Franka Batelić

Franka Batelić was born on 7 June 1992 in Rijeka to Ingrid and Damir Batelić.{{cite news| url=https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/franka-batelic-do-zore-se-zabavljala-na-maturalnom-plesu-140808| title=Franka Batelić se do zore zabavljala na maturalnom plesu| work=Večernji list| language=hr| date=14 May 2010| access-date=24 November 2017| archive-date=1 December 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030912/https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/franka-batelic-do-zore-se-zabavljala-na-maturalnom-plesu-140808| url-status=live}} She has a younger brother Nikola who is the singer and guitarist of the Labin-based band "Storm".{{cite news| url=http://www.franka.com.hr/biografija/| title=Franka Batelić: Biografija| work=franka.com.hr| language=hr| access-date=24 November 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207114144/http://www.franka.com.hr/biografija/| archive-date=7 December 2017| url-status=dead}} Batelić began singing at the age of three, initially singing as a soloist with the "Minicantanti" choir and also sang in the church choir of St. Andrew Catholic parish in Rabac.{{cite news| url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/mlada-zvijezda-franka-batelic-danju-plesem-nocu-ucim/2867774/| title=Mlada zvijezda Franka Batelić: Danju plešem, noću učim| work=Jutarnji list| language=hr| date=15 November 2009| access-date=24 November 2017| archive-date=1 December 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040242/https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/mlada-zvijezda-franka-batelic-danju-plesem-nocu-ucim/2867774/| url-status=live}} Batelić learned to play piano at the Music school, while her father thought her guitar.

After finishing elementary and high school in her hometown, Batelić spent two semesters at the Berklee College of Music, and later enrolled at the Zagreb School of Law.{{cite web|url=https://www.story.hr/celebrity/franka-batelic-ekskluzivno-o-karijeri-i-vezi-s-vedranom-corlukom-420043|title=FRANKA BATELIĆ Ekskluzivno o karijeri i vezi s Vedranom Ćorlukom}} She also attended English language course at the London South Bank University.

Batelić auditioned for the first series of Showtime in 2007, singing "Come saprei" by Giorgia for judges Jacques Houdek, Ivana Husar and Boris Banović.{{cite news| url=http://www.story.hr/franka-batelic-doslo-je-vrijeme-da-pobjegnem-i-kazem-%E2%80%98zbogom-67347| title=Franka Batelić: Došlo je vrijeme da pobjegnem i kažem 'zbogom'| work=Story| language=hr| date=11 August 2011| access-date=24 November 2017| archive-date=1 December 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040700/http://www.story.hr/franka-batelic-doslo-je-vrijeme-da-pobjegnem-i-kazem-%E2%80%98zbogom-67347| url-status=live}} Batelić won the competition on 22 December 2007 by receiving the highest number of cast televotes in the finals.{{cite news| url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/arhiva/franki-batelic-showtime/3859512/| title=Franka Batelić Showtime| work=Jutarnji list| language=hr| date=23 December 2007| access-date=24 November 2017| archive-date=1 December 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033321/https://www.jutarnji.hr/arhiva/franki-batelic-showtime/3859512/| url-status=live}} As a prize, she signed a recording contract with the Hit Records record label.{{cite news| url=https://www.24sata.hr/show/franka-batelic-dobila-svoj-hit-pjesmu-ruza-u-kamenu-51581| title=Franka Batelić dobila svoj hit, pjesmu "Ruža u kamenu"| work=24 sata| language=hr| date=27 February 2008| access-date=24 November 2017| archive-date=1 December 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042521/https://www.24sata.hr/show/franka-batelic-dobila-svoj-hit-pjesmu-ruza-u-kamenu-51581| url-status=live}} Batelić's winner single "Ovaj dan" was released officially on 14 November 2007.{{cite news| url=http://www.index.hr/xmag/clanak/video-slavuji-showtimea-premijerno-s-vlastitim-pjesmama/366015.aspx| title=Slavuji showtimea premijerno s vlastitim pjesma| work=Index.hr| language=hr| date=15 November 2007| access-date=24 November 2017| archive-date=1 December 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040149/http://www.index.hr/xmag/clanak/video-slavuji-showtimea-premijerno-s-vlastitim-pjesmama/366015.aspx| url-status=live}}

