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Saša Lozar

{{Short description|Croatian singer (born 1980)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Saša Lozar

| image =

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name =

| alias =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1980|2|12}}

| birth_place = Laduč near Brdovec, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia

| genre = Pop

| associated_acts =

| instrument = Vocals

| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 2003–present

| label = Croatia Records, Agapa

}}

Saša Lozar (born 12 February 1980) is a Croatian singer. Lozar rose to fame in 2003 after finishing as runner-up on the first season of Story Supernova Music Talents. In late 2003, Lozar formed the boy band Saša, Tin i Kedžo together with Damir Kedžo and Tin Samardžić. Lozar began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album 1 Dan (2007).

Early life

Lozar was born in Laduč, in the Yugoslav republic of Croatia.{{cite web|url=http://hr.n1info.com/Showbiz/a408054/Sasa-Lozar-Neke-stvari-radis-da-ostanes-prisutan-u-javnosti.html |title=Saša Lozar: Neke stvari radiš da ostaneš prisutan u javnosti |publisher=N1 |language=Croatian|date= 3 June 2019 |accessdate=31 January 2020}} He has a younger brother named Ivan. He attended the Tituš Brezovački Gymnasium and earned his high school diploma in 1998.

Music career

Lozar's first musical appearance was in 1992 when he as a contestant on Hrvatska radiotelevizija's Turbo Limach Show.{{cite web|url=https://www.24sata.hr/show/nekad-i-sad-oni-su-na-pocetku-svoje-karijere-bili-turbo-limaci-509799 |title=Nekad i sad: Oni su na početku svoje karijere bili turbo limači |publisher=24sata |language=Croatian|last=Štignjedec|first=Nikolina|date= 2 February 2017 |accessdate=31 January 2020}} He made it to the finals where he lost to Renata Sabljak thus finishing as the runner-up.{{cite web|url=https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/mozaik/showbiz/pogledajte-tko-je-karijeru-zapoceo-u-turbo-limach-showu-biste-li-ih-prepoznali-466762 |title=Pogledajte tko je karijeru započeo u Turbo Limach Showu |date=2 February 2017 |publisher= Slobodna Dalmacija |language=Croatian|accessdate=31 January 2020}}

In 2003, Lozar auditioned for the first and only season of Nova TV's talent show Story Supernova Music Talents by singing "Hero" and "Kad mi dođeš ti" by Oliver Dragojević. He later advanced to the live shows.{{cite web|url=https://www.24sata.hr/show/pobjedio-u-story-supernovoj-ali-jedini-nije-napravio-karijeru-391384 |title=Pobijedio u Story Supernovoj, ali jedini nije napravio karijeru |publisher=24sata |language=Croatian|last=Habijan|first=Ivana|date= 26 November 2014 |accessdate=31 January 2020}} Lozar was announced as the runner-up for the first season of Story Supernova Music Talents.{{cite web|url=https://100posto.jutarnji.hr/scena/pogledajte-preplasenog-kedzu-koji-je-tada-isao-u-2-razred-ekonomske-i-dizdar-koja-je-ubijala-s-19 |title=Kakav je to show bio |publisher=Jutarnji list |language=Croatian|last=Marinović|first=Barbara|date= 3 September 2018 |accessdate=31 January 2020}}

A year after, in January 2004, he became a part of the Croatian boy band "Saša, Tin i Kedžo" along with Damir Kedžo and Tin Samardžić.{{cite web|url=https://www.index.hr/magazin/clanak/rafo-snimio-prvi-singl-ja-sam-rafo/183544.aspx |title=Rafo snimio prvi singl "Ja sam Rafo"|publisher=Index |language=Croatian|date= 31 January 2004 |accessdate=31 January 2020}} The band's debut album, titled Instant, sold 10,000 copies in its chart run, while their debut single "365" topped the Croatian charts for six weeks.{{cite web|last=Krnić|first=Hana|url=https://www.24sata.hr/video/damir-kedzo-nemam-prave-prijatelje-na-hrvatskoj-estradi-637695 |title=Damir Kedžo: Nemam prave prijatelje na hrvatskoj estradi |publisher=24sata |language=Croatian|date= 3 July 2019 |accessdate=31 January 2020}} In 2005 the band disbanded allowing Lozar and the other members to pursue solo projects.{{cite web|url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/spektakli/domace-zvijezde/svi-znaju-gdje-su-sasa-i-kedzo-ali-gdje-je-nestao-tin-bracanin-se-nakon-raspada-prvog-hrvatskog-boy-benda-potpuno-povukao-iz-javnosti/5427871/ |title=Svi znaju gdje su Saša i Kedžo, ali gdje je nestao Tin? |publisher=Jutarnji list|language=Croatian|date= 23 December 2016 |accessdate=31 January 2020}}

