Lidija Bačić

Lidija Bačić (born 4 August 1985), also known as Lille, is a Croatian pop singer. She rose to fame in 2005 after finishing as runner-up on the second season of Hrvatski Idol.^[1] Later in 2010, she released her debut album, Majčina ljubav.^[2]

Lidija Bačić
Bačić performing in 2017
Background information
Also known as	Lille,
Born	(1985-08-04) 4 August 1985 (age 39) Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Origin	Korčula, Croatia
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer actress Model
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Music Star Records Scardona Croatia Records MenArt
Website	planetlille.com.hr

Bačić has collaborated with several musical artists, including Mladen Grdović, Alen Vitasović, Grupa Vigor, Dražen Zečić and Tomislav Bralić.

Early life

Lidija was born in Split on 4 August 1985.^[2] She has two sisters and a brother.^[3] She was raised in the Roman Catholic faith.^[4]

Bačić began performing at local festivals and competitions from the age of ten. She won her first prize at Dječji Festival in 1997 for her cover version of Mišo Limić's song "Zaljubljeni dječak".^[5]

Career

In early 2000, Bačić joined the group Perle. The group played at various festivals with Bačić being the main vocalist.^[6] In 2001, they tried to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Pokraj bistra izvora" placing 15th in a field of 20 competing entries.^[7]

Bačić auditioned for the second season of Hrvatski Idol in Split, Croatia.^[1]

In January 2019, Bačić 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, where she, and the song "Tek je počelo", finished in 11th place.^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

• Majčina ljubav (2010)
• Daj da noćas poludimo (2011)
• Viski (2015)
• Tijelo kao pjesma (2017)
• Revolucija (2020)
• Flashback (2022)

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		CRO [9]
"Vino rumeno" (with Vigor)	2018	2	Non-album singles
"Tek je počelo"	2019	7
"Muške suze"		—
"Romeo i Julija" (with Joy)		17
"Zalazimo k'o sunce"	2021	38
"Najdraže moje"	2022	32
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Filmography

• Aleksi (movie), as Lille (2017)
• Ko te šiša (TV), as Lille (2018)
• Na granici (TV), as Lille (2018)
• Blago Nama (TV), as Lidija (2022)

References

1. Tuđan, Stela (31 January 2017). "Sjećate li se? Ovako je Lidija izgledala na početku karijere". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 January 2019.
2. "Scardona: Lidija Bačić". Scardona (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 January 2019.
3. "Lidija Bačić pokazala brata: Poslušajte kako pjeva". Dnevnik (in Croatian). 10 August 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
4. "Srce Lidije Bačić pripada Isusu". Story (in Croatian). 7 November 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
5. "Lidija Bačić pokazala kako je izgledala s 15 godina". net.hr (in Croatian). 26 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
6. "Lille objavila staru snimku". net.hr (in Croatian). 26 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
7. "Povijest Dore: 2001 – Zagreb". eurosong.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 January 2019.
8. "Croatia: Dora 2019 Participants Revealed". eurovoix. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
9. Peak positions in Croatia:

   • For "Vino rumeno": "HR TOP 40 Week 15 2018" (in Croatian). toplista. 15 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
   • For "Tek je počelo": "HR TOP 40 Week 9 2019" (in Croatian). toplista. 3 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
   • For "Romeo i Julija": "HR TOP 40 Week 44 2019" (in Croatian). toplista. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
   • For "Zalazimo k'o sunce": "HR TOP 40 Week 14 2021" (in Croatian). top-lista. 11 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
   • For "Najdraže moje": "HR TOP 40 Week 37 2022" (in Croatian). top-lista. 18 September 2022. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

External links

• Lidija Bačić discography at Discogs
• Lidija Bačić at IMDb