Ivana Banfic
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Ivana Banfić (born November 16, 1969) is a Croatia
n dance
r and pop
singer. She became famous under the stage name I BEE in the 1990s during the period of popularity of dance music
in Croatia.
Banfić was born in Zagreb
. She released her first album in 1994. Her numbers were remembered for sexually provocative lyrics and elaborate choreography. Her well-known hit was Šumica, a song about nude swimming.
She also took part in a hugely successful duet with Bosnian
vocalist Dino Merlin
called "Godinama" in 2000, a song which achieved popularity throughout the former Yugoslavia. The song won a Porin Award
for Hit of the Year in 2001.
New studio album with dance/electronic music style will be released in 2011.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
r and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer. She became famous under the stage name I BEE in the 1990s during the period of popularity of dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
in Croatia.
Banfić was born in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
. She released her first album in 1994. Her numbers were remembered for sexually provocative lyrics and elaborate choreography. Her well-known hit was Šumica, a song about nude swimming.
She also took part in a hugely successful duet with Bosnian
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
vocalist Dino Merlin
Dino Merlin
Edin Dervišhalidović , stage name Dino Merlin, , is a prominent Bosnian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a popular singer/songwriter in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is also popular in the other countries of the former Yugoslavia such as Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia and...
called "Godinama" in 2000, a song which achieved popularity throughout the former Yugoslavia. The song won a Porin Award
Porin (music award)
Porin is Croatian music award founded by Croatian Phonographic Association, Croatian Musicians Union, Croatian Radiotelevision and Croatian Composers' Society.-Lifetime Achievement Award:...
for Hit of the Year in 2001.
New studio album with dance/electronic music style will be released in 2011.