Batelić's second single, "Ruža u kamenu", produced and written by Miro Buljan, Boris Đurđević and Neno Ninčević, was released in May 2008 in Croatia.{{cite news| url=http://www.index.hr/black/clanak/franka-batelic--najsladji-izazov-otkad-postoji-reality/388938.aspx| title=Franka Batelić – najslađi izazov otkad postoji reality!| work=Index.hr| language=hr| date=30 May 2008| access-date=24 November 2017| archive-date=1 December 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035423/http://www.index.hr/black/clanak/franka-batelic--najsladji-izazov-otkad-postoji-reality/388938.aspx| url-status=live}} It was performed at the "12th Croatian Radio Festival" in Opatija where it won the Public's Award in the Pop/Rock category by receiving the most televotes.{{cite news| url=https://dnevnik.hr/showbizz/red-carpet/pobijedila-sam-na-tri-natjecanja-u-godinu-dana.html| title=Pobijedila sam na tri natjecanja u godinu dana| work=Dnevnik Nove TV| language=hr| date=5 November 2008| access-date=24 November 2017| archive-date=1 December 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040002/https://dnevnik.hr/showbizz/red-carpet/pobijedila-sam-na-tri-natjecanja-u-godinu-dana.html| url-status=live}} Later that year, "Ruža u kamenu" was chosen to represent Croatia at the 2008 OGAE Song Contest, an audio event organized by a network of 42 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs. She won the contest.{{cite news | url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/08/13/who-should-represent-croatia-at-eurovision-2014/30059/| title=Who should represent Croatia at Eurovision 2014?| work=wiwibloggs|date= 13 August 2013| access-date=24 November 2017}}

"Pjesma za kraj" was released as Batelić's third single in January 2009.{{cite news| url=http://www.index.hr/xmag/clanak/poslusajte-skladbu-franke-batelic-s-kojom-planira-pohod-na-doru-/418498.aspx| title=Poslušajte skladbu Franke Batelić s kojom planira pohod na Doru| work=Index.hr| language=hr| date=24 January 2009| access-date=5 December 2017| archive-date=6 December 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005852/http://www.index.hr/xmag/clanak/poslusajte-skladbu-franke-batelic-s-kojom-planira-pohod-na-doru-/418498.aspx| url-status=live}} The song was recorded for the Croatian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 where it finished 7th with a total of 18 points.{{cite web|url=http://www.labin.com/web/vijest.asp?id=6077|title=Franka Batelić nije pobijedila na Dori 2009|publisher=Labin.com|language=hr|date=1 March 2009|access-date=5 December 2017|archive-date=5 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205143611/http://www.labin.com/web/vijest.asp?id=6077|url-status=live}} In December 2009, Batelić and her dance partner Ištvan Varga won the 4th season of Ples sa zvijezdama, the Croatian version of Dancing with the Stars.{{cite news| url=https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/franka-batelic-i-istvan-varga-pobjednici-su-plesa-sa-zvijezdama-69540| title=Franka Batelić i Ištvan Varga pobjednici su "Plesa sa zvijezdama"| work=Večernji list| language=hr| date=19 December 2009| access-date=24 November 2017| archive-date=10 December 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210063306/https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/franka-batelic-i-istvan-varga-pobjednici-su-plesa-sa-zvijezdama-69540| url-status=live}}

