Albina Grčić

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Albina
Birth nameAlbina Grčić
Born (1999-02-06) 6 February 1999 (age 25)[1]
Split, Croatia
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Years active2019–present
LabelsUniversal Music Croatia

Albina Grčić (Croatian pronunciation:

season three of The Voice Hrvatska where she finished third. She represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam with the song "Tick-Tock
”.

Career

Grčić was born in

Korake ti znam" (I Know Your Footsteps) by Maya Sar and she re-sang her audition song "En cambio no".[16] She placed third overall behind winner Vinko Ćemeraš and runner-up Filip Rudan.[17]

Immediately after coming third on The Voice, Grčić was signed to a record deal with

Universal Music Croatia.[18] On 16 October 2020 her debut single, "Imuna na strah" (Immune to Fear), was released.[19] In December 2020, Grčić was announced as one of the 14 finalists for Dora 2021, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry.[20] She performed the song "Tick-Tock" which was written by Branimir Mihaljević, Max Cinnamon and Tihana Buklijaš Bakić.[21] At Dora 2021, she won both the jury and televote with a total of 198 points and went to represent Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in the Netherlands.[22][23] Grčić performed in the first semi-final on 18 May 2021, but failed to qualify to the final, finishing 11th.[24] Despite failing to qualify, the song became a hit in Croatia.[25] On 25 February 2021, Grčić was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2021 edition of the Porin Awards, which she won at the awards ceremony on 6 June 2021.[26][27]

On July 24 she informed her fans through Instagram about her new single called "La, La, Love", which was released on July 30.[28] Later that year, on 26 November 2021, Grčić released her fourth single "Plači mila".[29]

On 19 February 2022, during Dora 2022, she premiered her new single, "Noću".[30] In early 2023, Grčić released two additional stand-alone singles, "27." and "Žar", a collaboration with Croatian singer Đana.[31][32]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CRO
[33]
LIT
[34]
"Imuna na strah" / "No More Tears" 2020 11 Non-album singles
"Tick-Tock" 2021 1 48
"La La Love" 2
"Plači mila" 12
"Noću" 2022 4
"27." 2023 18
"Žar" (with Ðana) 20
"Grad sve zna" 40
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or were not released.

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
2021 Zlatni Studio Best New Artist "Imuna na strah" Nominated [35]
Porin Herself Won [27]
Cesarica Song of the Year "Tick-Tock" Nominated [36]

References

  1. ^ Vesković, Đorđe (25 December 2020). "Upoznajte učesnike Dore 2021: Mlade nade (1. deo)" (in Serbian). evrovizija.rs. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ "àlbīn". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 February 2021. Albína
  3. ^ "Gȑčkā". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 February 2021. Gȑčić
  4. ^ "Albina Grčić pobjednica ovogodišnje Dore, što je ujedno i njen najveći i jedini "uspjeh". Više se, čini se, proslavila ružnim i zločesti komentarima na twitteru, gdje je svima dala do znanja da "lijepe i talentirane" žene nikada neće osvojiti eurosong". Ferata (in Croatian). 14 February 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Albina zna što želi: Severinine pjesme nikad ne bih pjevala" (in Croatian). 24sata. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Albina Grčić je odustala od X Factora" (in Croatian). Dalmacija News. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Bujica emocija na početku nove sezone The Voicea" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  8. ^ Ivanković, Helena (7 December 2019). "Ja s 18 nisam znao pjevati kao ti" (in Croatian). Index. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Splićanka oduševila u Voiceu: studentica povijesti i engleskog jezika prošla dalje, bodrila je baka Anđelka" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  10. ^ "The Voice ušao u novu fazu: vidjeli smo prvu emisiju Nokauta" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  11. ^ Rožman, Klara (4 February 2020). "Filip i Albina izvedbom pjesme Billie Eilish u The Voiceu osvajaju YouTube" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Stranci oduševljeni Albinom i Filipom: Ne mogu ih prestati slušati, plačem" (in Croatian). Večernji list. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Snimka mlade Splićanke iz 'The Voicea' koju uspoređuju s našom poznatom pjevačicom oduševila svijet" (in Croatian). tportal.hr. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  14. ^ Musilin, Mia (19 February 2020). "Finalisti Voicea uvjereni da će se i za deset godina baviti glazbom" (in Croatian). Gloria. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Splićanka Albina Grčić briljirala na pozornici i izborila finale" (in Croatian). Dalmacija danas. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Albina se nakon finala o svemu oglasila na Instagramu" (in Croatian). Večernji list. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Pobjednik treće sezone Voicea je Vinko Ćemeraš! Pogledajte njegov, ali i impresivne nastupe Albine, Bernarde i Filipa" (in Croatian). tportal.hr. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  18. ^ Rožman, Klara (26 February 2020). "Što rade finaliste The Voicea nakon što su se ugasile kamere?" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  19. ^ Mataja Raos, Sanja (26 October 2020). "Albina objavila debitanski singl "Imuna na strah"" (in Croatian). Narodni radio. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  20. ^ Farren, Neil (15 December 2020). "Croatia: Dora 2021 Finalists Revealed". eurovoix. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  21. ^ Komunikacije HRT-a (15 December 2020). "Rezultati natječaja za Doru 2021" (in Croatian). Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  22. ^ Davies, Megan (13 February 2021). "Croatia: Albina To Eurovision 2021". eurovoix. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  23. ^ Kelly, Emma (11 February 2021). "Eurovision 2021: Who is competing in the Song Contest this year?". Metro. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  24. ^ Adams, William (18 May 2021). "Eurovision 2021: Semi-Final 1 results have Malta's Destiny and Cyprus' Elena Tsagrinou among qualifiers". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  25. ^ "HRtop40 21. tjedan 2021. (17.05.2021. – 23.05.2021.)" (in Croatian). Top lista. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Objavljene nominacije za Porin! Na tronu čak dvije skupine s pet nominacija" (in Croatian). Večernji list. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  27. ^ a b "Porin: Albina je najbolji novi izvođač, jedna grupa dobila četiri nagrade" (in Croatian). Index. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  28. ^ Adams, Oliver (30 July 2021). "Croatia's Albina releases brand new summertime single "La La Love"". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  29. ^ Šebalj, Mateja (10 December 2021). "Albina ima prvu autorsku pjesmu na hrvatskom: "Svjesna sam da lijepe stvari ne padaju s neba"" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  30. ^ "Albina iznenadila premijernom izvedbom singla "Noću", kao posebna gošća ovogodišnje Dore otkrila je svoju novu autorsku pjesmu!" (in Croatian). Dnevnik. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  31. ^ Petrović, Martina (17 February 2023). "Albina predstavlja autorsku pjesmu 27., a mi smo ekskluzivno doznali sve o njoj" (in Croatian). Journal.hr. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  32. ^ Kocijan, Ivana (6 March 2023). "Splićanke Albina i Đana imaju novi duet: pjesma nastala u naletu dobre energije" (in Croatian). Novi list. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  33. ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
  34. ^ Peak positions in Lithuania:"2021 21-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 21-27 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  35. ^ Lokas, Marija (16 December 2020). "Za mlada lica koja predvode generaciju novih zvijezda na sceni uvedena je nova kategorija" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  36. ^ Rumora, Karla (30 March 2021). "Albina je ušla u finale Cesarice" (in Croatian). 24sata. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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Achievements
Preceded by Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2021
Succeeded by