Žanamari Lalic
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Žanamari Lalić is a Croatia
n 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 the title of Miss Photogenic of Dalmatia in 2000. In 2001 she obtained a degree in management and moved to Germany, where she released a single "Feels like Heaven" in 2002. In 2003 she competed in Deutschland sucht den Superstar
, a talent show by RTL Television
, and made it to the Top 50.
After her success on RTL Televizija
's talent show in Croatia, she competed in local music festival
s, winning an award at Zadarfest 2004 for best performance and choreography. She was also in the Croatian Radio Festival
2005 with the single "Bar su suze besplatne", 2008 with "Bijela robinja" and 2009 with her most successful song "Crni leptire". She has competed in the HRT Dora Eurosong pre-selection in 2005, 2006, 2007.
Her first solo album Žanamari was released in 2005 by Croatia Records
.
2008 - 2011 - Throughout the process of songwriting and creating a new, more alternative rock sound for the second album Druga vrsta (Different Kind), that's coming up in November 2011, Žanamari has gathered a new energetic, unrestrained rock'n'roll crew. J'Animals.
Band members: Gordan Dragić - guitar (Skaut), Jura Geci - guitar (ex Voodoo Lizards), Emil Kranjčić - drums (Louder, Zebrax, ex Dead by Mistake), NIkola Vranić - keyboard (ex Voodoo Lizards, Sons on Guns), Sebastian Jurić - bass (Sane, Rokjor Soksof).
They released a video for their first single Nije napola in April 2011, then performed with their second single Oteti pa vraćeni at CMC Festival in June 2011, and with the third single Kreten pomalo they're planning to release the new album "Druga vrsta" under Croatia Records label by the end of October 2011.
Maxi single
Singles
Croatia
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n 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
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...
, Croatian equivalent 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...
, in 2004.
Žanamari Lalić was born and raised in Makarska
Makarska
Makarska is a small town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split and northwest of Dubrovnik. It has a population of 13,716 residents. Administratively Makarska has the status of a town and it is part of the Split-Dalmatia County....
. She won the title of Miss Photogenic of Dalmatia in 2000. In 2001 she obtained a degree in management and moved to Germany, where she released a single "Feels like Heaven" in 2002. In 2003 she competed in Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and...
, a talent show by RTL Television
RTL Television
Rtl.de' redirects here. For other uses, see RTL.RTL Television , or simply RTL, is a German commercial television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T , in larger population centres...
, and made it to the Top 50.
After her success on RTL Televizija
RTL Televizija
RTL Televizija is a Croatian commercial broadcaster with national availability that has been broadcasting since April 30, 2004.RTL Televizija is 74% owned by the RTL Group....
's talent show in Croatia, she competed in local music festival
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
s, winning an award at Zadarfest 2004 for best performance and choreography. She was also in the Croatian Radio Festival
Croatian Radio Festival
The Croatian Radio Festival is a music festival held annually in Croatia. The festival was first held in 1997 in Vodice. It remained in Vodice until 2002, when it was held in Šibenik. After two years in Šibenik, Rijeka and Požega were co-hosts for the 2004 festival...
2005 with the single "Bar su suze besplatne", 2008 with "Bijela robinja" and 2009 with her most successful song "Crni leptire". She has competed in the HRT Dora Eurosong pre-selection in 2005, 2006, 2007.
Her first solo album Žanamari was released in 2005 by Croatia Records
Croatia Records
Croatia Records is the largest major record label in Croatia, based in Dubrava in Zagreb.-Summary:Croatia Records d.d. is a joint stock company currently led by the Chairman of the Board of directors Želimir Babogredac, a notable sound engineer...
.
2008 - 2011 - Throughout the process of songwriting and creating a new, more alternative rock sound for the second album Druga vrsta (Different Kind), that's coming up in November 2011, Žanamari has gathered a new energetic, unrestrained rock'n'roll crew. J'Animals.
Band members: Gordan Dragić - guitar (Skaut), Jura Geci - guitar (ex Voodoo Lizards), Emil Kranjčić - drums (Louder, Zebrax, ex Dead by Mistake), NIkola Vranić - keyboard (ex Voodoo Lizards, Sons on Guns), Sebastian Jurić - bass (Sane, Rokjor Soksof).
They released a video for their first single Nije napola in April 2011, then performed with their second single Oteti pa vraćeni at CMC Festival in June 2011, and with the third single Kreten pomalo they're planning to release the new album "Druga vrsta" under Croatia Records label by the end of October 2011.
Discography
Albums- Žanamari (August 16, 2005)
Maxi single
- Crni leptire (July 15, 2009)
Singles
- Jedino moje (DORA, 2007)
- Da mi daš još samo jednu noć (CMC, 2008)
- Ljubav (CMC, 2010)
- Ne pitaj me (Šansona Šibenik, 2010)
- I Feel Alone (2010)