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{{short description|Croatian pop and jazz singer (born 1978)}}
'''Vesna Pisarović''' (born ], ]) is a ] pop singer of Croatian etnicity.
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'''Vesna Pisarović''' (born 9 April 1978) is a Croatian pop and jazz singer.


==Life and career==
Pisarović was born in ], ], ] and grew up in ], a part of the same country until she was 14. From her earliest childhood she attended a music school, where she played the flute, sang in choirs and participated in various music contests.
===1978–1999: Early life===
Pisarović was born in ], ], ] and grew up in ], ].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/naslovnica/vesna-pisarovic-nakon-24-godine-ponovno-u-rodnom-brckom-3392048 | title=Vesna Pisarović nakon 24 godine ponovno u rodnom Brčkom | work=Jutarnji list |language=hr | date= 8 March 2006| access-date= 21 May 2022}}</ref> From her earliest childhood she attended a music school, where she played the flute, sang in choirs and participated in various music contests.<ref>{{cite news |last= Janušić|first= Tamara| url=https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/vesna-pisarovic-progovorila-o-braku-i-zivotu-u-inozemstvu-nijemci-nisu-hladni-kako-se-o-njima-misli-1581206| title=Vesna Pisarović progovorila o braku i životu u inozemstvu | work=Večernji list |language=hr | date= 28 April 2022 | access-date= 21 May 2022}}</ref>


In the mid-1990s she moved to ], Croatia, where she graduated from the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Linija-X/tabid/243/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/128057/Default.aspx | title=Vesna Pisarović: Suprug je podržao moj zaokret prema jazzu | date=30 January 2011 | language=hr | access-date=3 November 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114025434/http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Linija-X/tabid/243/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/128057/Default.aspx | archive-date=14 November 2012 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> She began singing in clubs and writing songs. In 1997, while performing at the Croatian festival ], she met ], a journalist and composer.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://net.hr/hot/zvijezde/vesna-pisarovic-sinoc-je-splicane-bacila-dolje-na-koljena-a-jeste-li-znali-ove-crtice-iz-njezina-zivota-e7347d3a-5dcc-11ec-a631-c6fe6681314e | title=Povratak Vesne Pisarović | work=net.hr |language=hr | date= 15 December 2021| access-date= 21 May 2022}}</ref> Vlaović later started to write songs for Pisarović.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.tportal.hr/showtime/clanak/poznata-spisateljica-otkrila-cije-je-sve-karijere-pomogla-lansirati-20200201 | title=Poznata spisateljica otkrila čije je sve karijere pomogla lansirati | work=tportal.hr |language=hr | date= 1 February 2020| access-date= 21 May 2022}}</ref>
In the mid-] she moved to ], Croatia, where she continued her musical career. She began singing in clubs and writing songs. In ], while performing at the Croatian festival ], she met ]. Vlaović started to write songs for Vesna.


===2000–2002: Breakthrough and the Eurovision Song Contest===
In 2002 Vesna Pisarović won the annual ] festival, the event that determines Croatia's entry for the ]. Her song '']'' placed 11th in the ]. Many traditional fans were disappointed that Pisarović became the first ever Croatian based performer (including dozens down the generations representing Yugoslavia) to perform her entire song in English rather than the local language as the Southern Slavic states have been known to do, even in the 21st century. She wrote the song ''In the Disco'' which represented ] at the ].
In 2002 Vesna Pisarović won the annual ] festival, the event that determines Croatia's entry for the ].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.index.hr/magazin/clanak/iza-hitova-vesne-pisarovic-stoji-ova-zena-svuda-smo-nailazile-na-otpor/2360481.aspx | title=Iza hitova Vesne Pisarović stoji ova žena: "Svuda smo nailazile na otpor" | work=Index |language=hr | date= 30 April 2022| access-date= 21 May 2022}}</ref> Her song "]" placed 11th in the ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bohlman|first=Philip V.|title=The music of European nationalism|year=2004|publisher=ABC-CLIO|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|isbn=978-1-57607-270-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fkQf7k2OaDcC&q=the+eurovision+song+contest+2002&pg=PA2|access-date=6 February 2011|page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Eurovision Song Contest 2002|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=316|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=6 February 2011}}</ref> She wrote the song "In the Disco" for the Bosnian vocalist ], which represented ] at the ].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://radiosarajevo.ba/magazin/showbiz/deen-podsjetio-ove-sedmice-18-godina-od-pjesme-in-the-disco/449901 | title=Deen podsjetio: Ove sedmice 18 godina od pjesme In The Disco | work=Radio Sarajevo |language=bs | date= 10 March 2022| access-date= 21 May 2022}}</ref>