On 29 May 2006, Lozar released his debut single "Na kraju dana".{{cite web|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/sasa-lozar-na-kraju-dana-s-balerinom-820318 |title=Saša Lozar na kraju dana s balerinom|publisher=Večernji list |language=Croatian|date= 22 June 2006 |accessdate=31 January 2020}} Lozar's debut album 1 dan was released on 30 June 2007 through Croatia Records.{{cite web|url=https://shop.crorec.hr/crorec.hr/vijest.php?OBJECT_ID=217215 |title=Saša Lozar - 1 dan, album prvijenac u prodaju |publisher=Croatia Records |language=Croatian|date= 30 June 2007 |accessdate=31 January 2020}}

On 7 September 2015, Lozar was announced to join the cast of the second season of television show Tvoje lice zvuči poznato (Your Face Sounds Familiar), in which celebrity contestants impersonate a different iconic music artist on stage each week.{{cite news|url=https://www.24sata.hr/show/druga-sezona-tvoje-lice-zvuci-poznato-ove-nedjelje-u-20-sati-436078|title=Druga sezona 'Tvoje lice zvuči poznato' ove nedjelje u 20 sati |publisher=24sata |language=Croatian|date= 7 September 2015 |accessdate=31 January 2020}} In the season finale that took place on 6 December 2015, he was declared winner.{{cite web|url=https://www.sibenik.in/televizija/sasa-lozar-pobjednik-druge-sezone-showa-tvoje-lice-zvuci-poznato/52182.html|title=Saša Lozar pobjednik druge sezone showa Tvoje lice zvuči poznato |publisher=Šibenik IN |language=Croatian|date= 7 December 2015 |accessdate=31 January 2020}}

He voiced Branch in the Croatian-language version of the commercially successful animated motion picture Trolls (2016).

Lozar was among the participants of Dora 2024, the Croatian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Ne plačem zbog nje";{{cite web|date=15 December 2023|title=Croatia 2024: HRT reveal the 'Dora' lineup|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/croatia-2024-hrt-reveal-dora-lineup|access-date=15 December 2023|website=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union}} he advanced from his semi-final on 22 February 2024.

Personal life

On 27 August 2005 Lozar married his long-time girlfriend Marija Bajs.{{cite web|url=https://miss7.24sata.hr/stars/sasa-lozar-otkriva-tajnu-uspjesnog-braka-suprugu-nanovo-osvajam-iz-dana-u-dan-26959|title=Saša Lozar otkriva tajnu uspješnog braka|language=Croatian|date=28 August 2019|accessdate=30 January 2020|publisher=24sata|last=Lindić|first=Loredana}} In 2009 he announced via social media that Marija had given birth to their daughter, Eva.{{cite web|url=https://story.hr/Video/a101823/Sasa-Lozar-Ne-mogu-opisati-svoju-ljubav-prema-kceri.html|title=Saša Lozar: Ne mogu opisati svoju ljubav prema kćeri|language=Croatian|date=4 October 2015|accessdate=30 January 2020|publisher=Gloria}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

  • 1 dan (2007)

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| CRO
Peak positions in Croatia:

