Danijela Martinović


Danijela Martinović, known artistically 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 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 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" and becoming the Croatian representative at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, where she came in 5th 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. She was eliminated in the 5th episode.
In December 2010 she released a new song called "Pola Pola". In 2011 she released her new album Unikat. She presented a new song called "Brodolom" or "Shipwreck" at the Croatian music festival SPLIT 2012, which became the biggest summer hit in Croatia. The song reached more than 3 million views on YouTube in less than one month.

Discography

Albums