===2016–2019: ''Naša velika pjesmarica'' and ''Petit Standard''===
Vesna Pisarović has released the following albums:
Pisarović's eighth studio and third jazz album, '']'', was released in March 2019 through the German jazz label ].<ref name="petit">{{cite news | url=https://ravnododna.com/vesna-pisarovic-kad-mi-se-plasticni-nokat-zabio-u-vrata-ormara-zapitala-sam-se-neke-stvari/ | title=Vesna Pisarović: Kad mi se plastični nokat zabio u vrata ormara, zapitala sam se neke stvari… | work=ravnododna |language=hr | date=6 March 2019 | access-date= 5 October 2019}}</ref> She embarked on her Petit Standard Tour later in July.<ref name="petittour">{{cite news | url=https://www.pdv.com.hr/hr/novosti/ljetna-turneja-pjesmarice-vesne-pisarovic | title=Ljetna turneja 'Pjesmarice' Vesne Pisarović | work=pdv.com.hr |language=hr | access-date= 5 October 2019}}</ref>
* "If You Knew" (''Da znaš''), released in ], and the best-selling debut album in ] that year (including hits "Da znaš", "Poslije svega", "Sve na svijetu" and "Ja čekam noć"), and
* "Made for you" (''Za tebe stvorena''), released in ] (including hits "Za tebe stvorena", "Da je meni (oko moje)", "Da sutra umrem" and "Jutro donosi kraj").
* "Everything I want", is a song that Vesna represented on "Eurovision Song Contest" in 2002, ]
* "As if it was time" (''Kao da je vrijeme''), is Vesna's 3rd album in Croatia, but also her debut-album in Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. It includes hits like "Kao da je vrijeme...", "Sasvim sigurna", "Bježi od mene" and "Ivane", 2002
* "Best of", released in ]
* "Singing is everything to me" (''Pjesma mi je sve''), includes hits "Dolje na koljena", "Ljubomora", "Ne dam da odeš", "Spremna sam" and "Svrha ljubavi". It was released in 2003
* "Five" (''Peti''). Vesna has 8 singles from this album, that contains very different genres: pop-rock ("Hypohondar", "Ti si kriv"), electro sound ("Zašto mi lažeš", "Srela sam anđela"), jazz ("Stranac"), folk ("Ovo nije moje vrijeme") ballad ("Neka ljudi govore", "Ti ne znaš što je ljubav")... ]
At the momment, Vesna is leader on the Croatian top10 with her new single "Imam sve, al' tebe ne".
Vesna Pisarović has won awards at numerous ]s ("Dora" 2002, ] 2003, "Zlatne žice Slavonije" 2004, 2005...).


