Nika Zorjan (born 3 December 1992) is a Slovenian singer and songwriter. Zorjan began her music career in 2010 as a contestant on the first season of Slovenija ima talent, the Slovenian version of Got Talent, later signing with Raay Music, the record label of Slovene duo Maraaya. She made her debut in 2012 with the single "Čas za nas", which was written by Maraaya. She later released the single "Nasmeh življenja" in 2013, which went on to become one of the most-played singles on Slovenian radio of the year in 2013 and 2014.
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| Born | 3 December 1992 Petanjci, Slovenia |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Raay Music |
Zorjan has attempted to represent Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions; in 2012, 2017, and 2018. She also performed as a backing vocalist for the Slovenian act in 2014 and 2015.
Early life
editNika Zorjan was born on 3 December 1992 in Petanjci, a small village near the city of Murska Sobota.[1][2] She grew up in a musical family, with her grandfather Leopold playing the accordion, and her father Janez playing guitar in the Slovenian band Nova Legija.[3]
Career
editZorjan began her career in 2010, after becoming a contestant on the first season of Slovenija ima talent, the Slovenian version of Got Talent, but did not place as a semifinalist.[4] In 2012, she began taking part in Misija Evrovizija, where she placed third behind Eva Boto and Nika & Eva Prusnik.[5] After competing, she was signed by Raay to his record label Raay Music.[6] She released her debut single "Čas za nas" that year, which went on to become a success in Slovenia, being nominated for the 2012 Eurodanceweb Award for Slovenia.[7][8][9] Her follow-up single "Problemom sredinc" was released later that same year.[10]
In 2014, Zorjan was a backing singer at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, performing with Tinkara Kovač.[11] She later competed at EMA 2017, attempting to represent Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Fse". She placed fifth overall.[12] Zorjan also competed in EMA 2018 with the song "Uspavanka", but did not qualify to the final.[13][14]
Zorjan often sings also in Prekmurje Slovene.[15]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| "Čas za nas" | 2012 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
| "Problemom sredinc" | — | ||||||||
| "Nasmeh življenja" | 2013 | 4 | |||||||
| "Po dežju" | 2014 | 12 | |||||||
| "Fse" | 2017 | 5 | |||||||
| "Ni predaje, ni umika" (with BQL) |
6 | ||||||||
| "Uspavanka" | 2018 | 17 | |||||||
| "Luna" (Nika Zorjan ft. Jonatan Haller) |
2 | ||||||||
| "Za vedno (Za skaus)" | - | Non-album singles | |||||||
| "Ola ola" (Nika Zorjan & Isaac Palma) |
2019 | 5 | |||||||
| "Vruće"[a] (BQL & Nika Zorjan ft. Isaac Palma) |
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| "Na plažo" | 22 | ||||||||
| "Blamaža"[b] (Nika Zorjan & 8rasta9 ft. Svanky) |
— | ||||||||
| "Apokalipsa" (Nika Zorjan x 8rasta9) |
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| "Svima po mojito" / "Mojito" | 2020 | — | |||||||
| "Poljubi me na božič" | — | ||||||||
| "Zate dovolj" | 2021 | ||||||||
| "Ljubi ne ljubi" | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||
Featured
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| SLO [16] | |||||||||
| "Nekaj v zraku" (Tangels featuring Nika Zorjan and April) |
2012 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
| "Lajf je moj" (Ramus featuring Nika Zorjan) |
2015 | — | |||||||
| "Vroče" (S.I.T. — BQL, Palma, Sešek, Jazbec...) |
2018 | 5 | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| "White Christmas / Bel božič" (with Maraaya, BQL, Luka Basi, Špik, Jazbec and Ula) |
2017 | 31 | Non-album singles | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ника Зорьян на сайте телепроекта "Misija Evrovizija"". Archived from the original on 2012-04-16.
- ^ Juhász, Ervin (2011-11-21). "Slovenia: Nika Zorjan (Interview)". escxtra.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28.
- ^ "Янез Зорьян на сайте группы "Nova Legija & Andreja"". Archived from the original on 2013-04-18.
- ^ "Биография Ники Зорьян". Archived from the original on 2012-11-12.
- ^ "Misija Evrovizija 2012 heat 12". oikotimes.com. 2011-12-18. Archived from the original on 2012-01-17.
- ^ "Čas za ... najsrečnejšo "poraženko" Misije Evrovizije". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19.
- ^ "Сборник песен «Misija EMA 2012»". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Anteninih 30 — 31.03.2012". Archived from the original on 2012-04-18.
- ^ "Eurodanceweb Award 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.
- ^ "Problemom sredinc Nike Zorjan". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
- ^ "ESCKAZ - Eurovision 2014 - Tinkara Kovač (Slovenia)". ESCKaz. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ Halliwell, Jamie (24 February 2017). "Slovenia: Omar Naber to Kyiv". Eurovoix.
- ^ Casellini, Stefano (8 December 2017). "Slovenia: 16 acts selected for Evrovizijska Melodija 2018". Esctoday. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ Farren, Neil (17 February 2018). "Slovenia: EMA 2018 Finalists Revealed". Eurovoix.
- ^ Svetovno znan božični hit dobil prekmursko verzijo (prlekija.net)
- ^ a b Individual singles:
- "Nasmeh življenja": "SloTop50 / 28. teden 2013". SloTop50. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- "Po dežju": "SloTop50 / 36. teden 2014". SloTop50. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- "Fse": "SloTop50 / 13. teden 2017". SloTop50. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- "Ni predaje, ni umika": "SloTop50 / 50. teden 2017". SloTop50. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- "Uspavanka": "SloTop50 / 12. teden 2017". SloTop50. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- "Luna": "SloTop50 / 30. teden 20187". SloTop50. Retrieved 29 March 2018.