Jelena Radan

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Jelena Radan
Born (1974-08-23) August 23, 1974 (age 50)
Zagreb, Croatia
Genres Pop, fado
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2003–present
Labels

Jelena Radan (born on 23 August 1974) is a Croatian singer and songwriter. She has released both pop and fado albums, earning her several Porin Awards. Radan is best known for her hit single "Leti do snova". In addition to her music career, she served as a judge on the first season of Star Search Croatia in 2009.

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Career

Radan served as a judge on the first season of Star Search Croatia, which aired from February to June 2009. [1]

Her fourth studio album, Voyage, was released in 2013 through Menart and showcased a multilingual approach and reflected on her journey with the fado genre. [2] On 11 April 2017, Radan released a new single titled "Nismo više isti k'o prije," marking her continued work as a singer-songwriter. [3] On 21 November 2022, Radan held a concert with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, performing both her pop and fado repertoire. [4] On 5 December 2024, Radan was announced as one of 24 participants in Dora 2025 , the Croatian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, with the song "Salut!". [5]

Personal life

Since 2011, Radan has been in a relationship with Croatian sculptor and painter Boris Sekulić. [6] In an interview with InMagazin, Radan described her relationship with Sekulić as something that "just happened" and stated that they do not focus on their age difference, saying, "We don't wake up and say, 'Hmm, now you are 15 years older, and I'm younger. Everything has its challenges, advantages, and disadvantages, but we simply live it". [7] The couple welcomed their daughter, Maša, in January 2014. [8]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetails
Nije kraj
Novi dan
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Scardona
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Sjeti me se, ljube
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Menart
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Voyage
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Menart
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Jelena
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Scardona
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Live albums

TitleDetails
Moja potraga za fadom
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Scardona
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Fado na Peristulu
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Scardona
  • Formats: CD, DVD, digital download, streaming

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CRO
[9]
"Pođi na put"
(with Fluentes)
2015non-album
singles
"Kad nas više ne bude"2016
"Nismo više isti k'o i prije"2017
"Negdje tamo gore"201833
"Samo me ljubi"2019
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominee / workResultRef.
2014 Porin Best Female Vocal PerformanceVoyageNominated [10]
Best Recording PackageWon
2016Best Children's Music AlbumMjesto za meneWon [11]

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