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Andrea Šušnjara

b. 1987

Croatian pop singer

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About Andrea Šušnjara

Born 1987. Andrea Šušnjara is a Croatian singer.

2009 Eurovision Song Contest Šušnjara, alongside Igor Cukrov, were the winners of Dora 2009, performing the song "Lijepa Tena" (Beautiful Tena). At Eurovision they performed in the second semi-final as the opening act and qualified for the final as the jury's selected qualifier. In the final, they finished in 18th place with 45 points.

Magazin

In May 2010, Andrea Šušnjara, who was one of the girls who auditioned to be the new singer of Magazin on HRT, became the new singer of the group. Magazin together with Andrea released the debut single "Sijamski blizanci" ("Siamese twins"), which immediately became a huge success in Croatia and internationally. After "Sijamski blizanci", they released the hits; "Kemija", "Još se ne bi udala", "Maslačak", "Luzer", "Muško bez karaktera", "Dušu nemaš da me na njoj nosiš", "Jutro nakon", "Školovana da preživim", "Doktore", "Ima dana" and many others. Šušnjara became the longest-lasting main vocalist of the band lasting 14 years in the band, and they released an album in 2014 titled: Mislim Pozitivno! ("I think Positive!"). In 2017, Magazin together with Andrea, released the song "Žena, a ne broj" (Woman, not a number), which gained popularity in Croatia, gaining 17 million views as of 2025. Her decision to leave the group in 2024 came after her personal wish for change, putting herself in the first place and bringing order to her life.

Solo career Andrea made her first attempts at a solo career in 2004 with two songs. The first one was called "Noah" and had its premiere at Dora 2004. The song was written by the Huljić duo and arranged by Remi Kazinoti. The other song, called "Kad zažmirim" premiered at Split 2004 and was also written by the same trio. In 2005, Šušnjara attempted to perform at Dora again with the song "Ljudi s mora" written by the same trio. Both songs were then included on the EP Singlovi 2004-2005.

In 2014, she released "Zapjevajmo onu našu" in collaboration with Mejasi. The song was written by Denis Dumančić, the lyrics are by Denis Dumančić, arrangement by Branimir Mihaljević/Denis Dumančić, the direction of the video is Filip Dizdar.

On 2 December 2024, Šušnjara released the song "Ja bi još" written by Tonči and Vjekoslava Huljić while arranged by Tonči Huljić and Hrvoje Domazet. The music video was finalized by NexGen video production by Marijan Lilić. The song had its pre-premiere at club Mint. The following week, it moved to a position of number 16. Its peak position was at number 8 on the chart issue 2 December 2024.

On 10 December 2024, Šušnjara performed "Luzer" at the Split Advent.

The beginning of 2025 saw the live performance of four of her songs on the Dalibor Petko show, including "Ja bi još", "Žena, a ne broj", "Kemija" and "Jutro nakon".

On 2 June 2025, Šušnjara released the summer song titled "Normala" written by the Huljić duo and arranged by Hrvoje Domazet. A music video was directed by Leo Bartulica. It shows an "Alb 2" yacht cruising through the sea and a lavishly dressed Šušnjara lip-syncing the lyrics. She is also seen at a casino. During the scenes next to a pool she is shown with a golden star earring. She is surrounded by friends and cheering.

On 27 August 2025, Šušnjara performed "Normala" at the CMC Festival in Vodice. She appeared backed up by four female dancers all clad in black backed by a blue and red animations on the screen backdrop. For New Year's Eve 2026, Šušnjara appeared on the Dalibor Petko show where she performed five of her songs.

On 13 March 2026, she released the self-written song "Ljubavni kockari" ("Love Betters"), a ballad with lyrics dedicated to her deceased pet dog. Initially, written as an anti-love song, the ballad was repurposed following the avalanche of emotions she felt at the loss of her pet. A music video directed by Leo Bartulica was filmed at Ivan Mesturovic. She performed the song live at the Dalibor Petko Show on 6 May 2026.

Artistry During one interview, Šušnjara revealed that her relationship to Magazin was the only one where she did not have an argument. She added how her approach to singing was that she went onstage with no makeup, no hairstyle, wearing only what she put on herself impromptu. She also shared how she was not understood by the public which was very quick to judge her based on how she was dressed, while she did not even manage to find a mirror.

Private life Igor Cukrov and Andrea Šušnjara at a press conference at Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Šušnjara has stated that she does not want to expose her private life to the public too much. Nevertheless, it was known to the public that she was in a relationship to Marko Juričić. They were seen together at Vodicama Festival in 2019, but rumor had it they terminated the relationship two years later. During an interview, Andrea Šušnjara confessed that she smokes cigarettes and has a Bosnian boyfriend, who she labelled as "ours".

Šušnjara grew up without her father, only with her mother and grandmother and she confessed Huljić took over the paternal figure she longed for. According to her, he eentered her life when she was 16 years old and gave her a direction. During a 2024 interview, she confessed how she was in a good relationship with her father then. When a cyst was found on her ovary, she had to undergo surgery two days after the diagnosis. She also had to undergo three cycles of chemotherapy, following which she successfully survived the disease.

Discography with Magazin Mislim pozitivno! (2014)

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Who is Andrea Šušnjara?

Croatian pop singer

When was Andrea Šušnjara born?

Andrea Šušnjara was born on 26 February 1987 in Split.

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Andrea Šušnjara is a singer.

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Andrea Šušnjara is Croatian.

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· Wikipedia: Andrea Šušnjara

· Wikidata: Q271371

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