Danijela Martinović (born 15 July 1971),[1] also known mononymously as Danijela, is a Croatian pop singer.

Danijela Martinović
Martinović (left) with Marko Tomasović
Martinović (left) with Marko Tomasović
Background information
Birth nameDanijela Martinović
Also known asDanijela
Born (1971-07-15) 15 July 1971 (age 53)
Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
Years active1989–present
Formerly ofMagazin
Spouse
(m. 1995; div. 1998)
PartnerPetar Grašo (1999–2021)

Biography

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Born in Split 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 act Stijene. Her big breakthrough came in 1991 when she joined the pop band Magazin.[1] 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,[1] but she continued to work with the band's leader and prolific songwriter Tonči Huljić. 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 Croatian representative at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, where she came in 5th (out of 25) with 131 pts.[1]

In 2007, Martinović participated in the Croatian version of the television show Dancing with the Stars, in which she danced with Nicolas Quesnoit (who was winner of the first season with Zrinka Cvitešić). 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 YouTube in less than one month.

Discography

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Albums

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with Magazin
  • Da mi te zaljubit' u mene (1991)
  • Došlo vrijeme (1993)
  • Simpatija (1994)
solo

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CRO
[2]
"Zovem te ja" 1996 Zovem te ja
"Ti možeš lagat svakome"
"Nemam s kime dočekati zime" 1997
"Neka mi ne svane" 1998 To malo ljubavi
"Što sam ja, što si ti"
"Da je slađe zaspati"
"Dobro je"
"Izdali me"
"Marke nemam" 1999 I po svjetlu i po mraku
"Sedma godina"
"Danima, godinama, satima"
"Muko moja" 2000 MHJ
"Tako mi fališ ti" 2001
"To nije to" Pleši sa mnom
"Ovako ne mogu dalje"
"Pleši sa mnom"
"Grube riječi"
"Život stati neće" 2003 Oaza
"Za tebe rođena" 2005.
"Gdje mi je pamet bila"
"Jednom se živi"
"Oči od safira" 2006 Dora '06
"Na po' mi srce živi" 2007 Nek' živi ljubav
"'Ko će tebe mi zaminit" 2008 HRF
"Evo mene" Splitski festival
"Danijela časti" 2009 Unikat
"Zarobljenik uspomena" with Halid Bešlić 2010
"Pola, pola"
"Živim da živim" 2011
"Ključ"
"Brodolom" 2012 Non-album single
"Raspašoj" 15[3]
"Cappucino" 2013 17[4]
"Iluzija" 2014 4[5]
"Naivno malo pile" 12[6]
"Dežuraj" 2015
"Jednu za ljubav"
"Volim barabu" 2016 11[7]
"Telefon" 2017 6[8]
"Nemam mjeru" 12[9]
"Čovjek bez adrese" 2019 13
"Ljubav ne odustaje 2021 10 [10]
"Fortunata 2022 12[11]
"Ono nešto" with Marko Škugor 2023 1 [12]
"Žena" 2024 4 [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Danijela Martinović". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
    • For "Čovjek bez adrese": "HR TOP 40 Week 48 2019" (in Croatian). toplista. December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  3. ^ "HR TOP 40 Week 11 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-11. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "HR TOP 40 Week 32 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-11. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "HR TOP 40 Week 9 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-11. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "HR TOP 40 Week 37 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-10. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "HR TOP 40 Week 21 2016". 27 May 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "HR TOP 40 Week 43 2017". 27 October 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "HRtop40 16. Tjedan 2017. (10.04.2017. – 16.04.2017.)". 18 April 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "HR TOP 40 Week 19 2021". 15 August 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "HR TOP 40 Week 32 2022". 15 August 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "HR TOP 40 Week 46 2023". 19 November 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  13. ^ "HR TOP 40 Week 17 2024". Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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Preceded by Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
(as part of Magazin)
1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
1998
Succeeded by