Jelena Radan | |
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Born | Zagreb, Croatia | August 23, 1974
Genres | Pop, fado |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2003–present |
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Jelena Radan (born on 23 August 1974) is a Croatian singer and songwriter. She has released both pop and fado albums, earning her several Porin Awards. Radan is best known for her hit single "Leti do snova". In addition to her music career, she served as a judge on the first season of Star Search Croatia in 2009.
Career
Radan served as a judge on the first season of Star Search Croatia, which aired from February to June 2009.[1]
Her fourth studio album, Voyage, was released in 2013 through Menart and showcased a multilingual approach and reflected on her journey with the fado genre.[2] On 11 April 2017, Radan released a new single titled "Nismo više isti k'o prije," marking her continued work as a singer-songwriter.[3] On 21 November 2022, Radan held a concert with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, performing both her pop and fado repertoire.[4] On 5 December 2024, Radan was announced as one of 24 participants in Dora 2025, the Croatian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, with the song "Salut!".[5]
Personal life
Since 2011, Radan has been in a relationship with Croatian sculptor and painter Boris Sekulić.[6] In an interview with InMagazin, Radan described her relationship with Sekulić as something that "just happened" and stated that they do not focus on their age difference, saying, "We don't wake up and say, 'Hmm, now you are 15 years older, and I'm younger. Everything has its challenges, advantages, and disadvantages, but we simply live it".[7] The couple welcomed their daughter, Maša, in January 2014.[8]
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
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Nije kraj |
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Novi dan |
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Sjeti me se, ljube |
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Voyage |
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Extended plays
Title | Details |
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Jelena |
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Live albums
Title | Details |
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Moja potraga za fadom |
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Fado na Peristulu |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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CRO [9] | |||||||||||||||||||
"Pođi na put" (with Fluentes) |
2015 | — | non-album singles | ||||||||||||||||
"Kad nas više ne bude" | 2016 | — | |||||||||||||||||
"Nismo više isti k'o i prije" | 2017 | — | |||||||||||||||||
"Negdje tamo gore" | 2018 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
"Samo me ljubi" | 2019 | — | |||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Porin | Best Female Vocal Performance | Voyage | Nominated | [10] |
Best Recording Package | Won | ||||
2016 | Best Children's Music Album | Mjesto za mene | Won | [11] |
References
- ^ "Jelena Radan odlazi iz 'Hrvatska traži zvijezdu'" (in Croatian). tPortal. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Jurkas, Anđelo (6 August 2013). "Jelena Radan: Izbjegavam poziciju žrtve!" (in Croatian). Ravnododna. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Ra, I. (11 April 2017). "Jelena Radan ima novu pjesmu - nitko ne pjeva o ljubavi kao ona" (in Croatian). Index.hr. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Lulić, Ivana (21 November 2022). "Jelena Radan i Zagrebačka filharmonija u Lisinskom: intimne vinjete izvedene bravurozno" (in Croatian). Glazba.hr. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Farren, Neil (5 December 2024). "Croatia: Dora 2025 Artists Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Jelena Radan s novim dečkom u javnosti" (in Croatian). tPortal. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Lijepe vijesti u životu Jelene Radan: Nakon što se povukla iz javnosti, ima novi razlog za slavlje" (in Croatian). Zagreb Info. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Rumora, Karla (5 December 2024). "Jelena Radan ima velike vijesti: Rodila je u 40., godinama je izbivala iz medija" (in Croatian). Story.hr. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
- For "Negdje tamo gore": "HR TOP 40 Week 35 2018" (in Croatian). top-lista. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Dobitnici 21. Porina" (in Croatian). Porin. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Dobitnici 23. Porina" (in Croatian). Porin. Retrieved 7 December 2024.