Tatjana Simić

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Tatjana Šimić
Born	Tatjana Šimić June 9, 1963 (1963-06-09) (age 45) Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Years active	1986 —
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Tatjana Simić (born June 9, 1963, Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia], is a Dutch-Croatian singer and actress. Better known as simply Tatjana, she moved with her mother and sister to Rotterdam in 1979. ^[1]

1 Early career
2 Breakthrough as singer
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Early career

In the 1980s, having won a national modelling contest, she commenced work as an actress and model. In the Netherlands and Germany today, she remains known for her portrayal of the character "Kees Flodder", daughter of a dysfunctional and anti-social family engaged in a constant battle with the authorities, in several Dutch comedy films and television shows featuring the Flodder family in the 1980s and 1990s. ^[2] The original movie was extremely popular in the Netherlands with two and a half million viewers.

[edit] Breakthrough as singer

She started a recording career in 1987 with her first single "Baby Love". Her song "Chica Cubana" became a hit in Europe, followed a year later by "Awake Boy" in 1989. In 1992, she recorded a version of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" with Dutch singer Gerard Joling. Her first album was released in 1993 and included a hit "Feel Good". Her best known song "Santa Maria" was recorded and produced by Mike Stock and Matt Aitken of Stock Aitken Waterman becoming an international dance hit. ^[3] A follow up single "Calendar Girl" released in 1997 through Central Station failed to attract the same success. However a full album produced by Stock Aitken called "Feel Good" was released in Japan and the Netherlands which produced the singles "First Time" and "Sweet Sweet Smile". Since then she has released a number of dance singles, with "Baila Baila" reaching the Dutch Top 40 at No 24 in 2001. In 2008 Tatjana has made a come back to the music scene with the Dutch language song "Ik Laat Je Gaan", which leaves her signature Disco sound for a more rock pop style. The track was Tatjana's biggest Dutch hit to date reaching No 11 in the Dutch Singles Charts. A new album is scheduled for 2008.