Feminnem
Encyclopedia
Feminnem is a girl group
from Croatia
and Bosnia and Herzegovina
composed of three members, Neda Parmać, Nika Antolos, and Pamela Ramljak. They have represented both countries at the Eurovision Song Contest
; Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2005
and Croatia in 2010
.
, Croatia
and took dance lessons from an early age. At the age of thirteen she performed as member the band Kompas. In 2004 she entered the Hrvatski Idol
competition (the Croatian version of Pop Idol
). Her self-confident approach and ability to improvise appealed to the audience, as best seen in her rendition of Michael Jackson
's Beat It
, when she continued to perform despite forgetting the lyrics. She finished third, with the show being won by Žanamari Lalić
. Together with two other finalists, she went on to create Feminnem.
, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina. She attended music
academy in Zagreb
, and was back up vocal for Toni Cetinski
and Amila Glamočak
. In 2004 she was one of the finalists on Hrvatski Idol.
. They have produced one hit single, "Volim te, mrzim te" ("I love you, I hate you").
Feminnem won the right to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina
in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
in Ukraine
with their entry "Call Me
", an up-tempo pop song
written and composed by Andrej Babić
. They had automatic entry to the Eurosong Final, where they finished in fourteenth out of twenty-four participants.
2007
Feminnem hoped to represent Croatia
in Eurovision Song Contest 2007
in Helsinki
, Finland
with the song "Navika", but they placed only ninth with 16 points. The winner was Dragonfly
, featuring Dado Topić
with "Vjerujem u ljubav
".
2009
Feminnem again hoped to represent Croatia in Eurovision Song Contest 2009
in Moscow
, Russia
with the song "Poljupci u boji", but they placed third with 28 points. The winner was Igor Cukrov
feat. Andrea Šušnjara
with "Lijepa Tena
".
2010
Feminnem took part at the Croatian national final
for the third time in 2010, hoping to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
to be held in Bærum
, Greater Oslo, Norway
with their song "Lako je sve
". Having finished only fourth in the semi-final, they nonetheless went on to win the final, receiving maximum points from both the jury and the telephone voters. They therefore succeeded in representing Croatia at Eurovision, however they failed to qualify for the final, placing thirteenth in a field of seventeen entries in semi-final two.
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
from Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
composed of three members, Neda Parmać, Nika Antolos, and Pamela Ramljak. They have represented both countries at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
; Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
and Croatia in 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
.
Neda Parmać
Parmać was born 1985 in SplitSplit (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and took dance lessons from an early age. At the age of thirteen she performed as member the band Kompas. In 2004 she entered the Hrvatski Idol
Hrvatski Idol
Hrvatski Idol is the Croatian version of Pop Idol. There have been two seasons of Hrvatski Idol. The first one was won by Žanamari Lalić, who received 54% of the vote in the finale night...
competition (the Croatian version of Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
). Her self-confident approach and ability to improvise appealed to the audience, as best seen in her rendition of Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
's Beat It
Beat It
"Beat It" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones . It is the third single from the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller . Eddie Van Halen was hired to add the song's distinctive overdriven guitar solo, but was prevented by his...
, when she continued to perform despite forgetting the lyrics. She finished third, with the show being won by Žanamari Lalić
Žanamari Lalic
Žanamari Lalić is a Croatian pop-rock/alternative rock musician and singer-songwriter who is a lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the J'Animals, also known as the first winner of Hrvatski idol, Croatian equivalent of Pop Idol, in 2004.Žanamari Lalić was born and raised in Makarska. She won...
. Together with two other finalists, she went on to create Feminnem.
Pamela Ramljak
Ramljak was born 1979 in ČapljinaCapljina
Čapljina is a town and municipality of the same name in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Čapljina is located on the border with Croatia a mere from the Adriatic Sea....
, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina. She attended music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
academy in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, and was back up vocal for Toni Cetinski
Toni Cetinski
Anthony Cetinski is a Croatian pop singer.Today, he is one of the most popular male singers in Croatia and he is also popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro.-Biography:...
and Amila Glamočak
Amila Glamocak
Amila Glamočak is a popular Bosnian singer. She participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with "Za Našu Ljubav" for Bosnia & Herzegovina, finishing 21st out of 23. She appeared in the Bosnian national final on two other occasions but failed to qualify.- External links :*...
. In 2004 she was one of the finalists on Hrvatski Idol.
