Domenica Žuvela Explained

Domenica
Birth Name:Domenica Žuvela
Birth Date:1992 11, df=y
Birth Place:Vela Luka, Croatia
Genre:Pop
Instrument:Vocals, piano
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2017–present
Label:Croatia Records, Tonika Records

Domenica Žuvela, also known as just Domenica (born 8 November 1992), is a Croatian singer.[1] [2]

Life and career

Žuvela started her singing career as a backing singer for Tonči Huljić's music project Tonči Huljić & Madre Badessa Band.[3] In early 2017 she announced her departure from the band. Her debut solo single "Kad sam s tobom" was released on 3 July 2017.[4] The song was performed at the 57th Split Festival in Split, Croatia.[5] "Vidi se iz aviona" was released as the second single, later becoming her first song to chart on the Croatian Singles Chart.

On 17 January 2019, Žuvela was announced as one of the 16 participants in Dora 2019, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest entry, with the song "Indigo."[6] She performed tenth and finished 13th.[7]

On 25 June 2023, Žuvela participated at Melodije Jadrana 2023 with the song "Jedna na sto".[8]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CRO[10]
"Kad sam s tobom"2017Ćiribu ćiriba
"Vidi se iz aviona"15
"Ljubavna limunada"201811
"Mi protiv nas" (with Damir Kedžo)2
"Baš, baš"8
"Indigo"20198
"Ne vidim, ne čujem"22
"Nema te svit"
"Ćiribu ćiriba"10
"Zovi"20206rowspan="4"
"Medenjak"3
"Control Freak"202320
"Jedna na sto"30
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominee / workResult
2019CesaricaSong of the YearMi protiv nas (with Damir Kedžo)[11]
2020PorinBest Parlour AlbumĆiribu ćiriba[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Atraktivnu Domenicu mnogi vide kao Rozginu nasljednicu, a naočiti Dubrovčanin ne pušta je iz zagrljaja. 20 October 2017. Slobodna Dalmacija.
  2. News: Domenica Žuvela: 'Chopinovu skladbu tetovirala sam na ruci'. 20 March 2018. 24sata.
  3. News: Tko je Domenica, nova Huljićeva uzdanica?. 4 July 2017. tportal.hr.
  4. News: Lijepa i talentirana Domenica nova je Huljićeva uzdanica?. 18 August 2017. Jutarnji list.
  5. News: Domenica se na 57. Splitskom festivalu predstavlja s pjesmom 'Kad sam s tobom'. 5 July 2017. Croatian Music Channel.
  6. Web site: Croatia: Dora 2019 Participants Revealed. eurovoix. 18 January 2019. 17 January 2019.
  7. News: Croatia: Full Dora 2019 Televoting Results Revealed. Herbert, Emily. 20 February 2019. 5 March 2019. eurovoix.
  8. News: Domenica blistala u bijelom, Jelena voli ‘barbie‘ trend, a Nina privukla pozornost nakitom. 26 June 2023. 26 June 2023. Gloria. hr.
  9. Peak positions in Croatia:
  10. Peak positions in Croatia:
    • For "Vidi se iz aviona": Web site: HRTop40 Week 49 2017. 8 December 2017 . Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Croatian. 26 March 2018.
    • For "Ljubavna limunada": Web site: HRTop40 Week 19 2018. 13 May 2018 . Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Croatian. 23 May 2018.
    • For "Mi protiv nas": Web site: HRTop40 Week 28 2018. 15 July 2018 . Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Croatian. 6 November 2018.
    • For "Baš, baš": Web site: HRTop40 Week 42 2018. 21 October 2018 . Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Croatian. 6 November 2018.
    • For "Indigo": Web site: HRTop40 Week 13 2019. 31 March 2019 . Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Croatian. 2 June 2019.
    • For "Ne vidim, ne čujem": Web site: HRTop40 Week 22 2019. 2 June 2019 . Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Croatian. 2 June 2019.
    • For "Ćiribu ćiriba": Web site: HRTop40 Week 50 2019. 15 December 2019 . Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Croatian. 15 December 2019.
    • For "Zovi": Web site: HRTop40 Week 35 2020. 6 September 2020 . Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Croatian. 14 November 2020.
    • For "Medenjak": Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 51 2020. 27 December 2020 . toplista. Croatian. 28 December 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201228121326/http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-51-tjedan-2020-14-12-2020-20-12-2020/. 28 December 2020.
    • For "Control Freak": Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 15 2023. 23 April 2023 . top-lista. hr. 23 April 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423161626/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-15-tjedan-2023-03-04-2023-09-04-2023/. 23 April 2023.
    • For "Jedna na sto": Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 28 2023. 17 July 2023 . top-lista. hr. 17 July 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230717052821/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-28-tjedan-2023-03-07-2023-09-07-2023/. 17 July 2023.
  11. Web site: Jurčević. Dario. Publika odlučila – varaždinska pjevačica Zsa Zsa u finalu nagrade Cesarica . eVaraždin . Croatian. 3 January 2019 . 5 March 2019.
  12. Web site: Dobitnici 27. Porina . 27th Porin Winners . porin.org . Croatian . 15 May 2020. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200528092249/http://www.porin.org:80/content/dobitnici-27-porina. 28 May 2020.