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Lorena
Born2002 (age 21–22)
Split, Croatia
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2017–present
LabelsTonika Records
Member ofMagazin

Lorena Bućan (born 2002) is a Croatian singer and the lead vocalist of Magazin. Bućan rose to fame in 2018 after finishing third on the second season of Zvijezde. She has signed a contract with record label Tonika Records where she primarily collaborates with musician Tonči Huljić.

As of 2024, she has released nine singles with the label, including "Tower of Babylon", "Kad si ti u pitanju", "Tihi ocean", "Drowning", "Kako samo mater zna", "Tvoja i gotovo", "Boli", "Jel' moguće" and "Ženska snaga". In November 2024, she replaced Andrea Šušnjara as the lead vocalist of Magazin. On 8 November 2024, they released "Nesvjestica", their first single with Bućan as the lead vocalist.

Early life

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Lorena was born in Split, Croatia in 2002. She grew up in a small town and started singing when she was just 8 years old.[1] Lorena has an older brother and two sisters.[2]

Music career

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2019–2024: Early solo career

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On 17 January 2019, Bućan was announced as one of the 16 participants in Dora 2019, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry, with the song "Tower of Babylon".[3] She performed 14th and finished second with a total of 18 points.[4] A few months later, in July 2019, Bućan performed her song "Kad si ti u pitanju" at the 59th Split Festival.[5] On 21 November 2019, Bućan was revealed as one of the performers on the 67th Zagreb Festival.[6] She performed the song "Tihi ocean", written by the mother-son duo Ivan and Vjekoslava Huljić.[7] On 23 December 2019, Bućan was announced as one of the 16 participants in Dora 2020, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry, with the song "Drowning".[8] On 10 August 2020, Lorena released another single titled "Kako samo mater zna" (English: The Way Only a Mother Knows) written by the husband-wife duo Tonči and Vjekoslava Huljić. The music video for the song was directed by Vojan Koceić of Pilot Studio and depicts the singer, dressed in red, walking next to the beach scenery in Split. She promoted the song by a performance at the 60th Split Festival where she received three awards, including Golden Wave, first award from the jury and the journal award for best interpretation. Her performance at the show was seen as its highlight for its strong and convincing interpretation.[9]

In 2020, Lorena released a single titled "Tvoja i gotovo" (English: Yours and That's It) written and produced by Vjekoslava and Tonči Huljić which gained popularity with the public. As of 2022, it has more than 3 million views on YouTube and was given the Cesarica Award in the category for September hit.[10] In 2022, she sang a short snippet of the song with Jelena Rozga which was very well received by fans on Instagram.[11] On 22 November 2022, Lorena released her new song "Boli", an uptempo song, written and produced by Tonči and Vjekoslava Huljić. The single was promoted on Radio Dalmacija the same day along with a music video released on YouTube directed by Vojan Koceić. The song was well received by her fanbase and other listeners.[12] On 30 August 2023, she released the song "Jel' moguće" (English: Is It Possible) as a single following its premiere at the Melodije Hrvatskog Jadrana 2023. The song was written by Tonči and Vjekoslava Huljić, while the arrangement was done by Tonči Huljić and Leo Škaro. A music video for the song was directed by Pilot Studio and filmed at Palmižana.[13][14] The song was very commercially successful and spent several weeks at the top of YouTube trending.[15] On 13 November 2023, "Ženska snaga" (English: Woman's Strength) was released as a single written by Vjekoslava Huljić, and arranged by Hrvoje Domazet and Ivan Huljić.[15] The song debuted at number 31 on HR Top 40 for the week ending 13 November 2023.[16] The following week, the song moved to its new peak position of 10.[17] It last appeared on the chart for the week ending 1 January 2024 at the position of 33, after having spent eight weeks on it.[18]

2024–present: Magazin lead vocalist

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In November 2024, she became the new lead vocalist of famous Croatian band Magazin, replacing Andrea Šušnjara who was their vocalist for 14 years. On 8 November 2024, they released "Nesvjestica", their first single with Lorena as the lead vocalist.[19]

Artistry

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Due to her high vocal register and versatile capabilities, critics compared Lorena to Doris Dragović.[20] Despite seeing that as a compliment, she shared with the public that she would not like to be called a "successor" to some singers.[21] Her mentor and main collaborator Tonči Huljić also complimented her for the use of emotions in her interpretations. She cited his piece of advice to "stay herself" as very valuable.[2] Lorena has cited Jelena Rozga as her favorite Croatian singer and someone she has listened to since a young age.[22]

