Eric Vidović

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Eric Vidović
Vidović (Tell Me music video, 2021)
Vidović (Tell Me music video, 2021)
Background information
Born16 December 2000 (2000-12-16) (age 20)
Koprivnica, Croatia
GenresPop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2019–present
LabelsUniversal Music Croatia

Eric Vidović, known mononymously as Eric, is a Croatian singer and songwriter.

Career[]

Starting 13 December 2019, Eric Vidović appeared as a contestant on the third season of the reality talent show The Voice Hrvatska.[1] On the first show, Vidović sang Hozier's song "Take Me to Church".[2] Out of four judges Massimo Savić turned around.[3] As Savić was the only judge to turn around, Vidović was automatically allocated into his team.[4] On 11 January 2020 during the Knockout Stage Vidović sang "I'm Not the Only One" by Sam Smith and failed to advance to the Battle Round.[5]

In early 2020, Vidović signed a record deal with Universal Music Croatia.[6] On 13 November 2020 his debut single, "Najljepši dar (Božićna)", was released.[7] In December 2020, Vidović was announced as one of the 14 finalists for Dora 2021, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry.[8] He performed the song "Reci mi" and placed tenth with a total of 45 points.[9] His debut studio album I Am Eric was released on 18 June 2021,[10] and is distributed in USA via Republic Records.[11] For his debut album he got positive critics from Croatian media saying “From romantic ballads to dance treats - this album has it all. Polished to the last pop fantastic detail”,[12] "For the first time, Eric wrote not only a very good 'letter of intent', but also delivered a top pop product to the audience, which can easily be added to European rankings. The devil will know, maybe we just got Mate Rimac in the pop category",[13] “The album abounds with potential hits that would likely occupy very high positions on numerous top charts around the world if it manages to somehow reach a global audience."[14]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Details Peak

chart

postitons

CRO[15]

I Am Eric 1

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CRO
[17]
"Najljepši dar (Božićna)" /
"Best Present (This Christmas)" 		2020 26 Non-album single
"Not Gonna Let Go" 2021 10 I Am Eric
"Reci mi" / "Tell Me" 17
"Confidence" 2021 _ I Am Eric
"No Good" 2021 39 I Am Eric
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References[]

  1. ^ "U drugoj emisiji 'The Voicea' bilo je mnogo suza radosnica, a 19-godišnja Tea uspjela je pridobiti sve mentore" (in Croatian). tportal.hr. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Eric Vidović impresionirao Massima i prošao dalje u showu The Voice" (in Croatian). drava.info. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ Kučar, Nikola (10 January 2020). "Četrdeset natjecatelja nastavlja borbu za titulu najljepšeg glasa hrvatske" (in Croatian). glas.hr. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. ^ Bosančić, Mislav (14 December 2019). "Žiri se razbacao na pozornici, pjevali su Massimovu "Benzinu"" (in Croatian). 24sata. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. ^ Dedić, Marko (11 January 2020). "Eric Vidović nažalost ispao iz The Voicea, Massimo pohvalio njegov nastup" (in Croatian). epodravina. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Pjesma našeg Erica Vidovića zasjela na prvo mjesto HRT-ova TOP 20 najboljih u Hrvatskoj" (in Croatian). klikaj.hr. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ Bali, Nikol (14 November 2020). "Nova blagdanska pjesma Erica Vidovića" (in Croatian). Glas Podravine. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  8. ^ Farren, Neil (15 December 2020). "Croatia: Dora 2021 Finalists Revealed". eurovoix. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. ^ Davies, Megan (13 February 2021). "Croatia: Albina To Eurovision 2021". eurovoix. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  10. ^ "ERIC je objavio iščekivani debitantski album „I Am Eric" i predstavio videospot za novi singl „No Good"". Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  11. ^ "Mladi talentirani Eric osvaja Top listu prodaje". Top Lista (in Croatian). 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  12. ^ "Eric objavio debitantski album - nova era domaće pop glazbe ili proizvod za inozemstvo?". sound-report.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  13. ^ "Parangall/ Eric, I am Eric - Mate Rimac domaćeg popa". Mixer (in Croatian). 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  14. ^ "GLAZBENE RECENZIJE: Diskodelija, Eric". NACIONAL.HR (in Croatian). Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  15. ^ "I Am Eric": "HR Sales Chart Week 26 2021" (In Croatian). top-lista. Retrieved 17 August 2021
  16. ^ "Jutarnji list - Mladi Podravec izbacio svoj prvi album: 'Još mi uvijek sve ovo djeluje nestvarno, presretan sam'". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  17. ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
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