For the first time since Croatia’s debut in the Contest in 1993, national broadcaster HRT passed on a televised competition to select the country’s representative for Eurovision. In an internal selection Nina Badrić was chosen to take the Croatian flag to Baku. The title of her song is Nebo (Heaven), composed and written by Nina herself. Nina Badrić is a familiar name to many ESC Radio listeners, mostly notably with her song Čarobno Jutro, runner-up of the 2003 DORA festival.

Nebo is Croatia’s 20th entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, and it will be performed in the 2nd semi-final on 24nd May, at starting position #10.

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For the first time since Croatia’s debut in the Contest in 1993, national broadcaster HRT passed on a televised competition to select the country’s representative for Eurovision. In an internal selection Nina Badrić was chosen to take the Croatian flag to Baku. The title of her song is Nebo (Heaven), composed and written by Nina herself. Nina Badrić is a familiar name to many ESC Radio listeners, mostly notably with her song Čarobno Jutro, runner-up of the 2003 DORA festival.

Nebo is Croatia’s 20th entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, and it will be performed in the 2nd semi-final on 24nd May, at starting position #10.

Check out the video-clip:

About Nina Badrić

Croatian broadcaster HRT this year decided to internally select one of the nation’s top female artists, Nina Badrić in their quest for glory on the Eurovision stage.

Nina Badrić is one of the most successful and most awarded Croatian musicians, whose career has successfully lasted for the past 20 years. Accomplishments, rewards and popularity are following this musician beyond Croatian borders, where she’s been dubbed the best and most favourite pop singer from the former Yugoslavian region year in, year out, by both audiences and music professionals.

In the nineties Nina commenced a solo singing career, heading music charts all over Croatia. She is a multiple winner of the Popularity Oscar, awarded by the professionals and audiences in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia. Besides a terrific voice that many compare to those of divas like Angie Stone, Alicia Keys or Mary J. Blige, Nina is characterized by many as one of the most complete musicians today. Her personality, charm, or the so called factor X immediately win people over, and as far as her looks are concerned, many claim that she has been one of the most beautiful Croatian singers for years.

Nina Badrić’s face was recognized as the face of the world campaign for Frederique Constant luxury watches. The campaign with Nina’s trademark face graces billboards all over the world and numerous fashion magazines, such as Vogue, In Style or NY Times. She is known as a person that gladly takes part in many humanitarian activities. Nina Badrić is a singer who has tried her hand with every musical genre, from pop to jazz, leaving her specific mark of recognizable and strong interpretation in each of them. She writes most of her songs, and it is with an original composition that she plans to represent Croatia at the upcoming Eurosong competition.

For more information on Nina Badrić please visit www.eurovision.tv