Martina Vrbos

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Martina Vrbos
Born (1984-02-29) 29 February 1984 (age 40)
Rijeka, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1997–present
Labels Dallas Records

Martina Vrbos (born 29 February 1984) is a Croatian singer-songwriter who lives and works in Belgrade. [1]

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Career

In 1997, Vrbos began performing with the group Putokazi, and in 2004 she had joined the group Let 3 as a permanent backing vocalist. She also collaborated with Đorđe Balašević and Rade Šerbedžija. [2] [3] She participated in Survivor VIP: Costa Rica [4] [5] in 2012 and was a host on MTV Adria. [2] She has also participated in the Croatian national selection Dora for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. [6] [7] On 21 December 2023, she was announced among the participants of Pesma za Evroviziju '24 , the Serbian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Da me voliš". [8] The song failed to qualify for the final. [9]

Personal life

Vrbos has two children with Bogoljub Vidaković, with whom she has been married since 2016. [10] [5]

Discography

Albums

Singles

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