Franka Batelić

Franka Batelić
Birth name Franka Batelić
Also known as Franka, Franka K. Mak
Born July 7, 1991 (1991-07-07) (age 20)
Rijeka, Croatia
Genres Pop, rock
Occupations Singer
Instruments Vocals, guitar,
Years active 2008–present
Labels Hit Records

Franka Batelić is a Croatian singer. She rose to fame as the winner of the first season of Showtime.

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Family

Her mother Ingrid, father Damir and younger brother Nikola who is also into music - guitarist and frontman of the Storm band – currently known as the ‘youngest rock band in Labin’.[1]

Career

Her more serious music career began when she won the Showtime show in December 2007.[2] In May 2008 singing Ruža u kamenu/Rose in Stone by Miro Buljan/Boris Djurdjevic/Neno Nincevic Franka performed at the finals of the pop/rock evening of the 12th Radio Festival in Opatija, where she captured the audiences’ award. That very song was the one that had captured the hearts at the OGAE network which gathers 40 European clubs Eurosong fans and its Song Contest that Franka had won is the reason for it being held in Croatia next year.[3] Among 28 tunes, Croatia was in the lead with the British song (Take That – Rule the World) and the Sonohra band which had taken this year’s San Remo trailing behind.[4] Franka won the fourth season of Ples sa zvijezdama, a Croatian version of Dancing with the Stars.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Chart ranking
CRO
2009 Franka[5]

Singles

Year Title Chart ranking
CRO
2007 "Ovaj dan"
Franka		 -
2008 "Ruža u kamenu"
Franka[6]		 4
2009 "Pjesma za kraj"
Franka[7]		 2
2009 "Možda volim te"
Franka		 1
2009 "Moje najdraže"
Franka[8]		 1
2010 "Na tvojim rukama"
Franka		 6
2011 "On Fire"
TBA		 1

Articles

13, July 2009 has confirmed that Franka will be the face-guard campaign of AFC for the 2009 [9]

Awards

Preceded by
Mario Valentić & Ana Herceg		 Ples sa zvijezdama winner
Season 4 (2009 with Ištvan Varga)		 Succeeded by
Nera Stipičević & Damir Horvatinčić

References

  1. ^ http://www.hrt.hr/dora/dora2009/index_2_eng.htm
  2. ^ http://www.cjepanica.net/novosti/franka-batelic-pobijedila-u-showtimeu/204/
  3. ^ http://www.labin.com/web/vijest.asp?id=4708
  4. ^ http://www.labin.com/web/vijest.asp?id=5627
  5. ^ http://www.index.hr/xmag/clanak/franka-batelic-snima-debitantski-album-i-zeli-na-hrf/376283.aspx
  6. ^ http://www.hrtop20.info/toplistaarhiva.php?top=POP&w=2008/31
  7. ^ http://www.hrtop20.info/toplistaarhiva.php?top=POP&w=2009/14
  8. ^ http://www.franka.com.hr/fankutak/3/
  9. ^ http://www.rtl-radio.hr/default/news.php?kat_id=157&news_id=3751
  10. ^ http://www.labin.com/web/vijest.asp?id=5470
  11. ^ http://ukusno.com/Zabava/franka-bateli%C4%87-nominirana-za-zlatnu-kooglu-2009-u-kategoriji-novi-izvo%C4%91a%C4%8D-godine/
  12. ^ http://www.javno.com/hr-trach/franka-batelic-ipak-zaljubljena-ali-u-bubnjara_247966
  13. ^ http://www.hrf.hr/tehnika.php
Franka Batelić
Albums
Franka (2010)
Singles
"Ovaj dan"  • "Ruža u kamenu" • "Pjesma za kraj"  • "Možda volim te" • "Moje najdraže"  • "Na tvojim rukama"
Related articles

External links

Franka Batelić on Myspace