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

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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)
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Biography

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

Albums

with Magazin
  • Da mi te zaljubit' u mene (1991)
  • Došlo vrijeme (1993)
  • Simpatija (1994)
solo
  • Zovem te ja (1996)
  • To malo ljubavi (1998)
  • I po svjetlu i po mraku (1999)
  • Pleši sa mnom (2001)
  • Božić s Danijelom (2003)
  • Oaza (2005)
  • Canta y baila con Danijela (2006)
  • Unikat (2011)

Singles

More information Title, Year ...
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 2010
Pola, pola
Živim da živim 2011
Ključ
Brodolom 2012 Nadolazeći album
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 Non-album single
"Ljubav ne odustaje 2021
"Fortunata 2022 12[10]
"Ono nešto" with Marko Škugor 2023 1 [11]
"Žena" 2024 4 [12]
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