Lorena
Born2002 (age 20–21)
Split, Croatia
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2017–present
LabelsTonika Records

Lorena, whose birth name is Lorena Bućan, is a Croatian singer. Lorena 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. She has released several successful singles with the label, including "Tower of Babylon", which also served as the Croatia's entry for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, "Tihi ocean", "Tvoja i gotovo" and "Kad si ti u pitanju" among others.

Early life

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

2019-today: Early years and first singles

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 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 59 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 Ivan Huljić 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" written by the Huljić duo. The music video for the song was directed by Vojan Koceić from production studio Pilot Studio and shows the singer, dressed in red walking next to the beach scenery in Split. She promoted the song by a performance at the 60 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" 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 with a more modern twist, 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]

Artistry

Due to her high vocal register and versatile capabilities, critics compared Lorena to Doris Dragović.[13] Despite seeing that as a compliment, she shared with the public that she would not like to be called a "successor" to some singers.[14] 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.[15]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CRO
[16]
"Tower of Babylon" 2019 25 Non-album singles
"Kad si ti u pitanju" —
"Tihi ocean" 2020 36
"Drowning" —[upper-alpha 1]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Drowning" did not enter the HR Top 40, but peaked at number 98 on the regional HR Top 100 (Središnja Hrvatska) chart.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Lorena Bućan dolazi iz Splita i najmlađa je ovogodišnja natjecateljica". RTL (in Croatian). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 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" (in Croatian). Dalmacija danas. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Odabrane pjesme 67. Zagrebačkog festivala" (in Croatian). Dnevnik. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Lorena: Volim probati nešto novo" (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"" (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. ↑ "Tko je Lorena Bućan" [Who Is Lorena Bućan] (in Croatian). Story. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ "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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