Franka Batelić
Franka Batelić (born June 7, 1992 in Rijeka ) is a Croatian singer who became known in Croatia for her victory in the first season of the talent show Showtime . She appears under her first name Franka.
Life
Batelic grew up in the small town of Rabac . Already at the age of three she sang as a soloist in the choir "Minicantanti", which performed at festivals and events in Croatia and abroad. She plays the piano and the guitar .
After school she studied music and songwriting for two semesters at Berklee College of Music and then law at the University of Zagreb .
In 2007 she won the first season of the talent show Showtime , which is based on the American model Pop Idol . In 2009 her self-titled debut album was released. The album was fairly successful, but several singles reached the Croatian top 10.
Batelic won the fourth season of the Croatian Let's Dance ( Ples sa zvijezdama ) with the dancer Ištvan Varga in 2009 . In 2009 and 2010 she took part in the Dora, the Croatian preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest , without success .
After abandoning her musical career for several years, she returned in 2017 with the single Crazy , which she wrote and composed herself . With the song Franka represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Portugal. However, after participating in the first semi-final, she did not qualify for the final of the competition.
Batelić has been married to the Croatian vice world champion Vedran Ćorluka since July 21, 2018 .
Discography
Albums
year | title | Charts | Remarks |
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MR | |||
2009 | Franka | - |
First published: December 2009 Sales: |
2018 | S tobom | 19th |
Initial release: December 7th, 2018 Sales: |
Singles
year | Title album |
Charts |
---|---|---|
MR | ||
2007 | Ovaj dan (This day) Franka |
- |
2008 | Ruža ukomu (rose in the stone) Franka |
4th |
2009 | Pjesma za kraj (song for the end) Franka |
2 |
2009 | Možda volim te (Maybe I love you) Franka |
1 |
2009 | Moje najdraže (My darling) Franka |
1 |
2010 | Na tvojim rukama (In your hands) | 3 |
2010 | Cijeli svijet (The whole world) | - |
2011 | Crna duga (black rainbow) | - |
2011 | On Fire feat. Eric Destler | - |
2012 | Run feat. Eric Destler | - |
2017 | S tobom (with you) | 3 |
2018 | Crazy | 2 |
2018 | Kao ti i ja (like you and me) | 3 |
2018 | Ti mi nosiš sreću (you bring me luck) | 2 |
2018 | Tajno (mysterious) | 6th |
2019 | Sve dok sanjaš | 1 |
Trivia
- Music Award "HR Top 20" for the hope of the year.
- Batelić lost the choice of “Artist of the Year” at “Porin” against Lana Jurčević .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from July 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of December 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ FRANKA BATELIĆ Ekskluzivno o karijeri i vezi s Vedranom Ćorlukom. Retrieved May 20, 2019 (Croatian).
- ↑ a b Franka. In: Eurovision.tv. Retrieved May 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Totally crazy - Franka Batelić for Croatia to Lisbon | Eurovision Song Contest Lisbon 2018. Retrieved on February 13, 2018 (German).
- ^ Vedran Ćorluka i Franka Batelić u novoj godini uživaju na plaži (Croatian) . In: Story , January 2, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.jutarnji.hr/spektakli/domace-zvijezde/foto-prvi-poljubac-gospode-i-gospodina-corluke-franka-i-vedran-izrekli-sudbonosno-da-na-hrvatskom-vjencanju-godine / 7639704 /
- ↑ http://www.index.hr/xmag/clanak/franka-batelic-snima-debitantski-album-i-zeli-na-hrf/376283.aspx
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↑ Top positions:
- Ljubav je ... : HRTop40 Week 52 2013 ( Croatian ) Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- S tobom : HRTop40 Week 04 2018 ( Croatian ) Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- Crazy : HRTop40 Week 13 2018 ( Croatian ) Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- Kao ti i ja : HRTop40 Week 31 2018 ( Croatian ) Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- Ti mi nosiš sreću : HRTop40 Week 45 2018 ( Croatian ) Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- Tajno : HRTop40 Week 3 2019 ( Croatian ) Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from July 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from July 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from November 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.labin.com/web/vijest.asp?id=5470
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from February 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Batelić, Franka |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Croatian singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1992 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rijeka |