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Artist
Ivana Vrdoljak - Vanna
12+ albums
soulpopr&bdancecroatian artist
about
Vanna (Ivana Ranilović Vrdoljak) is a Croatian pop singer. She was born on September 1st, 1970 in Koprivnica, Yugoslavia (now Croatia). Although she won prizes in various national children and youth festivals, her official debut was at Zagrebfest, a contest held in the Croatian capital Zagreb in 1989. In that year she left her hometown to live and study in Zagreb and whilst studying, she performed in a band called BOA. In 1992 her professional career as a singer was launched. She joined a band called ET (Electro Team) and became an instant star. She co-wrote of all the songs performed by ET and as a member of the band won many Croatian music awards. In 1997, Vanna left ET to start a solo career and record her first album, “I to sam ja.” Vanna has since recorded four more solo albums and has won several other prizes. She came first at Zadarfest (held in Zadar) three years in succession (1999, 2000 and 2001). Her album “24 sata” reached gold. In 2000 she came second in Dora, the Croatian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest with a song written by Bruno Kovačić and Ivana Plechinger. Being runner-up, she decided to participate again in 2001 and now won with Tonči Huljić’s song “Strune ljubavi”. Shortly after Dora, she gave birth to daughter Jana. Vanna represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen on May 12, 2001 and finished 10th. She sang the song in Croatian and in English, now entitled Strings Of My Heart. In 2003 and 2007 she released al
