Nina Kraljić
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Nina Kraljić 4 April 1992 Lipovljani, Croatia |
| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
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| Years active | 2015–present, 2009 |
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Nina Kraljić (Croatian pronunciation: [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.
Life and career
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.[1] 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
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Kraljić competed in the first season of Croatian version of The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske.[2] 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.[3] On 9 March 2016, Kraljić released her 2016 contest song "Lighthouse".[4]
On 17 March 2016 she won the prestigious Croatian music award Porin for the best upcoming artist in Croatia for 2015.[5] 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. [6]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| CRO[7] | ||
| Samo |
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Singles
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| CRO [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Kaži mi" (Tell me) |
2009 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||||
| "Zaljuljali smo svijet" (We rocked the world) |
2015 | — | Samo | ||||||||||||||||
| "Lighthouse" | 2016 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Samo" ("Only") |
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| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Filmography
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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| 2005.–2006. | Idi, Diego, idi! | Alisa Marquez | Croatian voice-dub |
| 2008.–2009. | iCarly | Sam Puckett | Croatian voice-dub |
| 2010.–2011. | Victorious | Cat Valentine | Croatian voice-dub |
| 2012. | Fawn Liebowitz (Poni) | ||
| 2012.–present | Sofija Prva | Sofija | Croatian voice-dub |
| 2013. | Sara i patka | Sara | Croatian voice-dub |
| 2013. | Marvin Marvin | Briana | Croatian voice-dub |
| 2013.–2014. | Sanjay i Craig | Megan Šljokić | Croatian voice-dub |
| 2015. | Henry Opasan | Veronika | Croatian voice-dub |
| 2015.–present | Bella i buldozi | Pepper Silverstein | Croatian voice-dub |
| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
| 2011. | Lota i tajna mjesečevog kamena | Lota | Croatian voice-dub |
| 2012. | Snježna kraljica | Gerda | Croatian voice-dub |
| 2014. | Snježna kraljica 2: Snježni kralj | Gerda | Croatian voice-dub |
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
| 2009. | Supertalent | Competitor | 10th place |
| 2015. | The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske | Competitor | Winner |
References
- ↑ "Nina je kraljica, ali producenti prednost ipak daju Marinu...". 24 sata. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "Nina Kraljić ovog petka objavljuje debitanski album". MTV (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ↑ "Top of the Shops: Chart History - Nina Kraljić". Hrvatska diskografska udruga (in Croatian). Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Peak positions in Croatia:
- For "Lighthouse": "HRTop40 Week 12 2016" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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| Preceded by Klapa s Mora with "Mižerja" |
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 |
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 Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest | |||||||||||||||||
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