E.N.I. or ENI is a Croatian pop band and girl group from Rijeka consisting of members Ivona Maričić, Iva Močibob, Elena Tomeček Zdjelar and Nikolina Tomljanović. The group debuted in early 1997 with their single "Probudi me" which was later chosen at Dora 1997 to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 in Dublin, Ireland. Their debut album Probudi me was released shortly after, in late 1998.
E.N.I. | |
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 E.N.I. in 2011 From left to right: Iva, Elena, Nikolina, and Ivona. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Rijeka, Croatia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1997—present |
| Labels | Orfej, Dallas Records |
| Website | www |
History
edit1996–2002: Debut, Eurovision Song Contest, Probudi me & Saten
editAll four founding members of E.N.I. were members of the Rijeka-based supergroup Putokazi.[1] In late 1996 the group's first release was a special album where alongside them another new Rijeka-based singer was presented, Putokazi predstavljaju: E.N.I. i Vivien Galetta.[1] A year later, in 1997, the group's first official single "Probudi me" was released.[2] At the 1997 edition of Dora, the country's selection show to choose its Eurovision Song Contest 1997 representative, the song won the contest with 170 points; 9 points ahead of runner-up Petar Grašo.[3] Performing in Dublin at the Eurovision Songs Contest 1997, E.N.I. came 17th with a total of 24 points.[4] Later the same year, their debut studio album Probudi me was released.[5] Probudi me spawned two additional singles, "Mi možemo sve" and "Ljubav je tu".[5] E.N.I.'s second studio album Saten was released in 1998 through Orfej and spawned three singles, "Ljubav je tu", "Kap po kap" and "You're The One".[5] In 2000, while on a break from recording solo material, the band was featured in several songs such as "Košulja plava" with Šajeta or "Profesor Jakov" with Let 3.[6] In the campaign for 2000 parliamentary elections they, together with many other rock musicians, supported Social Democratic Party of Croatia and other opposition parties.[7] In 2002, another collaboration titled "Treba mi vremena" was released, this time with Rijeka-based rock band En Face.[8]
2003–2007: Da Capo & Oči su ti ocean
editIn 2003, the group signed a recording deal with Dallas Records and released their third studio album Da Capo on 9 June 2003.[9] The album included 10 cover songs of popular Yugoslav songs released in the 60's, 70's and 80's.[9] Da Capo's lead single "Ti si moja ruža" is a translated Croatian version of Videosex's "Ti si moja roža".[10] The album's second single "Rijetko te viđam sa djevojkama" is a cover version of Idoli's "Retko te viđam sa devojkama".[11] The album cycle came to an end with the release od "Samo jednom se ljubi" which is originally performed by Ivo Robić.[12] On 14 June 2004, the group appeared at the 2004 Zagreb Pride parade and festival where they performed a set of songs.[13] In 2007, E.N.I. fourth studio album Oči su ti ocean was released through Dallas Records.[14] The album included two of the commercially most successful songs; the lead single "Oči su ti ocean" and "Traži se dečko".[15] Oči su ti ocean spawned two addition singles, "Mona Lisa" and "Ja znam".[16] At the 2007 edition of the Porin Awards the group won the award for Best Group Vocal Performance for the song "Oči su ti ocean", while additionally being nominated in the category Best Pop Album for Oči su ti ocean.[17]
Members
editDiscography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| Probudi me |
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| Saten |
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| Da Capo |
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| Oči su ti ocean |
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| Crna kutija |
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| Ouija |
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Compilation albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| Best of E.N.I.[19] |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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| CRO [20] | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Probudi me" | 1997 | [A] | Probudi me | ||||||||||||||||
| "Mi možemo sve" | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Ljubav je tu" | Saten | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Kap po kap" | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "You're The One" | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Košulja plava" (with Šajeta) | 2000 | Istradamus Vulgaris | |||||||||||||||||
| "Profesor Jakov" (with Let 3) | Jedina | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Treba mi vremena" (with En Face) | 2002 | Best of En Face | |||||||||||||||||
| "Ti si moja ruža" | 2003 | Da Capo | |||||||||||||||||
| "Rijetko te viđam sa djevojkama" | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Samo jednom se ljubi" | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Traži se dečko" | 2007 | Oči su ti ocean | |||||||||||||||||
| "Oči su ti ocean" | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Mona Lisa" | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Ja znam" | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Polaroid" | 2008 | Best of E.N.I. | |||||||||||||||||
