Doris Dragović

Doris Dragović
Dorotea Budimir (born 16 April 1961), better known as Doris Dragović or simply Doris, is a Croatian singer who has represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Željo moja", finishing 11th with 49 points, and Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Marija Magdalena", finishing fourth with 118 points.
Career
Dorotea Dragović was born in Split, Croatia, then part of Yugoslavia, and had an interest in singing since her childhood. She cites Arsen Dedić, Gabi Novak and Tereza Kesovija as her biggest influences and childhood idols. She came to regional prominence in the early 1980s as a member of musical group More, and began her solo career in 1986. The same year, she represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen with the song "Željo moja", and finished the 11th with 49 points. Dragović has since been one of the most famous pop singers in Yugoslavia, later Croatia and its region.
In 1999 Dragović was chosen to represent Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, after she won national election HRT Dora with her dramatic song "Marija Magdalena", written by prominent Croatian songwriter Tonči Huljić. Dragović placed a respectable fourth in Jerusalem, despite having been drawn early in the singing order, sometimes cited as a disadvantage. Her performance also included the removal of some of her clothing – seen jocularly as a staple of Eurovision performances – and was well received in the first contest in which most countries allocated their points after a public telephone vote. This remains one of Croatia's best results at the contest. "Marija Magdalena" was also a radio hit on Greek radio station FLY FM 89,7 and reached number one on its airplay.
Personal life
Dragović was known in the early 1980s for her work with bands from Split. One of her best known singles "Hajde da se mazimo" was one of the most interesting pop songs of the decade called the "golden eighties". She is a known supporter of Torcida, fans of Hajduk Split football club. In 2001, Dragović received threats from Torcida supporters after she sang to Montenegrin prime minister Milo Đukanović at the 2000 New Year's Even party.
Since 1990, Dragović is married to a former water polo player, Mario Budimir, with whom she has a son named Borna (b. 1990).
Discography
Studio albums
1985 — Tigrica
1986 — Željo moja
1987 — Tužna je noć
1987 — Tvoja u duši
1988 — Pjevaj srce moje
1989 — Budi se dan
1992 — Dajem ti srce
1993 — Ispuni mi zadnju želju
1995 — Baklje Ivanjske
1996 — Rođendan u Zagrebu
1997 — Živim po svom
1999 — Krajem vijeka
2000 — Lice
2002 — Malo mi za sriću triba
2009 — Ja vjerujem
2014 — Koncert u Lisinskom
Compilation albums
1990 — Najveći hitovi
1998 — Sve želje moje
2001 — 20 godina s ljubavlju
2007 — The Platinum Collection
2010 — Najljepše ljubavne pjesme - Doris Dragović
2014 — The Best Of Collection
Singles
See also
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Zadarfest
References
External links
Discography of Doris Dragović
Review of Ja vjerujem (English)
1961 births
Living people
Musicians from Split, Croatia
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Croatia
21st-century Croatian women singers
Croatian pop singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1986
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1999
Yugoslav women singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Yugoslavia
20th-century Croatian women singers
Croatian-language singers