Full Name Nina Kraljić Instruments Vocals
piano Labels Universal Music Group Record label Universal Music Group | Residence Zagreb, Croatia Years active 2015–present, 2009 Associated acts Jacques Houdek Albums Samo | |
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Born 4 April 1992 (age 24) ( 1992-04-04 ) Lipovljani, Croatia Occupation Singer
voice actress
songwriter
composer Awards Porin Award for Best New Artist Genres World music, Celtic music, New-age music, Ambient music, Neofolk Similar Ira Losco, Gabriela Gunčíková, Laura Tesoro, Jacques Houdek, Matija Dedić Profiles | ||
Nina Kraljić ([ˌnîna ˈkrǎːʎit͜ɕ], 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". Nina is the winner of the Croatian Porin award for Croatia's best new act of 2016. Her debut album "Samo" was released on 30th September, 2016.
Contents
- Nina kralji lighthouse croatia 2016 eurovision song contest
- Early life and career
- 201516 The Voice Eurovision Song Contest and debut album
- Songs
- References
Nina kralji lighthouse croatia 2016 eurovision song contest
Early life and career
Nina Kraljić was born in Lipovljani, Croatia on 4 April 1992 to Željko and Irena Kraljić. She has an 8-year-old younger sister Tena. Her first TV appearance was in 2009 when she entered the Croatian version of Got Talent. She placed tenth in the final stage of the competition. When Nina was 14, she left her family to develop her musical expression. She studied opera in music academy and Croatian Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy in Rijeka.
2015–16: The Voice, Eurovision Song Contest and debut album
Kraljić competed in the first season of Croatian version of The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske. 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" in June 2015, a modern ballad with an ethnic background.
On 24 February 2016 it was announced by HRT that Kraljić would represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden. On 9 March 2016, Kraljić released her 2016 contest song "Lighthouse".
On 17 March 2016 she won the prestigious Croatian music award Porin for the best upcoming artist in Croatia for 2015. Nina led Croatia to the Eurovision Song Contest final after for the first time after 7 years, coming 10th in the First Semi-Final with 133 points 23rd in the Grand Final with 73 points.
Kraljić's debut album "Samo" was released on September, 30. Nina presented herself as a songwriter with two songs "Lullaby" and "Lay you down" in English. On August 19. Nina announced a collaboration with the Croatian composer Matija Dedić on the song Što te nema also featured on the album.
Songs
LighthouseSamo · 2016
Zaljuljali smo svijetSamo · 2016
Što Te NemaSamo · 2016