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| Danijela Martinovic | |
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| Birth name | Danijela Martinovic |
| Born | July 15 1971 in Split, Croatia |
| Origin |  Croatia
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| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Website | www.danijelamartinovic.com |
Danijela Martinović, known artistically as Danijela (born July 15, 1971 in Split, Croatia), is a popular Croatian singer with success across all of the Balkans.
Born in a family of well-to-do local butchers, Danijela began to sing from her early age. Her big break came in early 1990s when she joined local pop band Magazin. Just as Magazin began to dominate the Croatian music scene, Danijela became one of the biggest national icons.
In the late 1990s she left Magazin to pursue a solo career, but she continued to cooperate the band\'s leader and prolific songwriter Tonči Huljić. That cooperation resulted with Danijela winning the 1998 Dora contest with the popular ballad "Neka mi ne svane" ("May the Sun Never Rise") and becoming Croatian representative at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, where she came 5th with 131 pts. Around that time, she shocked the Croatian public when news of her divorce from singer Marko Perković was divulged. This was the first time that her marriage was revealed, and many speculated that it had been kept secret at the request of Tonči Huljić. It didn\'t affect Martinović\'s career in the long run, and she is still one of the most popular icons of Croatian music industry.
In 2006, Martinović and Thompson (Marko Perković) managed to get an official church divorce hence allowing them both to remarry in church, if they want to. The official representatives of the Catholic church in Croatia remained silent on the reasons of the divorce.
Danijela has a sister, Izabela , who also pursued a music career through Split-based pop act Stijene.
In 2007 she participated in show called "Dancing With the Stars" where she danced with Nicolas Quesnoit (who was winner of the first season with Zrinka Cvitešić). She was eliminated in 5th episode.
| Preceded by E.N.I. | Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | Succeeded by Doris Dragović |
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