| "Crna kutija" | 2009 | Crna kutija | |||||||||||||||||
| "Jezero od mlijeka" | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Lijepa kao Sahra" (with Massimo Savić) | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Put po mom" | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Ostavljam ti usne" | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Još jedno more" (with Vava) | 2012 | Ouija | |||||||||||||||||
| "Tokyo Boy" (with Vava) | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Otključana vrata" (with Vava) | 2013 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Ljudi" | 2014 | 10 | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||||
| "Prekrasan dan" | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "San" | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Glas sirene" | 2016 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| "To je moj dan" | 2017 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Van kontrole" | 2018 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (with Swingers) | 2020 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Knežević, Nikola (24 February 2017). "Razgovor s Ivonom Marić o novostima, planovima te rođendanima grupa E.N.I. i Putokazi". Music Box (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Prisjetili smo se naših najvećih uspjeha na Eurosongu, ali i teških razočarenja koja bi i sami izvođači htjeli zaboraviti". tportal (in Croatian). 16 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Dora 1997. – Opatija". eurosong.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Final of Dublin 1997 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "Koncertna promocija novog albuma grupe E.N.I." Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 16 March 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Jović, Andrea (2 April 2017). "Glazba nas nikada nije zanimala kao biznis". Studentski.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "E.N.I. održale koncert u dvorani Zamet". rijeka.sdp.hr (in Croatian). 9 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Rudar, Željka (23 October 2003). "En Face, Divlje Jagode i Crvena Jabuka zazivaju vještice". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Novi album za deset godina grupe E.N.I." Index (in Croatian). 20 February 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Draščić, Željko (19 April 2007). "Ivona (E.N.I.): Svaka ima određenu autonomiju u izražavanju i to je najbolje". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "E.N.I. - Deset godina satenskih glasovnih akrobacija". RiRock (in Croatian). 27 July 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "RiRock povijest - 2002". RiRock (in Croatian). 21 August 2005. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Rudar, Željka (14 June 2004). "E.N.I. na Zagreb Prideu". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Modrić, Klara; Goreta, Danijela (4 June 2018). "Grupa E.N.I. predstavila nas je na Eurosongu '97., a sada se na scenu vraćaju ljubavnom pjesmom". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Draščić, Željko (17 April 2007). "Oči su ti ocean – veliki, ali slasan zalogaj". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "E.N.I. snimile spot u disco izdanju". Index (in Croatian). 26 June 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Porin 2007 - O Porinu". porin.info (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d Morić, Danijela-Ana (27 June 2018). "Dugo nismo vidjeli grupu E.N.I.: Evo što danas rade i kako izgledaju". tportal (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Discogs.com Discography for E.N.I." Discogs.
- ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
- For "Otključana vrata": "HR TOP 40 za 3. tjedan 2013 14. – 20. siječnja 2013" (PDF) (in Croatian). ihg.hr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- For "Ljudi": "HR TOP 40 za 06. – 12. siječnja 2014. (tjedan 02/2014.)" (PDF) (in Croatian). ihg.hr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- For "Prekrasan dan": "HR TOP 40 za 18. – 24. travnja 2014. (tjedan 17/2014.)" (PDF) (in Croatian). ihg.hr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- For "San": "HR TOP 40 47. tjedan 2014. --- 14.11.2014 - 20.11.2014" (in Croatian). ihg.hr. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- For "Glas sirene": "HRtop40 24. tjedan 2016. (09.06.2016. – 15.06.2016.)" (in Croatian). top-lista. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- For "To je moj dan": "HRtop40 9. tjedan 2017. (20.02.2017. – 26.02.2017.)" (in Croatian). top-lista. March 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- For "Van kontrole": "HRtop40 23. tjedan 2018. (28.05.2018. – 03.06.2018.)" (in Croatian). top-lista. 10 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- For "Don't Worry Be Happy": "HRtop40 18. tjedan 2020. (27.04.2020. – 03.05.2020.)" (in Croatian). top-lista. 10 May 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Predstavljena glazbena lista HR Top 40" [New HR Top 40 chart was launched]. buro247 (in Croatian). 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2023.