Alka Vuica

Alka Vuica (pronounced [âːlka ʋûitsa]; born 8 June 1961 in Pula, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian singer, lyricist and tv presenter.[1] Her musical style can be described as a mixture of pop and local folk.[2]

Alka Vuica
Born (1961-06-08) 8 June 1961
Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
OccupationSinger
Years active1980–present

Biography

Born in Pula to Zvonko and Zdenko Vuic, she started writing songs at a young age.[1] At the age of 18, she moved to Zagreb and met Adi Karaselimović who was a drummer of a band Srebrna Krila. She was introduced to composer Đorđe Novković, manager Vladimir Mihaljek and most importantly Goran Bregović.[3]

In 1980s she worked as a journalist and as songwriter, especially for Josipa Lisac,[3] for whom she penned "Gdje Dunav Ljubi nebo", "Danas Sam Luda", "Kraljica Divljine", "Moja Magija" and the album "Hoću samo tebe" which was released in 1983.[4] Throughout the decade she continued to contribute lyrics. In 1990 she contributed to the Yugoslav entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 'Hajde Da Ludujemo' performed by Tatjana Matejaš.[5]

In 1988, she met an artist Vuk Veličković, with whom she had a son called Arijan, a producer.[3][6] In the 1990s she moved performing and began to release her own records. In 1993 she released the Laži me (1994) that included the song 'O.K.' (featuring Sandi Cenov) that was entered as a contender for the first Croatian Eurovision Songfestival entry.[7][8] She released a further three albums that decade with limited success, while criticised the restrictions imposed on Croatian performers to appear in other parts of the former Yugoslavia. In 1999 Vuica made an appearance at the New Years celebrations in Belgrade.[9]

She released a further two albums in 2001 and 2004, before making a return to presenting with the talkshow Jedan na Jedan on the Nova channel.[9] She continues to perform.[10]

Vuica entered the Croatian presidential election, 2009–2010. On 26 October 2009 the Green List of Croatia announced they were supporting her bid for president.[11] Because of non-sufficient votes, she fell out of race and also noted that 835 votes were stolen from her in Trogir.[12] In 2015 she was called as witness in the Core Media affair involving the newspresenter Dijana Culjak.[13]

In May 2020 she released the single 'Depresija'.[14]

Her cousin Matija Vuica is a fashion designer.[15][16]

Discography

Albums
  • Laži me (1994)
  • Za tebe čuvam sebe (1995)
  • Alkatraz (1997)
  • Balkan girl (1999)
  • Profesionalka (2001)
  • Cirkus (2004)

Compilations
  • The Best of Alka (1999)

Filmography

Film
Film
Year Title Role
2000 Is It Clear, My Friend? Pevaljka

References
  1. PAIĆ, Vinko (13 April 2019). "Slobodna Dalmacija - 'Ne mogu se pomiriti s tim da je napustio ovaj svijet, i to bez dijagnoze...': Alka Vuica otvorila dušu, otkrila kako se nosi s depresijom, ali i što misli o Kolindi". slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. Metason. "Alka Vuica". ArtistInfo. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. "Sve ljubavi Alke Vuice". Story.hr. 19 June 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. "Alka Vuica napisala još jednu pjesmu za Josipu Lisac". Radio Dalmacija. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. Floras, Stella (20 October 2007). "Eurovision Tajči does believe! - ESCToday.com". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. "Alka Vuica Nakon Fotke u Toplesku: Sve što je jeftino prolazi". Express (in Bosnian). 12 September 2020.
  7. "Eurovision Song Contest National Final Croatia 1993". www.esc-history.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. "Alka Vuica - Laži Me!". Discogs. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  9. Baker, Catherine (1 April 2016). Sounds of the Borderland: Popular Music, War and Nationalism in Croatia since 1991. Routledge. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-317-05241-8.
  10. "Neponovljiva Alka Vuica dolazi u Osijek". OsijekNews.hr - vijesti i događanja u Osijeku (in Croatian). 14 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  11. "ZELENA LISTA Alka Vuica objavila predsjedničku kandidaturu: Odstupite s vlasti!". Slobodna Dalmacija. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  12. "Alka odustala od kandidature: Nisam se htjela baviti kriminalnim radnjama". Index.hr. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  13. Vesić, Vanja (22 January 2015). "Afera Core Media: Čuljak, Hloverka i Urličić pisale pitanja, Šelebaj glumio "razrednika"". Novi list. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  14. "NI TRAGA DEPRESIJI: Alka Vuica slavila 59.rođendan". Express (in Bosnian). 9 June 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  15. "Matija Vuica: 'Modom sam se počela baviti zahvaljujući Hreliću, a pjevačica sam postala preko kreveta'". tportal.hr. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  16. "Dresses of Croatian designer Matija Vuica on The Bachelor Australia 2020". Croatia Week. Retrieved 5 October 2020.


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