Discography

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Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CRO
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"Tower of Babylon" 2019 25 Non-album singles
"Kad si ti u pitanju" —
"Tihi ocean" 2020 36
"Drowning" —[A]
"Jedno bez drugoga" 10
"Tvoja i gotovo" 2021 13
"Boli me" 2022 25
"Ženska snaga" 2023 10
"Melem" 2024 —
"Nesvjestica"
(as part of Magazin) 		—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Drowning" did not enter the HR Top 40, but peaked at number 98 on the regional HR Top 100 (Središnja Hrvatska) chart.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Lorena Bućan dolazi iz Splita i najmlađa je ovogodišnja natjecateljica" [Lorena Bućan Is from Split and Is the Youngest Competitor This Year]. RTL (in Croatian). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b Tolić, Dolores (16 February 2022). "Lorena Bućan otkrila u kakvom je odnosu s mladim Ivanom Huljićem s kojim je uporno povezuju, kakav je Tonči kao šef. Pronašli smo staru fotografiju, kad je propjevala u Solinu..." [Lorena Bućan Reveals Her Relationship With Ivan Huljić, Whom She Is Frequently Linked to, How Tonči Is as a Boss. We found an Old Photography, When She Sang in Solino]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^ Farren, Neil (17 January 2019). "Croatia: Dora 2019 Participants Revealed". eurovoix. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. ^ Herbert, Emily (20 February 2019). "Croatia: Full Dora 2019 Televoting Results Revealed". eurovoix. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Lorena osvojila prvu nagradu na međunarodnom festivalu pa izdala svoj prvi spot" [Lorena Got the First Award in the International Festival and Released Her First Music Video] (in Croatian). Dalmacija danas. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Odabrane pjesme 67. Zagrebačkog festivala" [Songs of the Chosen 67. Zagreb Festival] (in Croatian). Dnevnik. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Lorena: Volim probati nešto novo" [Lorena: I Like Trying Out Something News] (in Croatian). zagrebacki-festival.hr. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  8. ^ Herbert, Emily (23 December 2019). "Croatia: Dora 2020 Finalists Revealed". eurovoix. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  9. ^ M., N. (11 August 2020). "Video Lorena Bućan snimila spot za nagrađenu pjesmu 'Kako samo mater zna'" [Video Lorena Bućan Records Music Video for the Awarded Song 'Kako samo mater zna']. Dalmatinski portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Lorena ima novu pjesmu koja kaže "Tvoja i gotovo"" [Lorena Has a New Song that Says "Yours and That Is It"] (in Bashkir). N1. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  11. ^ Samardžić, Ana (28 May 2022). "Jelena Rozga zapjevala s Lorenom Bućan, a nakon ove izvedbe obožavatelji priželjkuju duet" [Jelena Rozga Sang with Lorena Bućan and After This Performance Fans Are Asking for a Duet] (in Croatian). RTL. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  12. ^ K., M. (22 November 2022). "Lorena o Rozgi 'Najdraža mi je naša pjevačica, ne mogu je opisati riječima'" [Lorena On Rozga 'She is Our Favorite Singer of Mine, I Cannot Describe Her with Words']. Dalmatinski portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  13. ^ LORENA - JEL MOGUCE (OFFICIAL VIDEO 2023) HD. Tonika Records. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ K., M. (5 September 2023). "Je l' Moguće Lorena Bućan jedina Hrvatica među najslušanijima na YouTubeu" [Is It Possible Lorena Bućan The Only Croat Amongst the Most Listened to YouTube]. Dalmatinski Portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  15. ^ a b Carević, Ivana (25 December 2023). "Tonči Huljić je ispunio sva moja očekivanja. On jednostavno prepoznaje taj štih i apsolutni je doktor u glazbi" [Tonči Huljić Fulfilled All My Expectations. He Simply Recognizes the Verses and is an Absolute Doctor in Music]. Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  16. ^ "HRtop40 47. tjedan 2023. (13.11.2023. – 19.11.2023.)" [CR Top 40 47th Week 2023 (13.11.2023. – 19.11.2023.)] (in Croatian). top-lista.hr. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  17. ^ "HRtop40 48. tjedan 2023. (20.11.2023. – 26.11.2023.)" [CR Top 48th Week 2023 (20.11.2023. – 26.11.2023.)] (in Croatian). top-lista.hr. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  18. ^ "HRtop40 02. tjedan 2024. (01.01.2024. – 07.01.2024.)" [CR Top 40 2nd Week 2024 (01.01.2024. – 07.01.2024.)] (in Croatian). top-lista.hr. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Nova era Magazina: Huljić predstavio novu pjevačicu - Lorenu Bućan" (in Croatian). index.hr. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Tko je Lorena Bućan" [Who Is Lorena Bućan] (in Croatian). Story. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Upoznali smo je kao tinejdžericu u Supertalentu, a danas je zbog stasa i glasa uspoređuju s jednom od naših najvećih diva!" [We Met Her as a Teenager in Supertalent and Today She Is Being Compared to One of Our Biggest Divas in Figure and Voice!] (in Croatian). Dnevnik. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  22. ^ K., M. (22 November 2022). "Lorena o Rozgi 'Najdraža mi je naša pjevačica, ne mogu je opisati riječima'" [Lorena about Rozga 'She is Our Favorite Singer of Mine, I Cannot Describe Her in Words]. Dalmatinski portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  23. ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
    • For "Tower of Babylon": "HRTop40 Week 09 2019" (in Croatian). top-lista. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
    • For "Tihi ocean": "HRTop40 Week 05 2020" (in Croatian). top-lista. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
    • For "Jedno bez drugoga": "HRTop40 Week 28 2022" (in Croatian). top-lista. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
    • For "Tvoja i gotovo": "HRTop40 Week 37 2021" (in Croatian). top-lista. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
    • For "Boli me": "HRTop40 Week 50 2022" (in Croatian). top-lista. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
    • For "Ženska snaga": "HRTop40 Week 48 2023" (in Croatian). top-lista. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  24. ^ "HR Top 100 10. tjedan 2020 (Središnja Hrvatska)". top-lista. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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