In April 2013, Franka was the opening act on the Beyoncé's concert at the Arena Zagreb, performing in front of 18,000 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.story.hr/vijesti/franka-batelic-beyonce-mi-je-zahvalila-sto-sam-dosla-146225|title=Franka Batelić: "Beyonce mi je zahvalila što sam došla"|access-date=30 April 2018|archive-date=1 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501160539/https://www.story.hr/vijesti/franka-batelic-beyonce-mi-je-zahvalila-sto-sam-dosla-146225|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.story.hr/vijesti/beyonce-odusevila-zagreb-za-hrvatsku-me-vezu-lijepe-uspomene-146105|title=Beyonce oduševila Zagreb: "Za Hrvatsku me vežu lijepe uspomene"|access-date=30 April 2018|archive-date=1 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501093353/https://www.story.hr/vijesti/beyonce-odusevila-zagreb-za-hrvatsku-me-vezu-lijepe-uspomene-146105|url-status=live}} In November 2013, Franka released the single "Ljubav je" whose lyrics were signed by one of the most performed and awarded Croatian pop musician-songwriter Antonija Šola. "Ljubav je" was the first Franka's single to appear on the Croatian national HR Top40 list.{{cite web|url=https://dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/mladi_i_neizbjezni/franka-batelic-ima-novi-singl-i-video-spot-za-pjesmu-ljubav-je---313238.html|title=Antonija Šola iznimno vjeruje u pjesmu koju Franka naziva "stilskom prekretnicom u karijeri" }}

On 27 November 2017, Batelić confirmed via social media that she will release her comeback single "S tobom" on 4 December 2017.{{cite news| url=http://music-box.hr/2017/11/27/vraca-se-franka-batelic-a-u-kojem-obliku-jos-nije-poznato/| title=Vraća se Franka Batelić, a u kojem obliku – još nije poznato!| work=Music Box| language=hr| date=27 November 2017| access-date=27 November 2017| archive-date=1 December 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044111/http://music-box.hr/2017/11/27/vraca-se-franka-batelic-a-u-kojem-obliku-jos-nije-poznato/| url-status=live}} The song was first played on Nives Čanović's 385 Show on Narodni radio on 4 December with Batelić interviewed live.{{cite news| url=http://www.prvi.hr/narodni-glazba/glazba-narodni/s-kim-je-franka-batelic| title=S kim je Franki život muzika?| work=Narodni radio| language=hr| date=4 December 2017| access-date=4 December 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212013201/http://www.prvi.hr/narodni-glazba/glazba-narodni/s-kim-je-franka-batelic| archive-date=12 February 2018| url-status=dead}} The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Sandra Mihaljević and Igor Ivanović and premiered on RTL Televizija's HR Top show on 10 December 2017.{{cite news| url=http://www.novilist.hr/Scena/Glazba/Franka-Batelic-o-povratku-na-scenu-Sada-se-mogu-u-potpunosti-dati-glazbi| title=Franka Batelić o povratku na scenu: 'Sada se mogu u potpunosti dati glazbi'| work=Novi list| language=hr| date=10 December 2017| access-date=10 December 2017| archive-date=27 September 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927162108/https://www.novilist.hr/Scena/Glazba/Franka-Batelic-o-povratku-na-scenu-Sada-se-mogu-u-potpunosti-dati-glazbi/| url-status=live}} It was announced on 13 February 2018 that Batelić would represent Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Crazy". She came in 17th in the first semi-final thus not qualifying for the grand finale.{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/159076/croatia-franka-batelic-lisbon/|title=Croatia: Franka Batelić to Lisbon!|last=Jiandani|first=Sanjay|date=13 February 2018|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=14 February 2018|archive-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195758/http://esctoday.com/159076/croatia-franka-batelic-lisbon/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2018/02/13/croatia-franka-batelic-eurovision-2018/|title=Croatia: Franka Batelić to Eurovision 2018|date=13 February 2018|publisher=Eurovoix|last=Farren|first=Neil}}

