Danijela Martinović Explained

Danijela Martinović
Birth Name:Danijela Martinović
Alias:Danijela
Birth Date:1971 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Genre:Pop
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:1989–present
Partner:Petar Grašo (1999–2021)
Past Member Of:Magazin

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

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. 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, 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.

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
solo

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CRO
[1]
Zovem te ja1996Zovem te ja
Ti možeš lagat svakome
Nemam s kime dočekati zime1997
Neka mi ne svane1998To malo ljubavi
Što sam ja, što si ti
Da je slađe zaspati
Dobro je
Izdali me
Marke nemam1999I po svjetlu i po mraku
Sedma godina
Danima, godinama, satima
Muko moja2000MHJ
Tako mi fališ ti2001
To nije toPleši sa mnom
Ovako ne mogu dalje
Pleši sa mnom
Grube riječi
Život stati neće2003Oaza
Za tebe rođena2005.
Gdje mi je pamet bila
Jednom se živi
Oči od safira2006Dora '06
Na po' mi srce živi2007Nek' živi ljubav
'Ko će tebe mi zaminit2008HRF
Evo meneSplitski festival
Danijela časti2009Unikat
Zarobljenik uspomena2010
Pola, pola
Živim da živim2011
Ključ
Brodolom2012Nadolazeći album
Raspašoj15[2]
Cappucino201317[3]
Iluzija20144[4]
Naivno malo pile12[5]
Dežuraj2015
Jednu za ljubav
Volim barabu201611[6]
Telefon20176[7]
Nemam mjeru12[8]
"Čovjek bez adrese"201913rowspan="5"
"Ljubav ne odustaje2021
"Fortunata202212[9]
"Ono nešto" with Marko Škugor20231 [10]
"Žena"20244 [11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Peak positions in Croatia:
    • For "Čovjek bez adrese": Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 48 2019. December 2019 . toplista. hr. 2 December 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191202085424/http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-48-tjedan-2019-18-11-2019-24-11-2019/. 2 December 2019.
  2. Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 11 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20170711020832/http://www.ihg.hr/files/File/hrtop40/HR_TOP_40_Tjedan_11_2013..pdf . April 19, 2024. 2017-07-11 .
  3. Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 32 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20170711002358/http://www.ihg.hr/files/File/hrtop40/HR_TOP_40_Tjedan_32_2013.pdf . April 19, 2024. 2017-07-11 .
  4. Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 9 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170711002720/http://www.ihg.hr/files/File/hrtop40/2014/HR_TOP_40_Tjedan_09_2014.pdf . April 19, 2024. 2017-07-11 .
  5. Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 37 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170710230438/http://www.ihg.hr/files/File/hrtop40/2014/HR_TOP_40_Tjedan_37_2014.pdf . April 19, 2024. 2017-07-10 .
  6. Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 21 2016. 27 May 2016 . April 18, 2024.
  7. Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 43 2017. 27 October 2017 . April 18, 2024.
  8. Web site: HRtop40 16. Tjedan 2017. (10.04.2017. – 16.04.2017.) . April 18, 2024 . 18 April 2017 .
  9. Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 32 2022. 15 August 2022 . April 18, 2024.
  10. Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 46 2023. 19 November 2023 . 18 April 2024.
  11. Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 17 2024. 5 May 2024.