  • For "Žena sve vidi": {{Cite web|url=http://www.ihg.hr/files/File/hrtop40/HR_TOP_40_Tjedan_9_2013..pdf|title=HRTop40 Week 09 2013|publisher=Institut Hrvatske Glazbe|language=Croatian|accessdate=29 January 2020|url-status=live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170711000532/http://www.ihg.hr/files/File/hrtop40/HR_TOP_40_Tjedan_9_2013..pdf |archivedate=11 July 2017}}
  • For "Opčinjen": {{Cite web|url=http://www.ihg.hr/files/File/hrtop40/2014/HR_TOP_40_Tjedan_17_2014.pdf|title=HRTop40 Week 17 2014|publisher=Institut Hrvatske Glazbe|language=Croatian|accessdate=29 January 2020|url-status=live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170711000553/http://www.ihg.hr/files/File/hrtop40/2014/HR_TOP_40_Tjedan_17_2014.pdf |archivedate=11 July 2017}}
  • For "Nitko kao mi": {{Cite web|url=http://www.ihg.hr/files/File/hrtop40/2014/HR_TOP_40_Tjedan_41_2014.pdf|title=HRTop40 Week 41 2014|publisher=Institut Hrvatske Glazbe|language=Croatian|accessdate=29 January 2020|url-status=live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170711010736/http://www.ihg.hr/files/File/hrtop40/2014/HR_TOP_40_Tjedan_41_2014.pdf|archivedate=11 July 2017}}
  • For "Za nas dvoje": {{Cite web|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-18-tjedan-2016-28-04-2016-04-05-2016/|title=HRTop40 Week 18 2016|date=6 May 2016 |publisher=top-lista|language=Croatian|accessdate=30 January 2020}}
  • For "Tebi": {{Cite web|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-2-tjedan-2016-05-01-2016-11-01-2017/|title=HRTop40 Week 02 2017|date=16 January 2017 |publisher=top-lista|language=Croatian|accessdate=30 January 2020}}
  • For "Tajno": {{Cite web|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-36-tjedan-2017-28-08-2017-03-09-2017/|title=HRTop40 Week 36 2017|date=7 September 2017 |publisher=top-lista|language=Croatian|accessdate=30 January 2020}}
  • For "Da": {{Cite web|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-14-tjedan-2018-26-03-2018-01-04-2018/|title=HRTop40 Week 13 2018|date=8 April 2018 |publisher=top-lista|language=Croatian|accessdate=30 January 2020}}
  • For "Šala": {{Cite web|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-50-tjedan-2018-03-12-2018-09-12-2018/|title=HRTop40 Week 50 2018|date=17 December 2018 |publisher=top-lista|language=Croatian|accessdate=30 January 2020}}
  • For "Budi": {{Cite web|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-26-tjedan-2019-17-06-2019-23-06-2019/|title=HRTop40 Week 26 2019|date=30 June 2019 |publisher=top-lista|language=Croatian|accessdate=30 January 2020}}
  • For "Hej, Badnjak je": {{Cite web|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-01-tjedan-2019-23-12-2019-29-12-2019/|title=HRTop40 Week 53 2019|date=5 January 2020 |publisher=top-lista|language=Croatian|accessdate=30 January 2020}}
  • For "Dama": {{Cite web|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-17-tjedan-2020-20-04-2020-26-04-2020/|title=HRTop40 Week 17 2020|date=3 May 2020 |publisher=top-lista|language=Croatian|accessdate=7 May 2020}}
  • For "Vrijeme": {{Cite web|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-39-tjedan-2020-21-09-2020-27-09-2020/|title=HR TOP 40 Week 39 2020|date=4 October 2020 |publisher=top-lista|language=Croatian|accessdate=30 October 2020 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009142124/http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-39-tjedan-2020-21-09-2020-27-09-2020/|archivedate=9 October 2020}}
  • For "Vrati se": {{Cite web|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-07-tjedan-2021-08-02-2021-14-02-2021/|title=HR TOP 40 Week 7 2021|date=21 February 2021 |publisher=top-lista|language=Croatian|accessdate=21 February 2021 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221161044/http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-07-tjedan-2021-08-02-2021-14-02-2021/|archivedate=21 February 2021}}
  • For "Daleko od raja": {{Cite web|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-07-tjedan-2022-07-02-2021-13-02-2022/|title=HR TOP 40 Week 7 2022|date=20 February 2022 |publisher=top-lista|language=hr|access-date=20 February 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220182352/http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-07-tjedan-2022-07-02-2021-13-02-2022/|archive-date=20 February 2022}}
  • For "Lagano na vrijeme" {{Cite web|url=https://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-10-tjedan-2023-27-02-2023-05-03-2023/|title=HR TOP 40 Week 10 2023|date=12 March 2023 |publisher=top-lista|language=hr|access-date=13 March 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313185330/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-10-tjedan-2023-27-02-2023-05-03-2023/|archive-date=13 March 2023}}

scope="row"| "Žena sve vidi"

| 2013

| 18

| rowspan="15" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Opčinjen"

| rowspan="2"| 2014

| 7

scope="row"| "Nitko kao mi"

| 2

scope="row"| "Za nas dvoje"

| 2016

| 33

scope="row"| "Tebi"

| rowspan="2"| 2017

| 13

scope="row"| "Tajno"

| 6

scope="row"| "Da"

| rowspan="2"| 2018

| 3

scope="row"| "Šala"

| 7

scope="row"| "Budi"

| rowspan="2"| 2019

| 2

scope="row"| "Hej, Badnjak je"

| 3

scope="row"| "Dama"

| rowspan="2"| 2020

| 18

scope="row"| "Vrijeme"

| 6

scope="row"| "Vrati se"

| rowspan="2"| 2021

| 5

scope="row"| "Daleko od raja"

| 4

scope="row"| "Lagano na vrijeme"

| rowspan="1"| 2023

| 2

colspan="22" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

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External links

  • {{Discogs artist|934239-Saša-Lozar}}
  • {{IMDb name|nm5317978}}

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Category:21st-century Croatian male singers

Category:Living people

Category:1980 births

Category:People from Zagreb County

Category:Croatian pop singers

Category:Your Face Sounds Familiar winners