Hurricane (Serbian band)
Hurricane | |
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 Hurricane (from left to right: Ksenija, Sanja and Ivana) with the Beovizija 2020 trophy | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Hurricane Girls |
| Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Genres | Pop (also pop-folk), contemporary R&B |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Stema Production |
| Associated acts | ZAA, Jala Brat, Darko Dimitrov, King Melody |
| Website | www |
| Members | Sanja Vučić Ivana Nikolić Ksenija Knežević |
Hurricane, also known as Hurricane Girls, are a Serbian girl group formed by Zoran Milinković[1] in November 2017, consisting of three members: Sanja Vučić, Ivana Nikolić and Ksenija Knežević.[2]
Career[]
They sing mostly in English and have also sung on occasions songs in their native language Serbian. Hurricane aims to be recognized globally; they have two planned songs for Universal (as of November 2019),[3][4][5] and in September 2018 collaborated with Hollywood producer Stephen Belafonte.[6] Following their participation in the 2020 edition of Beovizija (second semi-final night, 29 February; final night, 1 March), they were to represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, with the song "Hasta La Vista".[7] However, on 18 March 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] On 23 November 2020 it was confirmed that they will remain as Serbian representatives in the 2021 contest, and their song "Loco Loco", was presented in March 2021.[9] They performed in the second semi-final of the contest on 18 May, where they qualified to the final, where they finished in 15th place, receiving 102 points.
Members[]
- Current
- Sanja Vučić (born 8 August 1993) – lead vocalist (2017–present)
- Vučić comes from a family of musicians, and was in an alt rock band while in primary school. She played in folk and jazz bands, and sang in a church choir. She has been a member of band ZAA for five years; she represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[2]
- Ivana Nikolić (born 16 April 1995) – lead vocalist (2017–present)
- Ksenija Knežević (born 24 January 1996) – lead vocalist (2017–present)
- Knežević's father is the popular Montenegrin singer Knez. When she was younger she participated in festivals for child performers, and took part as part of the trio Sky's in the 2013 Beosong (Beovizija edition) with the song "Magija". She participated with her father in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 as a backing vocalist. She used to be in Sevdah Baby crew before joining Hurricane.[2]
Discography[]
Singles[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRB [10] |
CRO [11] |
SWE Heat. [12] | |||||||||||||||||
| "Irma, Maria" | 2018 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||
| "Feel Right" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Personal" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Should've Listened" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Who to Love" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Pain in Your Eyes" | 2019 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Liar" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Magic Night" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Favorito" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Avantura" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Brzi prsti" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Hasta La Vista" | 2020 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Guallame El Pantalon" (ft. King Melody) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Roll The Dice" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Tuturutu" (with ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Folir’o" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Čaje šukarije" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Lopove" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Want Ya" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Loco Loco" | 2021 | 6 | 97 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| "Do neba" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ wiwi
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d klix.ba
- ^ telegraf.rs
- ^ grand.online
- ^ pink.rs
- ^ estrada.ba
- ^ "Hurricane to represent Serbia in Rotterdam". eurovision.tv. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Quinn, Angus (18 March 2021). "Eurovision 2020 Cancelled: Contest will not take place in Rotterdam due to coronavirus precautions". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Waarden, Franciska (5 March 2021). "Serbia: Hurricane Reveal Their Eurovision Song "Loco Loco"". Eurovoix. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Peak positions in Serbia:
- For "Loco Loco": "Serbia - Radio Airplay Chart (16/04/2021 - 22/04/2021)". Radiomonitor. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
- For "Loco Loco": "ARC 100 — datum: 31. svibnja 2021" [ARC 100 — Date: 31 May 2021]. HRT. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
External links[]
- Official website
- Hurricane discography at Discogs
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- Serbian girl groups
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- Contemporary R&B musical groups
- Musical groups established in 2017
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Serbia
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2020
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2021
- 2017 establishments in Serbia