===2020–present: Upcoming ninth studio album===
==External links==
On 5 October 2019 in an interview with ] Pisarović revealed that she has been working on her upcoming pop album since 2006.<ref name="newalbum">{{cite news | url=https://narodni.hr/index.php/2019/10/04/vesna-pisarovic-za-narodni-o-odlasku-iz-hrvatske-osjecala-sam-se-skuceno/ | title=Vesna Pisarović za Narodni o odlasku iz Hrvatske | work=Narodni radio |language=hr | date= 4 October 2019 | access-date= 5 October 2019}}</ref>
*
Since then she has written over 30 songs.<ref name="30songs">{{cite news | url=https://ezadar.rtl.hr/zabava/3576379/nevjerojatno-glazbeno-izdanje-vesne-pisarovic-u-dnevnom-boravku/ | title=Nevjerojatno glazbeno izdanje Vesne Pisarović u dnevnom boravku! | work=eZadar |language=hr | date= 4 October 2019 | access-date= 5 October 2019}}</ref> The recording process for the album started in early 2020.<ref name="comeback">{{cite news | url=https://www.zagreb.info/ritam-grad/vesna-pisarovic-najavila-povratak-na-scenu-poslusajte-njezinu-obradu-legendarnog-hita/233184 | title=Vesna Pisarović najavila povratak na scenu | work=zagreb.info|language=hr | date= 4 October 2019 | access-date= 5 October 2019}}</ref> On 13 February 2021, Pisarović performed a medley during the show program at ].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://magazin.hrt.hr/zabava/vesna-pisarovic-odusevila-pojavom-na-dori-2021-644787 | title= Vesna Pisarović oduševila pojavom na Dori 2021.| work=Hrvatska radiotelevizija |language=hr | date= 15 February 2021 | access-date= 3 April 2022}}</ref> In August 2021 in an interview with ], Pisarović revealed how she has "two thousand music sheets of new music" that she has written in the past few years. She also noted how the album is in the works but not yet ready to be announced.<ref>{{cite news |last= Matić|first= Anita | url=https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/mozaik/showbiz/vesna-pisarovic-najavljuje-veliki-povratak-u-pop-vode-a-sprema-i-novi-album-u-kojoj-je-fazi-dvije-tisuce-ispisanih-kajdanki-sto-tisuca-skica-1118371 | title=Vesna Pisarović najavljuje veliki povratak u pop vode, a sprema i novi album | work=Slobodna Dalmacija |language=hr | date= 7 August 2021 | access-date= 3 April 2022}}</ref> Pisarović's major comeback concert with her mainstream repertoire was supposed to be held in 2020 but was rescheduled multiple times because of the ].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/clubzone/odgodjen-koncert-vesne-pisarovic-u-zagrebu---597123.html | title=Zbog koronavirusa i novonastale situacije odgođen je i koncert Vesne Pisarović u Domu sportova! | work=Dnevnik.hr |language=hr | date= 11 March 2020 | access-date= 3 April 2022}}</ref> In early 2022 the concert was confirmed to be held at the ] in ] on 29 April 2022.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.gloria.hr/gl/zivot/preporuke/veliki-povratak-vesne-pisarovic-napokon-koncert-u-domu-sportova-probudi-mi-ljubav-15178448 | title=Veliki povratak Vesne Pisarović: Napokon koncert u Domu Sportova | work=Gloria |language=hr | date= 1 April 2022 | access-date= 3 April 2022}}</ref> In May 2022, Pisarović released a remixed version of "Neka ljudi govore" with newly recorded vocals.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.zadarskilist.hr/clanci/17052022/vesna-pisarovic-objavila-ovo-izdanje-pjesme-neka-ljudi-govore | title=Vesna Pisarović objavila ovo izdanje pjesme "Neka ljudi govore" | work=Zadarski list |language=hr | date= 17 May 2022| access-date= 21 May 2022}}</ref> In June 2024, Pisarović announced that the lead single from her upcoming ninth studio album will be released on 1 September 2024.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.index.hr/magazin/clanak/vesna-pisarovic-o-ovisnostima-svi-smo-nesto-probali/2574297.aspx | title=Vesna Pisarović o ovisnostima: Svi smo nešto probali | work=Index |language=hr | date= 16 June 2024| access-date= 12 July 2024}}</ref> A month later, in July 2024, ] announced her headlining concert at the ] on 26 April 2025.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.24sata.hr/show/vesna-pisarovic-najavila-je-prvi-koncert-u-zagrebackoj-areni-cak-mi-zvuci-i-malo-nestvarno-993649| title=Vesna Pisarović najavila je prvi koncert u zagrebačkoj Areni! | work=24Sata |language=hr | date= 10 July 2024| access-date= 12 July 2024}}</ref>
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==Discography==
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{{Main|Vesna Pisarović discography}}
*'']'' (2000)
*'']'' (2001)
*'']'' (2002)
*'']'' (2003)
*'']'' (2005)
*'']'' (2012)
*'']'' (2016)
*'']'' (2019)

==Awards and nominations==
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| <ref name="porin2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.pdv.com.hr/hr/novosti/vesna-pisarovic-i-kozmodrum-nominirani-za-nagradu-porin|title=Vesna Pisarović i Kozmodrum nominirani za nagradu Porin|publisher= pdv.com.hr|date= 15 January 2018|language=hr|access-date=5 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Discogs artist|Vesna Pisarović}}


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Croatian pop and jazz singer (born 1978)

Vesna Pisarović
Birth nameVesna Pisarović
Born (1978-04-09) 9 April 1978 (age 46)
Brčko, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
OriginCroatia
GenresPop, Teen pop 1997–2006
Jazz 2012–present
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Piano, Vocal
Years active1997–present
Spouse Ozren Pupovac ​(m. 2009)
Musical artist

Vesna Pisarović (born 9 April 1978) is a Croatian pop and jazz singer.

Life and career

1978–1999: Early life

Pisarović was born in Brčko, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia and grew up in Požega, Croatia. From her earliest childhood she attended a music school, where she played the flute, sang in choirs and participated in various music contests.

In the mid-1990s she moved to Zagreb, Croatia, where she graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. She began singing in clubs and writing songs. In 1997, while performing at the Croatian festival Zadarfest, she met Milana Vlaović, a journalist and composer. Vlaović later started to write songs for Pisarović.

