Nina Badrić
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Nina Badrić in September 2007 | |
Born | Nina Badrić (1972-07-04) 4 July 1972 Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
Other names | Nina - the good fairy |
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Spouse(s) | Bernard Krasnić }(m. 2006; div. 2012) |
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Years active | 1993–present |
Nina Badrić (pronounced [nîna bâdrit͡ɕ] ; born 4 July 1972) is a Croatian pop singer. She began performing in early 1990s, and competed in "Dora" - the Croatian selection for Eurovision Song Contest 4 times.[1] She won 7th place in 1993 with "Ostavljam te", 10th place in 1994 with "Godine nestvarne", 18th place in 1995 with "Odlaziš zauvijek", and second place in 2003 with "Čarobno jutro". Badrić eventually represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan with the song "Nebo". She finished 12th in the second semi-final and failed to qualify for the grand final.[2]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Early career
2.2 2000-present
3 Discography
4 Personal life
5 Filmography
5.1 Film
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Badrić was born on July 4, 1972 in Zagreb.[citation needed] She attended primary school "Otokar Keršovani",[3] and started singing in the children's choir Zvjezdice at the age of nine. She spent seven years in the choir, while she began doing backing vocals with performers such as the Parni valjak, Prljavo kazalište and others.[4]
Career
Early career
In the early 1990s she was discovered by Dino Dvornik who helped develop her career.[5] Later, she had her first major appearance on 'Crovizija', where she won with the song "Ostavljam te", in collaboration with Rajko Dujmić, Jesenko Houra and her first manager Daniel Koletić.[citation needed] Shortly after that she signed her first professional contract with Croatia Records and in 1995 released her first album Godine nestvarne. However, Nina made first major success in duet with singer Emilija Kokić and the song "Ja sam vlak".[6]
Badrić released her second album Personality in 1997, the record label Top Zoe Music. Nina won two Porins for best female vocal performance and best album of pop and classical music. She has also finished the song "I'm So Excited" by American R&B group The Pointer Sisters, bringing a degree of international recognition.[7] In 1999 she released the 13 track album Unique, including two versions of the song, "Woman in Love" and also a remix of "Po dobru ti me pamti". She collaborated with a number of Croatian musicians, including Boytronic.[8]
2000-present
With the single "Nek ti bude kao meni", Nina announced her fourth album, Nina, released in 2000, through the label Croatia Records. It contained twelve songs and was produced by Darko Juranović It featured the second single "Ako kažeš da me ne voliš" that was supported by a video.[9] In 2003 she released a compilation, Collection, and her fourth studio album Ljubav, consisting of thirteen tracks. The songs "Čarobno jutro" and "Za dobre i loše dane" were released as singles.[10]
On 14 February 2005, Badrić performed at the Dom sportova in Zagreb, in support of the campaign by UNICEF to house abandoned children. The concert was filmed and the same year Badrić released live album on double CD, Ljubav za ljubav - Live, released through the Aquarius Records.[11]In November 2007, she released her seventh studio album, 07.[citation needed] The album opens with the song "Kralj života mog", which isa duet with Roma diva Ljiljana Petrović-Buttler. The material contains another duet with Montell Jordan in the song "Do not give this to anyone". The album was recorded over two years and produced by Steve Sidwell.[12] In November 2011 Nina released the album Nebo.[13]
Badrić represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan with the song "Nebo" (Heaven). She performed in the second semi-final and failed to reach the top ten and final cutoff, at 12th place with 42 points.[14]
After the Eurovision Song Contest Badrić embarked on an arena tour of the region.[citation needed] In 2013 Badrić recorded a duet "Duše su se srele" with Bosnian singer Mirza Šoljanin.[15] In January 2015, she recorded another duet called "Lozinka za raj", with a Serbian singer Željko Vasić.[16] In 2016 Badrić recorded a song "Želim živjeti" (I want to live) together with Shorty, Ivana Husar, Marija Husar, Palić Sisters, Alan Hržica and band Emanuel in support of a anti-abortion campaign.[17] In July 2016 Badrić performed her song "Dani i godine" at the wedding of Ana Ivanovic and Bastian Schweinsteiger.[18]
Discography
