Nebo (Nina Badrić song)

"Nebo"
Single by Nina Badrić
from the album NeBo
Released	22 February 2012
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2011
Genre	Pop
Length	4:01 3:00 (Eurovision Version)
Label	Aquarius Records
Writer(s)	Nina Badrić
Nina Badrić singles chronology
"Dat će nam Bog" (2011) "Nebo" (2012)
"Nebo" Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry Country Croatia Artist(s) Nina Badrić Languages Croatian Composer(s) Nina Badrić Lyricist(s) Nina Badrić Finals performance Semi-final result 12th Semi-final points 42 Appearance chronology ◄ "Celebrate" (2011)    "Mižerja" (2013) ►

"Nebo" (Croatian pronunciation: [nêbo], English translation: "Heaven" or "Sky") is a song by Croatian singer-songwriter Nina Badrić. It was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The song is also included on her seventh album also titled NeBo and it serves as the album's fourth single.

Background

On 10 January 2012, Nina Badrić was announced by the Croatian Radiotelevision as the Croatian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.^[1] Elizabeth Homsi, the head of the Entertainment Department at HRT, explained that they were searching for a strong and quality vocal and urban genre, and that is the reason why they chose Nina.^[2][3] Speaking about the selection, Nina said, "That's an honour and a challenge for me."^[3]

Production

Nina Badrić wrote and produced the song for her seventh album NeBo. The song was shortened for Eurovision and it was announced on Dora 2012 to represent Croatia. An English version of the song is going to be recorded, but Nina confirmed that she will sing in Croatian for Eurovision.^[4]

Release and promotion

"Nebo" was released on iTunes and Amazon on 22 February 2012. Before all promotions, Nina is going to vocal cord surgery. She will embark on a regional promotional tour after Eurovision to promote the single and the album.^[5]

Eurovision Song Contest 2012

The song was performed in the second semi-final and finished in 12th place, thus missing out on qualifying for the grand final. Despite this the song has over 2,072,747 views on YouTube as of 2013 February.

Track listing

• Digital Download^[6][7]

1. "Nebo" (Eurovision 2012) – 3:00
2. "Nebo" – 4:01

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Croatia	18 February 2012	Radio premiere	Aquarius Records
Australia[8]	22 February 2012	Digital download
Canada[9]
Croatia[10]
Denmark[11]
Finland[12]
France[13]
Greece[14]
Italy[15]
Ireland[16]
Mexico[17]
Netherlands[18]
New Zealand[19]
Norway[20]
Portugal[21]
Spain[22]
Sweden[23]
Switzerland[24]
United States[6]

References

1. Jiandani, Sanjay (2012-01-10). "Nina Badric to represent Croatia in Baku!". ESCToday. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
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3. Šarić, Jelena (2012-01-10). "Nina Badrić goes to Eurovision: I feel like a national representation (Croatian)". Večernji list. Styria Media Group. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
4. "Nina Badrić: Koliko vidim slozili smo se vi I ja na nevidjeno oko jezika odmaa:)Slazem se s vama.Domace je domace!". 2012-03-11.
5. Sever, Marijanja (2012-02-25). "Nina: My voice broke, that's why I'm going to a surgery, but I'm not scared (Croatian)". Jutarnji list. Europapress Holding. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
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