Nina Kraljić
{{BLP sources|date= July 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nina Kraljić
| image = ESC2016 - Croatia Meet & Greet 01 (crop).jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Kraljić at a Meet & Greet during the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm.
| birth_name = Nina Kraljić
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|4|4}}
| birth_place = Lipovljani, Croatia
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
- composer
- voice actress}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| instrument = {{Flatlist|
- Vocals
- piano}}
| years_active = 2009–present
| label = {{flatlist|
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Jacques Houdek}}
}}
}}
Nina Kraljić ({{IPA|hr|nîna krǎːʎitɕ}}; born 4 April 1992) is a Croatian singer-songwriter and voice actress. She is known for winning season one of The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske and for being a finalist in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Lighthouse". Kraljić is the winner of the Croatian Porin award for Croatia's best new act of 2016. Her debut album Samo was released on September 30, 2016.
Life and career
=Early life and career=
Nina Kraljić was born in Lipovljani, Croatia on 4 April 1992 to Željko and Irena Kraljić. She has a younger sister Tena.{{cite web|title=Nina je kraljica, ali producenti prednost ipak daju Marinu...|url=http://www.24sata.hr/show/nina-je-kraljica-ali-producenti-prednost-ipak-daju-marinu-416369|publisher=24 sata|access-date=29 June 2016|date=25 April 2015}} Kraljić's first TV appearance was in 2009 when she entered Supertalent, the Croatian version of Got Talent. She placed tenth in the final stage of the competition. When Kraljić was 14, she left her family to develop her musical expression. She studied opera at a music academy and Croatian studies at the Faculty of Philosophy in Rijeka. She is openly bisexual.{{Cite web|last=Kanić|first=Petra|date=2021-01-19|title=Nina Kraljić: 'Biseksualna sam. Odricala sam se zbog glazbe, a još imam ožiljke i od batina...'|url=https://www.24sata.hr/show/nina-kraljic-biseksualna-sam-odricala-sam-se-zbog-glazbe-a-jos-imam-oziljke-i-od-batina-740470|access-date=2021-01-19|website=24sata|language=hr}}
=2015–present: ''Samo''=
{{Main|Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016}}
File:ESC2016 - Croatia 23 (zoom).jpg" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.]]
Kraljić competed in the first season of Croatian version of The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske.{{cite web|last=Nist|first=Mladen|title=Nina Kraljić pobjednica showa The Voice|url=http://www.tropolje.info/nina-kraljic-pobjednica-showa-the-voice|website=tropolje.info|publisher=Tropolje}} During her participation she performed the song "Beneath Your Beautiful", "Što te nema", and the Macedonian folk song "Zajdi, zajdi, jasno sonce". 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" (We Swung the World) in June 2015, a modern ballad with ethnic elements.
On 24 February 2016, it was announced by Hrvatska radiotelevizija that Kraljić would represent Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.{{cite web|last1=Brey|first1=Marco|title=Nina Kraljić to represent Croatia|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=nina_kraljic_to_represent_croatia|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=24 February 2016|date=24 February 2016}} On 9 March 2016, she released her 2016 contest song "Lighthouse".{{cite web|last1=Brey|first1=Marco|title=Croatia: Nina Kraljić will sing "Lighthouse"|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=croatia_nina_kraljic_will_sing_lighthouse|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=9 March 2016|date=9 March 2016}} On 17 March 2016, Kraljić won the prestigious Croatian music award Porin for the Best Upcoming Artist in Croatia for 2015.{{cite web|title=Nina Kraljić nominirana za Porin|url=http://voice.hrt.hr/vijest/674/nina-kraljic-nominirana-za-porin|website=voice.hrt.hr|publisher=The Voice of Croatia|access-date=17 February 2016|date=17 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306080720/http://voice.hrt.hr/vijest/674/nina-kraljic-nominirana-za-porin|archive-date=6 March 2016|url-status=dead}} She led Croatia to the Eurovision Song Contest final after for the first time after seven years, coming tenth in the first semi-final with 133 points, and 23rd in the grand final with 73 points. Her debut album Samo (Only) was released on 30 September 2016. Kraljić presented herself as a songwriter with two songs "Lullaby" and "Lay You Down" in English. On 19 August 2016, she announced a collaboration with the Croatian composer Matija Dedić on the song "Što te nema" (Why Are You Not Here) also featured on the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com.hr/vijesti/nina-kraljic-ovog-petka-objavljuje-debitantski-album|title=Nina Kraljić ovog petka objavljuje debitanski album|work=MTV|language=hr|access-date=26 September 2016|archive-date=27 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927135802/http://www.mtv.com.hr/vijesti/nina-kraljic-ovog-petka-objavljuje-debitantski-album|url-status=dead}}
In December 2020, Kraljić was announced as one of the fourteen finalists of Dora 2021.{{cite web|last=Farren|first=Neil|title=Croatia: Dora 2021 Finalists Revealed|url=https://eurovoix.com/2020/12/15/croatia-dora-2021-finalists-revealed/|publisher=eurovoix|access-date=15 December 2020|date=15 December 2020}} She performed the song "Rijeka" (River) which she co-wrote together with Hana Librenjak and Miki Solus and ended up in second place behind Albina with "Tick-Tock". Kraljić also had some technical difficulties during her performance in Dora 2021 and deleted some of her social media profiles.{{cite web|author= Komunikacije HRT-a|title=Rezultati natječaja za Doru 2021.|url=https://magazin.hrt.hr/689521/rezultati-natjecaja-za-doru-2021|publisher=Hrvatska radiotelevizija|language=hr|access-date=15 December 2020|date=15 December 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Nakon rasprave s fanovima, nestali profili Nine Kraljić s Facebooka i Instagrama|url=https://www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=2254669|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.index.hr|language=hr}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2011
| Lota i tajna mjesečevog kamena | Lota | rowspan="3" | Croatian dub |
| 2012
|rowspan=2|Gerda |
| 2014 |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2009
| Contestant | 10th place |
| rowspan="4" | 2011
| Alisa Marquez | rowspan="11" | Croatian dub |
| iCarly
| Sam Puckett (Season 2 only) |
| PopPixie
|Chatta (Episodes 1–20 only) |
| rowspan="2" | Victorious
| Cat Valentine (Season 1 only) |
| rowspan="2"|2012
| Fawn "Poni" Liebowitz |
| Winx Club
|Icy (Season 5 only) |
| 2013
| Briana |
| 2013–14
| Megan Šljokić |
| 2013–15
| Sofija |
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| Sara |
| Henry Opasan
| Veronika |
| The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske
| Contestant | Winner |
| 2016
| Pepper Silverstein | Croatian dub |
| 2021
|Contestant |2nd place |
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Details ! scope="col"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| CRO |
| scope="row"| Samo
|
| 8 |
| scope="row"| Čuvaj me
|
| — |
=Singles=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Nina Kraljić}}
- {{Allmusic | id= mn0003414213}}
- {{Discogs artist|Nina Kraljić}}
- {{IMDb name|nm7613017}}
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| title = The Voice of Croatia winner
| years = 2015
| before = N/A
| after = Ruža Janjiš
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{{succession box
| title = Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years = 2016
| before = Klapa s Mora
with "Mižerja"
| after = Jacques Houdek
with "My friend"
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Category:People from Lipovljani
Category:21st-century Croatian women singers
Category:Croatian voice actresses
Category:Universal Music Group artists
Category:The Voice (franchise) winners
Category:Bisexual women musicians
Category:Croatian LGBTQ actors
Category:Croatian bisexual women
Category:Croatian LGBTQ singers