Formation
The group formed in 2004 following the appearance of the three original members on Hrvatski IdolHrvatski Idol
Hrvatski Idol is the Croatian version of Pop Idol. There have been two seasons of Hrvatski Idol. The first one was won by Žanamari Lalić, who received 54% of the vote in the finale night...
. They have produced one hit single, "Volim te, mrzim te" ("I love you, I hate you").
Eurovision Song Contest
2005Feminnem won the right to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
with their entry "Call Me
Call Me (Feminnem song)
"Call Me" was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Feminnem.As Bosnia-Herzegovina had pre-qualified for the final, the song was performed twenty-first in the final...
", an up-tempo pop song
Pop Song
Pop Song is the first single by the Drugs. It was released in 2000 and earned the Drugs some positive press. It has been described as "addictive". A live version was released on The Only Way Is Up...
written and composed by Andrej Babić
Andrej Babic
Andrej Babić is a Croatian songwriter who has written many Eurovision songs since 2003. He is one of the few songwriters who has written for four countries, having written entries for Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Portugal....
. They had automatic entry to the Eurosong Final, where they finished in fourteenth out of twenty-four participants.
2007
Feminnem hoped to represent Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
in Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
with the song "Navika", but they placed only ninth with 16 points. The winner was Dragonfly
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera . It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...
, featuring Dado Topić
Dado Topic
Adolf "Dado" Topić is a singer who sang the entry from Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 together with the band Dragonfly. He is one of the most popular rock musicians of Croatia and the former Yugoslavia. He was the lead singer of Time, a 1970s progressive rock band...
with "Vjerujem u ljubav
Vjerujem u ljubav
"Vjerujem u ljubav" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in Croatian and English by Dragonfly featuring Dado Topić....
".
2009
Feminnem again hoped to represent Croatia in Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
with the song "Poljupci u boji", but they placed third with 28 points. The winner was Igor Cukrov
Igor Cukrov
Igor Cukrov born is a Croatian singer, musician and television personality. He came to media attention as one of sixteen contestants of talents show Operacija trijumf, Balkan version of Endemol's Star Academy. Cukrov represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 alongside Andrea Šušnjara...
feat. Andrea Šušnjara
Andrea
Andrea is a given name common in many parts of the world:* In Czech, Serbian, Macedonian, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Scandinavian languages and Spanish, Andrea is used as a woman's name, as the feminine form of Andrew, Andreas, András, Andrés or Andre.* In Italy and Albania, Andrea is quite...
with "Lijepa Tena
Lijepa Tena
"Lijepa Tena" is a song by Croatian singer Igor Cukrov and was the Croatian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia. The song competed in the second semi-final on 14 May 2009 and qualified for the final, where it finished 18th with 57 points.-Charts:-External links:* from...
".
2010
Feminnem took part at the Croatian national final
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Croatia selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest through the Dora contest, which was held on 5 and 6 March 2010, organised by the Croatian national broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija . The winner of Dora was the girl group Feminnem with "Lako je sve"...
for the third time in 2010, hoping to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
to be held in Bærum
Bærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
, Greater Oslo, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
with their song "Lako je sve
Lako je sve
"Lako je sve" is a Croatian song, written by Branimir Mihaljević, Pamela Ramljak and Neda Parmać and sung by girl group Feminnem...
". Having finished only fourth in the semi-final, they nonetheless went on to win the final, receiving maximum points from both the jury and the telephone voters. They therefore succeeded in representing Croatia at Eurovision, however they failed to qualify for the final, placing thirteenth in a field of seventeen entries in semi-final two.
Discography
- Feminnem ShowFeminnem ShowFeminnem Show is Feminnem's debut album released in 2005. They are best known for representing Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest...
(2005) - Lako je sveLako je sve"Lako je sve" is a Croatian song, written by Branimir Mihaljević, Pamela Ramljak and Neda Parmać and sung by girl group Feminnem...
(2010) - Easy to See (2010)
- TBA (2012)
See also
- Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented at Eurovision 2005 by the group Feminnem and the song "Call Me". 14 songs competed in the Bosnian final on March 6. The result was decided by 50% jury and 50% televoting. The 2003 Bosnian representative Mija Martina competed in the preselection...
- Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Croatia selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest through the Dora contest, which was held on 5 and 6 March 2010, organised by the Croatian national broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija . The winner of Dora was the girl group Feminnem with "Lako je sve"...
- List of all-female bands