Batelić's debut studio album S tobom was released on 6 December 2018 and peaked at number 19 on the Top of the Shops albums chart in Croatia.{{cite news| url=https://radiolabin.hr/news_details.php?id=13678| title=Franka Batelić ima novi album naziva S tobom| work=Radio Labin| language=hr| date=6 December 2018| access-date=18 April 2021| archive-date=18 April 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418163040/https://radiolabin.hr/news_details.php?id=13678| url-status=live}} The album's third single, "Kao ti i ja", was released in June.{{cite news| url=https://dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/clubzone/franka-batelic-ima-novu-pjesmu-kao-ti-i-ja---522048.html| title=Svakako poslušati: Neodoljiva Franka Batelić ima novi zarazni hit, hoće li nadmašiti "S tobom"?| work=Dnevnik| language=hr| date=28 July 2018| access-date=18 April 2021| archive-date=18 April 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418163040/https://dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/clubzone/franka-batelic-ima-novu-pjesmu-kao-ti-i-ja---522048.html| url-status=live}} Its fourth single "Ti mi nosiš sreću" was released in October, while the fifth single "Tajno" was released in December.{{cite news|author=Gršić, Mario|url=https://petrinjskiradio.hr/blog/franka-predstavila-prekrasnu-baladu-tajno/|title=Franka predstavila prekrasnu baladu "Tajno"|work=Petrinjski radio|language=hr|date=18 January 2019|access-date=18 April 2021|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418163040/https://petrinjskiradio.hr/blog/franka-predstavila-prekrasnu-baladu-tajno/|url-status=live}}

On 17 June 2019 Betelić released "Ljubav, ništa više" as the first single from her upcoming second studio album.{{cite news |url=https://www.tportal.hr/showtime/clanak/franka-batelic-ne-moze-sakriti-emocije-dugo-nisam-bila-ovako-sretna-20190617| title=Franka Batelić ne može sakriti emocije| work=tportal|language=hr|date= 17 June 2019| access-date=18 April 2021}} In October "Sve dok sanjaš" was released as the album's second single.{{cite news| url=https://dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/clubzone/franka-batelic-objavila-singl-sve-dok-sanjas---578192.html| title=Franka objavila novi singl: "Za mene je to najposebnija pjesma dosad"| work=Dnevnik| language=hr| date=7 October 2019| access-date=18 April 2021| archive-date=18 April 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418163037/https://dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/clubzone/franka-batelic-objavila-singl-sve-dok-sanjas---578192.html| url-status=live}} "Sve dok sanjaš" debuted at number two on the HR Top 40, eventually peaking at number one, becoming Batelić's first chart topping single in Croatia.{{cite news |url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/2019/10/21/hr-top-40-franka-ostvarila-najvisi-ulaz/| title=HR Top 40: Franka ostvarila najviši ulaz| work=top-lista|language=hr|date=21 October 2019| access-date=18 April 2021}}{{cite news|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/2019/10/28/hr-top-40-franka-se-popela-na-broj-1-marku-tolji-pripao-najveci-skok/|title=HR Top 40: Franka se popela na broj 1, Marku Tolji pripao najveći skok|work=top-lista|language=hr|date=28 October 2019|access-date=18 April 2021|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418163038/http://www.top-lista.hr/www/2019/10/28/hr-top-40-franka-se-popela-na-broj-1-marku-tolji-pripao-najveci-skok/|url-status=live}} She performed the song at the 2020 Cesarica Awards and won the "Song of the Year" award with it.{{cite web|author= Milla, Samir |url= https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/franka-zapjevala-prvi-put-nakon-poroda-i-dobila-cesaricu-za-hit-godine-1374083 |title=Franka zapjevala prvi put nakon poroda i dobila Cesaricu za hit godine |publisher=Večernji list |language=hr|date= 21 January 2020 |access-date=22 January 2020}}

On 7 July 2023, Batalić released the single "Putuj s poljupcima".{{cite web|url= https://obican.info/index.php/2023/07/06/franka-predstavila-novi-ljetni-singl-putuj-sa-poljupcima/|title=Franka predstavila novi ljetni singl "Putuj sa poljupcima" |publisher=Običan Radio |language=hr|date= 6 July 2023 |access-date=7 July 2023}}

