Alka Vuica Explained

Alka Vuica
Birth Date:1961 6, df=y
Birth Place:Pula, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:1980–present
Children:1

Alka Vuica (in Croatian pronounced as /âːlka ʋûitsa/; born 8 June 1961) is a Croatian singer, lyricist and TV presenter.[1]

Vuica is most notable for her 1980s and early 1990s songwriting work for popular Yugoslav musical acts such as Željko Bebek,[2] Oliver Mandić (hit song "Dođe mi da vrisnem tvoje ime"),[3] (hit "California"),[4] Denis & Denis (hit "Ja sam lažljiva"),[5] Boris Novković (most of the album),[6] Josipa Lisac (hits "Gdje Dunav ljubi nebo" and "Danas sam luda"),[7] Vlado Kalember (hit "Vino na usnama"),[8] Viktorija,[9] and Tajči (hits "Hajde da ludujemo" and "Moj mali je opasan").[10]

In 1994, after a decade of writing songs for other performers, Vuica started a solo singing career with a mixture of pop and commercial Croatian-Balkan folk.[11] Her biggest hits are 1994's "Laži me" and 1999's "Varalica".

Early life

Born in Pula to Zvonko and Zdenka Vuica, she started writing songs at a young age. At the age of 18, she moved to Zagreb where she started a relationship with the Srebrna Krila drummer Adi Karaselimović. She was introduced to composer Đorđe Novković, manager Vladimir Mihaljek and most importantly Goran Bregović.[12]

Career

Songwriting

In 1980s, she worked as a journalist and as songwriter, especially for Josipa Lisac,[12] for whom she penned "Gdje Dunav ljubi nebo" (Where Danube Kisses the Sky), "Danas sam luda" (Today I'm Crazy), "Kraljica divljine" (Queen of the Wild), "Moja magija" (My Magic) and the album Hoću samo tebe (I Want Only You) which was released in 1983.[13] Throughout the decade she continued to contribute lyrics. In 1990, she contributed to the Yugoslav entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, "Hajde da ludujemo" (Let's Get Crazy), performed by Tajči.[14]

In 1988, she met an artist Vuk Veličković, with whom she had a son called Arian, a producer.[12] [15]

Solo performer

In the 1990s, she began performing and releasing her own records. In 1993, she released Laži me (1994), which included "O.K." (featuring Sandi Cenov) that was entered as a contender for the first ever Croatian Eurovision Song Contest entry.[16] [17] She released another three albums that decade with limited success, while criticising the restrictions imposed on Croatian performers to appear in other parts of the former Yugoslavia. In 1999, Vuica made an appearance at the New Year celebrations in Belgrade.

She released a further two albums in 2001 and 2004, before making a return to presenting with the talkshow Jedan na jedan on Nova TV,[18] continuing with performing.[19]

Vuica entered the 2009–10 Croatian presidential election. On 26 October 2009, the Green List announced they were supporting her bid for president.[20] Because of non-sufficient votes, she fell out of race and also noted that 835 votes were stolen from her in Trogir.[21] In 2015, she was called as witness in the Core Media affair involving the newspresenter Dijana Čuljak.[22]

In May 2020, she released the single "Depresija" (Depression).[23]

Her cousin Matija Vuica is a fashion designer.[24] [25]

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Filmography

Film

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PAIĆ. Vinko. 13 April 2019. Slobodna Dalmacija - 'Ne mogu se pomiriti s tim da je napustio ovaj svijet, i to bez dijagnoze...': Alka Vuica otvorila dušu, otkrila kako se nosi s depresijom, ali i što misli o Kolindi. 2020-10-05. slobodnadalmacija.hr. hr-hr.
  2. https://www.discogs.com/release/1852229-Željko-Bebek-Mene-Tjera-Neki-Vrag Mene tera neki vrag credits
  3. https://www.discogs.com/release/1320279-Oliver-Mandić-Dođe-Mi-Da-Vrisnem-Tvoje-Ime "Dođe mi da vrisnem tvoje ime" credits
  4. https://www.discogs.com/release/1632312-Neki-To-Vole-Vruće-Neki-To-Vole-Vruće "California" credits
  5. https://www.discogs.com/release/416965-Denis-Denis-Ja-Sam-Lažljiva "Ja sam lažljiva" credits
  6. https://www.discogs.com/release/1667960-Boris-I-Noćna-Straža-Jači-Od-Sudbine Jači od sudbine credits
  7. https://www.discogs.com/release/1732172-Josipa-Lisac-Boginja Boginja credits
  8. https://www.discogs.com/release/1362453-Vlado-Kalember-Vino-Na-Usnama Vino na usnama credits
  9. https://www.discogs.com/release/1373466-Viktorija-Spavaćeš-Sam "Vapim da te vratim" credits
  10. https://www.discogs.com/release/1961909-Tajči-Hajde-Da-Ludujemo Hajde da ludujemo credits
  11. Web site: Metason. Alka Vuica. 2020-10-05. ArtistInfo. EN.
  12. Web site: Sve ljubavi Alke Vuice. Story.hr. 19 June 2004. 17 March 2019.
  13. Web site: Alka Vuica napisala još jednu pjesmu za Josipu Lisac. Radio Dalmacija. 9 September 2015. 17 March 2019.
  14. Web site: Floras. Stella. 2007-10-20. Eurovision Tajči does believe! - ESCToday.com. 2020-10-05. Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. en-US.
  15. Web site: 12 September 2020. Alka Vuica Nakon Fotke u Toplesku: Sve što je jeftino prolazi. Express. bs.
  16. Web site: Eurovision Song Contest National Final Croatia 1993 . 2020-10-05 . www.esc-history.com.
  17. Web site: Alka Vuica - Laži Me!. 2020-10-05. Discogs. 1994 . en.
  18. Book: Baker, Catherine. Sounds of the Borderland: Popular Music, War and Nationalism in Croatia since 1991. 2016-04-01. Routledge. 978-1-317-05241-8. 308. en.
  19. Web site: 2019-10-14. Neponovljiva Alka Vuica dolazi u Osijek. 2020-10-05. OsijekNews.hr - vijesti i događanja u Osijeku. hr.
  20. Web site: ZELENA LISTA Alka Vuica objavila predsjedničku kandidaturu: Odstupite s vlasti!. Slobodna Dalmacija. 5 November 2009. 17 March 2019.
  21. Web site: Alka odustala od kandidature: Nisam se htjela baviti kriminalnim radnjama. Index.hr. 17 November 2009. 17 March 2019.
  22. Web site: Vesić. Vanja. 22 January 2015. Afera Core Media: Čuljak, Hloverka i Urličić pisale pitanja, Šelebaj glumio "razrednika". 2020-10-05. Novi list. en.
  23. Web site: 2020-06-09. NI TRAGA DEPRESIJI: Alka Vuica slavila 59.rođendan. 2020-10-05. Express. bs-BA.
  24. Web site: Matija Vuica: 'Modom sam se počela baviti zahvaljujući Hreliću, a pjevačica sam postala preko kreveta'. 2020-10-05. tportal.hr.
  25. Web site: Dresses of Croatian designer Matija Vuica on The Bachelor Australia 2020. 2020-10-05. Croatia Week. 11 August 2020 . en.

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