- Studio albums
Godine nestvarne (Croatia, 1995)
Personality (Zg Zoe Music, 1997)
Unique (Croatia, 1999)
Nina (Croatia, 2000)
Ljubav (Aquarius, 2003)
07 (Aquarius, 2007)
NeBo (Aquarius, 2011)
Personal life
Nina has two sisters; Sunčica and Dijana.[19]
She married Bernard Krasnić in 2006, but they divorced in 2012.[20] During campaign for the 2007 parliamentary election, Badrić performed at a number fundraising events for the Croatian Democratic Union[21][22][23] She is a devout Roman Catholic.[24][25]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Bitange i princeze | Kandidatkinja/Plavuša | 2 episodes |
2006 | Libertas | Singer | Croatian-Italian film |
2010 | Lud, zbunjen, normalan | Herself | Episode: "Prljavo suđe" |
2011 | Puss in Boots | Kitty Softpaws | Croatian voice-dub |
2014 | Magacin Kabare Show | Shy | Episode: "Zvijezda neće doći" |
2017 | Fuck Off I Love You | Herself | Croatian film |
References
^ "Nina Badrić prisjetila se početaka karijere i svoje prve naslovnice" (in Croatian). Gloria.hr. Retrieved 2016-05-25..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Nina Badrić predstavlja Hrvatsku na Eurosongu" (in Croatian). Index.hr. 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
^ "ŠOKIRAT ĆE VAS koliko su (ne)obrazovani hrvatski pjevači! Mnogi se nisu pomaknuli od osnovne škole". Dnevno.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2016-12-05.
^ "Životopis Nine Badrić" (in Croatian). Životopis.hr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
^ "Dnevnik.hr - Nina Badrić: Dino Dvornik mi je rekao - pivaj!". Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 3 October 2010. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
^ "Nina Badrić govori za ZagrebKult" (in Croatian). ZagrebKult.com. 2 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
^ "Nina Badrić - Personality (1997)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
^ "Badrić's album Unique from 1999" (in Croatian). Diskografija.com. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
^ "Album Nina (2000)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
^ "NinaBadrić's album Ljubav (2003)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
^ "Nina Badrić predstavila DVD Ljubav za ljubav - Live iz Doma Sportova" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 6 March 2006. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
^ "Sedam je moj sretan broj" (in Croatian). Gloria.hr. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
^ "Nina Badrić nakon četiri godine stanke izdala novi album "Nebo"" (in Croatian). Večernji list. 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
^ "Nina Badrić bez finala Eurosonga" (in Croatian). MojTV.hr. 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
^ "Pogledajte spot za duet "Duše su se srele"" (in Bosnian). 24sata.info. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
^ "Nina je bila jedini izbor mladom pjevaču iz Srbije!" (in Croatian). Dnevnik.hr. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
^ "'ZATEČEN SAM GOVOROM MRŽNJE, U OVOME NARODU NEMA PUNO SLOBODE GOVORA' Pjevači pjesme 'Želim živjeti' tvrde da ne pjevaju protiv abortusa" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
^ "NINA UKRALA SHOW Zasjenila vjenčanje Ane i Bastiana". Dnevnik.hr. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ "Blagdanska kupnja u društvu sestre" (in Croatian). Croportal. 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
^ "Nina se ipak razvodi" (in Croatian). Dnevnik.hr. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
^ "Nina Badrić: Od HDZ-a sam tražila 5000 eura, pa su me poslali u Carinu kod Barišića". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 2017-01-26.
^ "Galerija: Nina Badrić: HDZ mi je nastupe platio preko Hrvatskog dragovoljca - Stranica 1 - Večernji.hr". Večernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2017-01-26.
^ "Mišo Kovač pjevao za HDZ za 80000 eura, Nina Badrić za 30000" (in Croatian). Večernji list. 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
^ "Nina Badrić, sestre Husar, Alan Hržica, zvijezde kojima je Isus važniji od crvenog tepiha" (in Croatian). Dnevnik.hr. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
^ "Naše zvijezde kojima je duhovnost promijenila život" (in Croatian). tportal.hr. 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
External links
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Official website (in Croatian)
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Preceded by Daria Kinzer with "Celebrate" | 0Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest0 2012 | Succeeded by Klapa s Mora with "Mižerja" |