Nina Kraljić (Croatian pronunciation: [nîna krǎːʎitɕ]; born 4 April 1992) is a Croatian singer-songwriter and voice actress. She is known for winning season one of The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske and for being a finalist in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Lighthouse". Kraljić is the winner of the Croatian Porin award for Croatia's best new act of 2016. Her debut album Samo was released on September 30, 2016.
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| Born | Nina Kraljić 4 April 1992 Lipovljani, Croatia |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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Life and career
editEarly life and career
editNina Kraljić was born in Lipovljani, Croatia on 4 April 1992 to Željko and Irena Kraljić. She has a younger sister Tena.[1] Kraljić's first TV appearance was in 2009 when she entered Supertalent, the Croatian version of Got Talent. She placed tenth in the final stage of the competition. When Kraljić was 14, she left her family to develop her musical expression. She studied opera at a music academy and Croatian studies at the Faculty of Philosophy in Rijeka. She is openly bisexual.[2]
2015–present: Samo
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Kraljić competed in the first season of Croatian version of The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske.[3] During her participation she performed the song "Beneath Your Beautiful", "Što te nema", and the Macedonian folk song "Zajdi, zajdi, jasno sonce". Her voice was also recognized by Jacques Houdek, who mentored her to victory, with Kraljić receiving roughly 1 million votes in the final round. She later released her debut single "Zaljuljali smo svijet" (We Swung the World) in June 2015, a modern ballad with ethnic elements.
On 24 February 2016, it was announced by Hrvatska radiotelevizija that Kraljić would represent Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.[4] On 9 March 2016, she released her 2016 contest song "Lighthouse".[5] On 17 March 2016, Kraljić won the prestigious Croatian music award Porin for the Best Upcoming Artist in Croatia for 2015.[6] She led Croatia to the Eurovision Song Contest final after for the first time after seven years, coming tenth in the first semi-final with 133 points, and 23rd in the grand final with 73 points. Her debut album Samo (Only) was released on 30 September 2016. Kraljić presented herself as a songwriter with two songs "Lullaby" and "Lay You Down" in English. On 19 August 2016, she announced a collaboration with the Croatian composer Matija Dedić on the song "Što te nema" (Why Are You Not Here) also featured on the album.[7]
In December 2020, Kraljić was announced as one of the fourteen finalists of Dora 2021.[8] She performed the song "Rijeka" (River) which she co-wrote together with Hana Librenjak and Miki Solus and ended up in second place behind Albina with "Tick-Tock". Kraljić also had some technical difficulties during her performance in Dora 2021 and deleted some of her social media profiles.[9][10]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Lota i tajna mjesečevog kamena | Lota | Croatian dub |
| 2012 | Snježna kraljica | Gerda | |
| 2014 | Snježna kraljica 2 |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Supertalent | Contestant | 10th place |
| 2011 | Idi, Diego, idi! | Alisa Marquez | Croatian dub |
| iCarly | Sam Puckett (Season 2 only) | ||
| PopPixie | Chatta (Episodes 1–20 only) | ||
| Victorious | Cat Valentine (Season 1 only) | ||
| 2012 | Fawn "Poni" Liebowitz | ||
| Winx Club | Icy (Season 5 only) | ||
| 2013 | Marvin Marvin | Briana | |
| 2013–14 | Sanjay i Craig | Megan Šljokić | |
| 2013–15 | Sofija Prva | Sofija | |
| 2015 | Sara i patka | Sara | |
| Henry Opasan | Veronika | ||
| The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske | Contestant | Winner | |
| 2016 | Bella i Buldozi | Pepper Silverstein | Croatian dub |
| 2021 | Dora 2021 | Contestant | 2nd place |
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| CRO | ||
| Samo |
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| Čuvaj me |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| CRO [11] | |||
| "Kaži mi" | 2009 | — | Non-album single |
| "Zaljuljali smo svijet" | 2015 | — | Samo |
| "Lighthouse" | 2016 | 4 | |
| "Samo" | — | ||
| "Snijeg" | — | ||
| "Najljepši dan" | 2018 | 34 | Čuvaj me |
| "Lava" | 2019 | — | |
| "Mi" | — | ||
| "Se do kad je sveta" | — | ||
| "Čista umjetnost" (with Jacques Houdek) |
30 | ||
| "Zima" (with Marin Jurić Čivro) |
2020 | 10 | |
| "Snaga" | — | ||
| "Čuvaj me" | — | ||
| "Rijeka" | 2021 | — | Non-album single |
References
edit- ^ "Nina je kraljica, ali producenti prednost ipak daju Marinu..." 24 sata. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Kanić, Petra (19 January 2021). "Nina Kraljić: 'Biseksualna sam. Odricala sam se zbog glazbe, a još imam ožiljke i od batina...'". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Nist, Mladen. "Nina Kraljić pobjednica showa The Voice". tropolje.info. Tropolje.
- ^ Brey, Marco (24 February 2016). "Nina Kraljić to represent Croatia". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ Brey, Marco (9 March 2016). "Croatia: Nina Kraljić will sing "Lighthouse"". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Nina Kraljić nominirana za Porin". voice.hrt.hr. The Voice of Croatia. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Nina Kraljić ovog petka objavljuje debitanski album". MTV (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ Farren, Neil (15 December 2020). "Croatia: Dora 2021 Finalists Revealed". eurovoix. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Komunikacije HRT-a (15 December 2020). "Rezultati natječaja za Doru 2021" (in Croatian). Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Nakon rasprave s fanovima, nestali profili Nine Kraljić s Facebooka i Instagrama". www.index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
- For "Lighthouse": "HRTop40 Week 12 2016" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- For "Najljepši dan": "HRTop40 Week 44 2018" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- For "Čista umjestnost": "HRTop40 Week 45 2019" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- For "Zima": "HRTop40 Week 05 2020" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
External links
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- Nina Kraljić at AllMusic
- Nina Kraljić discography at Discogs
- Nina Kraljić at IMDb