2000–2002: Breakthrough and the Eurovision Song Contest

In 2002 Vesna Pisarović won the annual Dora festival, the event that determines Croatia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Her song "Everything I Want" placed 11th in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. She wrote the song "In the Disco" for the Bosnian vocalist Deen, which represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.

2016–2019: Naša velika pjesmarica and Petit Standard

Pisarović's eighth studio and third jazz album, Petit Standard, was released in March 2019 through the German jazz label Jazzwerkstatt. She embarked on her Petit Standard Tour later in July.

2020–present: Upcoming ninth studio album

On 5 October 2019 in an interview with Narodni radio Pisarović revealed that she has been working on her upcoming pop album since 2006. Since then she has written over 30 songs. The recording process for the album started in early 2020. On 13 February 2021, Pisarović performed a medley during the show program at Dora 2021. In August 2021 in an interview with Slobodna Dalmacija, Pisarović revealed how she has "two thousand music sheets of new music" that she has written in the past few years. She also noted how the album is in the works but not yet ready to be announced. Pisarović's major comeback concert with her mainstream repertoire was supposed to be held in 2020 but was rescheduled multiple times because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In early 2022 the concert was confirmed to be held at the Dom Sportova in Zagreb on 29 April 2022. In May 2022, Pisarović released a remixed version of "Neka ljudi govore" with newly recorded vocals. In June 2024, Pisarović announced that the lead single from her upcoming ninth studio album will be released on 1 September 2024. A month later, in July 2024, Bravo! announced her headlining concert at the Arena Zagreb on 26 April 2025.

Discography

Main article: Vesna Pisarović discography

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
2018 Porin Parlour Album of the Year Naša velika pjesmarica Nominated

References

  1. "Vesna Pisarović nakon 24 godine ponovno u rodnom Brčkom". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 8 March 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. Janušić, Tamara (28 April 2022). "Vesna Pisarović progovorila o braku i životu u inozemstvu". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  3. "Vesna Pisarović: Suprug je podržao moj zaokret prema jazzu" (in Croatian). 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  4. "Povratak Vesne Pisarović". net.hr (in Croatian). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  5. "Poznata spisateljica otkrila čije je sve karijere pomogla lansirati". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 1 February 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. "Iza hitova Vesne Pisarović stoji ova žena: "Svuda smo nailazile na otpor"". Index (in Croatian). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. Bohlman, Philip V. (2004). The music of European nationalism. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-57607-270-7. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  8. "Eurovision Song Contest 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  9. "Deen podsjetio: Ove sedmice 18 godina od pjesme In The Disco". Radio Sarajevo (in Bosnian). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  10. "Vesna Pisarović: Kad mi se plastični nokat zabio u vrata ormara, zapitala sam se neke stvari…". ravnododna (in Croatian). 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  11. "Ljetna turneja 'Pjesmarice' Vesne Pisarović". pdv.com.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  12. "Vesna Pisarović za Narodni o odlasku iz Hrvatske". Narodni radio (in Croatian). 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  13. "Nevjerojatno glazbeno izdanje Vesne Pisarović u dnevnom boravku!". eZadar (in Croatian). 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  14. "Vesna Pisarović najavila povratak na scenu". zagreb.info (in Croatian). 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  15. "Vesna Pisarović oduševila pojavom na Dori 2021". Hrvatska radiotelevizija (in Croatian). 15 February 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  16. Matić, Anita (7 August 2021). "Vesna Pisarović najavljuje veliki povratak u pop vode, a sprema i novi album". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  17. "Zbog koronavirusa i novonastale situacije odgođen je i koncert Vesne Pisarović u Domu sportova!". Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  18. "Veliki povratak Vesne Pisarović: Napokon koncert u Domu Sportova". Gloria (in Croatian). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  19. "Vesna Pisarović objavila ovo izdanje pjesme "Neka ljudi govore"". Zadarski list (in Croatian). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  20. "Vesna Pisarović o ovisnostima: Svi smo nešto probali". Index (in Croatian). 16 June 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  21. "Vesna Pisarović najavila je prvi koncert u zagrebačkoj Areni!". 24Sata (in Croatian). 10 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  22. "Vesna Pisarović i Kozmodrum nominirani za nagradu Porin" (in Croatian). pdv.com.hr. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

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Achievements
Preceded byVanna
with Strings of My Heart
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2002
Succeeded byClaudia Beni
with Više nisam tvoja
Vesna Pisarović
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
  • Best of (2003)
  • Najljepše ljubavne pjesme (2011)
Singles
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