Aklea Neon

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Aklea Neon
Birth nameDorotea Zovko
Born (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 32)
Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
GenresWorld music
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • looping artist
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • loop
Years active2017–present
Labels Aquarius Records

Dorotea Zovko (born 28 December 1990), known professionally as Aklea Neon, is a travelling musician from Croatia, one woman band and eco-conscious activist.

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Music career

Aklea Neon began her professional career as one of the vocalist in the Osijek-based vocal ensemble Brevis. [1] Aklea's debut single "Da mi je" was released on 21 January 2019 through Aquarius Records. [2] On 23 December 2019, Aklea was announced as one of the 16 participants in Dora 2020, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry, with the song "Zovi ju mama". [3]

In the final, held on 29 February 2020, she came seventh in the televote and fourth in the jury vote, placing fourth with 23 points. [4] On 17 January 2020, AKlea Neon was nominated for three Rock&Off Awards including Public's Choice and Best New Artist. [5] Through 2020 Aklea released two more singles, "Riba u kadi" and "Shika Shika", from her upcoming debut studio album. On 19 January 2021, Aklea Neon was announced as the winner in the Singer-songwriter of the Year category of Hrvatska radiotelevizija's Music Pub Awards. [6] On 24 February 2022, Aklea released her debut studio album Dođi na joji. [7] "Na dah" was released on the same day as the album's lead single. [8]

Artistry

Influences

Aklea cites Erykah Badu and Kaya Project as her biggest musical influences. [9] She has also been influenced by folk soul artists like Ibeyi and Fémina. [9]

Musical style and songwriting

Aklea uses her life experiences she gained from traveling as an inspiration in her work. [10]

Discography

Albums

TitleDetails
Dođi na joji

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CRO
"Pola puta"2019—Non-album singles
"Da mi je"—Dođi na joji
"What I Want"—
"Zovi ju mama"2020— [upper-alpha 1]
"Riba iz kade"—Non-album singles
"Shika Shika"—Dođi na joji
"Ljudnjak"2021—
"Na dah"2022—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominee / workResultRef.
2020Rock&Off AwardsBest New ArtistAklea NeonNominated [5]
Best Electronic ArtistNominated
Public's ChoiceNominated
2021Music PubSinger-songwriter of the YearWon [6]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Zovi ju mama" did not enter the HR Top 40, but peaked at number 28 on the regional HR Top 100 (Istra i Primorje) chart. [11]

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References

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  4. ↑ Farren, Neil (29 February 2020). "Croatia: Damir Kedžo to Eurovision". eurovoix. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. 1 2 Kvorka, Tanja (17 January 2020). "Aklea Neon dobila 3 nominacije, a natječe se i Kandžijin album" (in Croatian). Glas Slavonije. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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  9. 1 2 Smojver, Magda (9 February 2019). "Inspirira me jutro i fina kava s prijateljicama kada niti jedna ne žuri i nova glazba, a najviše kad me grli netko koga volim". fashion.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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