Domenica Žuvela

Domenica Žuvela, also known as just Domenica (born 8 November 1992), is a Croatian singer.^[1][2]

Domenica
Birth name	Domenica Žuvela
Born	(1992-11-08) 8 November 1992 (age 31) Vela Luka, Croatia
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Croatia Records, Tonika Records

Life and career

Žuvela started her singing career as a backing singer for Tonči Huljić's music project Tonči Huljić & Madre Badessa Band.^[3] In early 2017 she announced her departure from the band. Her debut solo single "Kad sam s tobom" was released on 3 July 2017.^[4] The song was performed at the 57th Split Festival in Split, Croatia.^[5] "Vidi se iz aviona" was released as the second single, later becoming her first song to chart on the Croatian Singles Chart.

On 17 January 2019, Žuvela was announced as one of the 16 participants in Dora 2019, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest entry, with the song "Indigo."^[6] She performed tenth and finished 13th.^[7]

On 25 June 2023, Žuvela participated at Melodije Jadrana 2023 with the song "Jedna na sto".^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		CRO [9]
Ćiribu ćiriba	Released: 2 December 2019 Formats: Digital download, CD Label: Croatia Records	1

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		CRO[10]
"Kad sam s tobom"	2017	—	Ćiribu ćiriba
"Vidi se iz aviona"		15
"Ljubavna limunada"	2018	11
"Mi protiv nas" (with Damir Kedžo)		2
"Baš, baš"		8
"Indigo"	2019	8
"Ne vidim, ne čujem"		22
"Nema te svit"		—
"Ćiribu ćiriba"		10
"Zovi"	2020	6	Non-album single
"Medenjak"		3
"Control Freak"	2023	20
"Jedna na sto"		30
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2019	Cesarica	Song of the Year	Mi protiv nas (with Damir Kedžo)	Nominated	[11]
2020	Porin	Best Parlour Album	Ćiribu ćiriba	Won	[12]

References

1. "Atraktivnu Domenicu mnogi vide kao Rozginu nasljednicu, a naočiti Dubrovčanin ne pušta je iz zagrljaja". Slobodna Dalmacija. 20 October 2017.
2. "Domenica Žuvela: 'Chopinovu skladbu tetovirala sam na ruci'". 24sata. 20 March 2018.
3. "Tko je Domenica, nova Huljićeva uzdanica?". tportal.hr. 4 July 2017.
4. "Lijepa i talentirana Domenica nova je Huljićeva uzdanica?". Jutarnji list. 18 August 2017.
5. "Domenica se na 57. Splitskom festivalu predstavlja s pjesmom 'Kad sam s tobom'". Croatian Music Channel. 5 July 2017.
6. "Croatia: Dora 2019 Participants Revealed". eurovoix. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
7. Herbert, Emily (20 February 2019). "Croatia: Full Dora 2019 Televoting Results Revealed". eurovoix. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
8. "Domenica blistala u bijelom, Jelena voli 'barbie' trend, a Nina privukla pozornost nakitom". Gloria (in Croatian). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
9. Peak positions in Croatia:

   • For Ćiribu ćiriba: "Lista prodaje 50. tjedan 2019. (09.12.2019. - 15.12.2019.)" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
10. Peak positions in Croatia:

    • For "Vidi se iz aviona": "HRTop40 Week 49 2017" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
    • For "Ljubavna limunada": "HRTop40 Week 19 2018" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
    • For "Mi protiv nas": "HRTop40 Week 28 2018" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
    • For "Baš, baš": "HRTop40 Week 42 2018" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
    • For "Indigo": "HRTop40 Week 13 2019" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
    • For "Ne vidim, ne čujem": "HRTop40 Week 22 2019" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
    • For "Ćiribu ćiriba": "HRTop40 Week 50 2019" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
    • For "Zovi": "HRTop40 Week 35 2020" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
    • For "Medenjak": "HR TOP 40 Week 51 2020" (in Croatian). toplista. 27 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    • For "Control Freak": "HR TOP 40 Week 15 2023" (in Croatian). top-lista. 23 April 2023. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
    • For "Jedna na sto": "HR TOP 40 Week 28 2023" (in Croatian). top-lista. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
11. Jurčević, Dario (3 January 2019). "Publika odlučila – varaždinska pjevačica Zsa Zsa u finalu nagrade Cesarica" (in Croatian). eVaraždin. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
12. "Dobitnici 27. Porina" [27th Porin Winners] (in Croatian). porin.org. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

External links

• Domenica Žuvela discography at Discogs