Batelić is an LGBT rights advocate,{{cite news| url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/video-ljubav-za-sve-poznati-hrvatski-glazbenici-zajednickom-pjesmom-pozvali-na-glasanje-protiv/1277081/| title=Ljubav za sve: Poznati hrvatski glazbenici zajedničkom pjesmo pozvali na glasanje protiv| work=Jutarnji list| language=hr| date=25 November 2013| access-date=25 November 2017| archive-date=27 June 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627005202/https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/video-ljubav-za-sve-poznati-hrvatski-glazbenici-zajednickom-pjesmom-pozvali-na-glasanje-protiv/1277081/| url-status=live}} and an animal rights activist. She was the face of the Croatian 2009 "Animal's Friend" campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.rtl-radio.hr/default/news.php?kat_id=157&news_id=3751 |title=Franka Batelić...|access-date=27 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014014442/http://www.rtl-radio.hr/default/news.php?kat_id=157 |archive-date=14 October 2009}}

Batelić married her long-time boyfriend, Croatian football player, Vedran Ćorluka, on 21 July 2018.{{cite news| url=http://www.story.hr/vedran-corluka-i-franka-batelic-u-novoj-godini-uzivaju-na-plazi-278570| title=Vedran Ćorluka i Franka Batelić u novoj godini uživaju na plaži| work=Story| language=hr| date=2 January 2016| access-date=25 November 2017| archive-date=1 December 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043551/http://www.story.hr/vedran-corluka-i-franka-batelic-u-novoj-godini-uzivaju-na-plazi-278570| url-status=live}}{{cite news| author=Benčić, Luka| url=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/| title=Franka i Vedran izrekli sudbonosno 'da' na hrvatskom vjenčanju godine!| work=Jutarnji list| language=hr| date=21 July 2018| access-date=18 April 2021| archive-date=22 July 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722105708/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/| url-status=live}} In August 2019, Batelić announced that she and Ćorluka were expecting their first child.{{cite news| url=https://net.hr/hot/zvijezde/franka-batelic-je-trudna-ona-i-corluka-objavili-radosnu-vijest-2020-ce-biti-posebna-nasa-mala-obitelj-se-povecava/| title=Pjevačica i Ćorluka objavili radosnu vijest: 2020. će biti posebna, naša mala obitelj se povećava| work=tportal| language=hr| date=12 August 2019| access-date=18 April 2021| archive-date=21 April 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421025838/https://net.hr/hot/zvijezde/franka-batelic-je-trudna-ona-i-corluka-objavili-radosnu-vijest-2020-ce-biti-posebna-nasa-mala-obitelj-se-povecava/| url-status=dead}} In January 2020, she gave birth to their son, Viktor Ćorluka.{{cite news| url=https://www.gloria.hr/gl/fokus/zvjezdane-staze/stigao-je-sincic-franka-je-rodila-vedran-corluka-pohvalio-se-fotkom-iz-bolnice-9822223| title=Stigao je sinčić| work=Gloria| language=hr| date=5 January 2020| access-date=18 April 2021| archive-date=18 April 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418163038/https://www.gloria.hr/gl/fokus/zvjezdane-staze/stigao-je-sincic-franka-je-rodila-vedran-corluka-pohvalio-se-fotkom-iz-bolnice-9822223| url-status=live}} In November 2022, she gave birth to their second child.{{cite news|url=https://www.index.hr/magazin/clanak/franka-i-vedran-corluka-dobili-djevojcicu-objavljeno-je-i-ime/2409413.aspx?index_ref=clanak_magazin_najnovije_d|title=Franka i Vedran Ćorluka dobili djevojčicu, objavljeno je i ime|language=hr|date=5 November 2022|access-date=5 November 2022|archive-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107104059/https://www.index.hr/magazin/clanak/franka-i-vedran-corluka-dobili-djevojcicu-objavljeno-je-i-ime/2409413.aspx?index_ref=clanak_magazin_najnovije_d|url-status=live}}

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