Nina Kraljić
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| Nina Kraljić | |
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Kraljić in 2016
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| Background information | |
| Born | 4 April 1992 Lipovljani, Croatia |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Vocalist |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Group |
Nina Kraljić (Croatian pronunciation: [ˌnîna ˈkrǎːʎit͜ɕ], born 4 April 1992) is a Croatian singer and voice actress. She is best known for winning season one of The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske and for being selected to represent Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Lighthouse". Nina is the winner of the Croatian Porin award for Croatia's best new act of 2016.
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Life and career
Early life and career
Nina Kraljić was born in Lipovljani, Croatia on 4 April 1992. Her first TV appearance was in 2009 when she entered the Croatian version of Got Talent. She placed tenth in the final stage of the competition. When Nina was 14, she left her family to develop her musical expression. She studied opera in music academy and Croatian Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy in Rijeka.
2015–16: The Voice and Eurovision Song Contest
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Kraljić competed in the first season of Croatian version of The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske. From her first audition where she sang "Beneath Your Beautiful" to the unique interpretation of a regional evergreen "Što te nema", all the way to the finale and the performance of Macedonian folk song "Zajdi, zajdi, jasno sonce", Kraljić left the audience fascinated with her performances. Her voice was also recognized by Jacques Houdek, who mentored her to victory, with Kraljić receiving roughly 1 million votes in the final round. She later released her debut single "Zaljuljali smo svijet" in June 2015, a modern ballad with an ethnic background.
On 24 February, 2016 it was announced by HRT that Kraljić would represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] On 9 March 2016, Kraljić released her 2016 contest song "Lighthouse".[2]
On 17 March, 2016 she won the prestigious Croatian music award Porin for the best upcoming artist in Croatia for 2015.
Kraljić's debut album is due to be released around September, 2016. Nina will present herself as a songwriter with two songs in English that will also be on the album. She stated that the album will have her mystical and ethnic sound.[needs update]
Discography
Singles
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| 2009 | "Kaži mi" (Tell me) |
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| 2015 | "Zaljuljali smo svijet" (We rocked the world) |
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| 2016 | "Lighthouse" | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Note |
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| 2011 | Lotte and the Moonstone Secret | Lotte | Croatian voice-dub |
| 2012 | Sofia the First | Sofia | Croatian voice-dub |
| 2012 | The Snow Queen | Gerda | Croatian voice-dub |
| 2014 | The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King | Gerda | Croatian voice-dub |
| Year | TV Show | Role | Note |
| 2009 | Supertalent | Herself – Contestant | 10th place |
| 2015 | The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske | Herself – Contestant | Won |
| 2016 | Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | Herself – Croatian representative | 23rd place |
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| Preceded by | Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 |
Succeeded by [to be determined][needs update] |
 Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest |
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