croatian pop band from Split.[3] Andrea left the Magazin in November 2024, after 14 years which makes her the longest lasting lead vocalist.[4]
Discography
edit- with Magazin
- Mislim pozitivno! (2014)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Andrea Šušnjara sljedeće godine na Eurosongu brani hrvatske boje?". Index.hr (in Croatian). 12 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "In pics: Eurovision finalists getting ready". CBBC. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
Croatia will be represented by two singers called Igor Cukrov and Andrea Šušnjara.
- ^ "Nova fruzura za novi početak: Andrea Šušnjara snimila prvi singl". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 30 May 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Andrea Susanjara odlazi iz Magazina". 24sata. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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