Barbara Munjas

Barbara Munjas (born 7 December 1988) is a Croatian singer and songwriter. She is most known as the lead vocalist lyricist for the rock band Barbari and former vocalist of the group Gustafi. Munjas began to establish herself as a solo artist with the release of the single "Men" in 2018. In March 2022, Munjas released her debut album Right Place & Right Time through Aquarius Records.

Barbara Munjas
Born	(1988-12-07) 7 December 1988 (age 35) Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Origin	Ika, Croatia
Genres	Rock, ethno rock, pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Aquarius Records

Life and career

Barbara Munjas was born on 7 December 1988 in Rijeka, Croatia and grew up in the nearby town of Ika.^[1]

Munjas released her debut single "Ti si tu" in 2007.^[2] With "Ti si tu" she participated in Dora 2007.^[3] Performing first in the second semi-final with a total of 11 points thus placing 12th, she failed to advance to the final.^[4] Later the same year, she joined folk-rock band Gustafi.^[5] She was the main female vocalist until she left the band in 2012.^[6] A year later, in 2013, Munjas formed the rock band Barbari with her as the lead vocalist.^[7] The band released two studio albums, Monfiorenzo underground in 2013 and Santa Barbara in 2014.^[8] Since 2018 Munjas has been active as a solo musician.^[9] Her debut album Right Place & Right Time was released in 2022 through Aquarius Records.^[10] Based on the album's performance, Munjas earned a nomination at the fifth annual Rock&Off Awards in the category "Album of The Year" for it.^[11]

Munjas was one of the 18 participants in Dora 2023, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry, coming eighth with the song "Putem snova".^[12] On 15 December 2023, Munjas was again announced as one of the 24 participants in Dora 2024 with the song "Nepobjediva";^[13] She was eliminated from her semi-final on 22 February 2024.

Discography

Albums

Title	Details
Right Place & Right Time	Released: 14 March 2022 Label: Aquarius Records Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		CRO
"Ti si tu"	2007	—	non-album singles
"Men"	2018	—	Right Place & Right Time
"Right Place & Right Time"	2019	—
"Odraz uma do razuma"	2020	—	non-album singles
"Gone Back"		—	Right Place & Right Time
"Laž na laž"	2021	—	non-album singles
"Like I Wanted"		—	Right Place & Right Time
"Kad tad"		—	non-album singles
"I Will Be Standing"	2022	—	Right Place & Right Time
"Farewell"		—
"Putem snova"	2023	—[A]	non-album singles
"Oda mladosti"		—
"Vesna"		—
"Nepobjediva"	2024	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2023	Rock&Off Awards	Album of The Year	Right Place & Right Time	Nominated	[15]

Notes

1. "Putem snova" did not enter the HR Top 40, but peaked at number 50 on the regional HR Top 100 (Istra i Primorje) chart.^[14]

References

1. Grgić, Barbara (17 January 2022). "Barbara Munjas novim singlom šalje snažnu poruku o odnosu tradicije i suvremenosti" (in Croatian). Beli Zagreb Grad. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
2. "Ti si tu - Barbara Munjas - Diskografija" (in Croatian). diskografija.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
3. "Dora 2007. - Opatija" (in Croatian). eurosong.hr. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
4. "Dora 2007. - Druga polufinalna večer" (in Croatian). Nacional. 3 March 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
5. Kolenić, Nina (22 September 2022). "Barbara Munjas prvi puta s bendom svira u Zagrebu: "Ovo je logični nastavak priče"" (in Croatian). glazba.hr. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
6. Carević, Ivana (15 May 2012). "Barbara: Uz dečke iz Gustafa sve se manje osjećam kao žena" (in Croatian). Večernji list. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
7. Novosel, Željka (20 January 2015). "Barbara Munjas: Glazba je naš ispušni ventil kroz kojeg predstavljamo sebe" (in Croatian). ravnododna.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
8. "Barbari singlom "4" najavljuju album Santa Barbara" (in Croatian). ravnododna.com. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
9. Jagatić, Dubravko (23 May 2021). "Barbara Munjas: Underground postaje mainstream, ne može nas se zanemariti" (in Croatian). Nacional. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
10. Burburan, Edita (21 March 2022). "Barbara Munjas je izdala svoj prvi album" (in Croatian). Novi list. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
11. Vid Barić (13 January 2023). "Jaka konkurencija za nagrade na petoj dodjeli Rock&Offa, donosimo imena nominiranih glazbenika" (in Croatian). tportal. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
12. Granger, Anthony (9 December 2022). "Croatia: Dora 2023 Participants Announced". eurovoix. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
13. "Croatia 2024: HRT reveal the 'Dora' lineup". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
14. "HR Top 100 4. tjedan 2023 (Istra i Primorje)". top-lista. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
15. "Rock&Off nagrade dodijeljene po peti put, Bad Daughter i Chui kući idu s najviše kipića" (in Croatian). glazba.hr. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

External links

• Barbara Munjas discography at Discogs