Natali Dizdar (born 24 August 1984), also known as Natalie Dizdar, is a Croatian pop singer.
Life and career
Early life
Dizdar was born in Zadar and raised in Sukošan, and attended music school in her youth.
Career
She became famous by becoming the runner-up of the Story Supernova Music Talents reality show, aired on Nova TV in late 2003.[1] Endowed with an indisputable vocal talent, after the show she pursued a solo career, signed a contract with Croatia Records, trying to build a repertoire based on pop-jazz and other more worldly elements of popular music. Her first single, Ne daj, was entered into the 2004 Split Festival and soon became a radio hit. She collaborated with Matija Dedić, Arsen Dedić and Coco Mosquito on her first few albums.[2]
In July 2013, "Grijeh" was released as a single and indicated the start of Dizdar's third album cycle.[3] Dizdar wouldn't release another single until more than a year after when "Iluzionist" was released in December 2014.[4] In 2016 she released two additional singles, "Ne reci zauvijek" and "Mjesto za jedno", with an announced that her third studio album would be released the following year.[5] On 16 June 2017, Dizdar released her third studio album Iluzije through Agapa which finalized the recording deal with that label.[6] The same day, the final single from the album "Nećeš me, zar ne", alongside its English language version "Pills", was released.[7]
Personal life
In 2011 Dizdar graduated from the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb.[8]
^"Nećeš me, zar ne" did not enter the HR Top 40, but peaked at number 23 on the regional HR Top 100 (Dalmacija) chart.[12]
References
^Matt Gross (2006-06-14). "Frugal Traveler - Seeking Bargains on the Dalmatian Coast". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-05-06. I caught a performance by Natali Dizdar, a local who was the runner-up on "Story Supernova Music Talents," Croatia's version of "American Idol."
For "Ne reci zauvijek": "HR TOP 40 Week 11 2016" (in Croatian). top-lista. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
For "Mjesto za jedno": "HR TOP 40 Week 49 2016" (in Croatian). top-lista. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
For "Kad mislim na to": "HR TOP 40 Week 13 2021" (in Croatian). top-lista. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
For "Zadnji dan ljeta": "HR TOP 40 Week 36 2022" (in Croatian). top-lista. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
For "Ocean": "HR TOP 40 Week 14 2023" (in Croatian). top-lista. 10 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.