Danijela Martinović

Danijela Martinović
Birth name	Danijela Martinović
Born	July 15, 1971 (1971-07-15) (age 40) in Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Origin	Croatia
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1990–present
Website	www.danijelamartinovic.com

Danijela Martinović, known artistically as Danijela (born July 15, 1971, Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a popular Croatian singer with success across all of the Balkans.

Biography

Born to a middle-class family, Danijela began to sing from an early age. Her big break came in 1991 when she joined the pop band Magazin. Magazin had long been a big name in Croatian music scene (dating back to Yugoslav times); as such, Danijela became one of the biggest national icons.

In the late 1990s she left Magazin to pursue a solo career, but she continued to work with the band's leader and prolific songwriter Tonči Huljić. That partnership resulted in Danijela winning the 1998 Dora contest with the popular 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 with 131 pts.

Danijela has a sister, Izabela, who also pursued a music career through Split-based pop act Stijene.

In 2007 she 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 new song called "Pola Pola". In 2011 she reliesed her new album "Unikat".

External links

• Official website (English) (Croatian)

Preceded by E.N.I. with Probudi me

Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Succeeded by Doris Dragović with Marija Magdalena

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Name	Martinovic, Danijela
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Date of birth	July 15, 1971
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