Barbara Munjas

Barbara Munjas (born 7 December 1988) is a Croatian singer and songwriter. She is most known as the lead vocalist lyricist for the rock band Barbari and former vocalist of the group Gustafi. Munjas began to establish herself as a solo artist with the release of the single "Men" in 2018. In March 2022, Munjas released her debut album Right Place & Right Time through Aquarius Records.

Barbara Munjas
Born (1988-12-07) 7 December 1988
Rijeka, Croatia
OriginIka, Croatia
GenresRock, ethno rock, pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2007–present
LabelsAquarius Records

Life and career

Barbara Munjas was born on 7 December 1988 in Rijeka, Croatia and grew up in the nearby town of Ika.[1]

Munjas released her debut single "Ti si tu" in 2007.[2] With "Ti si tu" she participated in Dora 2007.[3] Performing first in the second semi-final with a total of 11 points thus placing 12th, she failed to advance to the final.[4] Later the same year, she joined folk-rock band Gustafi.[5] She was the main female vocalist until she left the band in 2012.[6] A year later, in 2013, Munjas formed the rock band Barbari with her as the lead vocalist.[7] The band released two studio albums, Monfiorenzo underground in 2013 and Santa Barbara in 2014.[8] Since 2018 Munjas has been active as a solo musician.[9] Her debut album Right Place & Right Time was released in 2022 through Aquarius Records.[10] Based on the album's performance, Munjas earned a nomination at the fifth annual Rock&Off Awards in the category "Album of The Year" for it.[11]

On 9 December 2022, Munjas was announced as one of the 18 participants in Dora 2023, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry, with the song "Putem snova".[12]

Discography

Albums
Title Details
Right Place & Right Time

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CRO
"Ti si tu" 2007 — non-album
singles
"Men" 2018 — Right Place & Right Time
"Right Place & Right Time" 2019 —
"Odraz uma do razuma" 2020 — non-album
singles
"Gone Back" — Right Place & Right Time
"Laž na laž" 2021 — non-album
singles
"Like I Wanted" — Right Place & Right Time
"Kad tad" — non-album
singles
"I Will Be Standing" 2022 — Right Place & Right Time
"Farewell" —
"Putem snova" 2023 —[upper-alpha 1] non-album
singles
"Oda mladosti" —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
2023 Rock&Off Awards Album of The Year Right Place & Right Time Nominated [14]

Notes
  1. "Putem snova" did not enter the HR Top 40, but peaked at number 50 on the regional HR Top 100 (Istra i Primorje) chart.[13]

References
  1. Grgić, Barbara (17 January 2022). "Barbara Munjas novim singlom šalje snažnu poruku o odnosu tradicije i suvremenosti" (in Croatian). Beli Zagreb Grad. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. "Ti si tu - Barbara Munjas - Diskografija" (in Croatian). diskografija.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. "Dora 2007. - Opatija" (in Croatian). eurosong.hr. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. "Dora 2007. - Druga polufinalna večer" (in Croatian). Nacional. 3 March 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. Kolenić, Nina (22 September 2022). "Barbara Munjas prvi puta s bendom svira u Zagrebu: "Ovo je logični nastavak priče"" (in Croatian). glazba.hr. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  6. Carević, Ivana (15 May 2012). "Barbara: Uz dečke iz Gustafa sve se manje osjećam kao žena" (in Croatian). Večernji list. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. Novosel, Željka (20 January 2015). "Barbara Munjas: Glazba je naš ispušni ventil kroz kojeg predstavljamo sebe" (in Croatian). ravnododna.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  8. "Barbari singlom "4" najavljuju album Santa Barbara" (in Croatian). ravnododna.com. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  9. Jagatić, Dubravko (23 May 2021). "Barbara Munjas: Underground postaje mainstream, ne može nas se zanemariti" (in Croatian). Nacional. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  10. Burburan, Edita (21 March 2022). "Barbara Munjas je izdala svoj prvi album" (in Croatian). Novi list. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  11. Vid Barić (13 January 2023). "Jaka konkurencija za nagrade na petoj dodjeli Rock&Offa, donosimo imena nominiranih glazbenika" (in Croatian). tportal. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  12. Granger, Anthony (9 December 2022). "Croatia: Dora 2023 Participants Announced". eurovoix. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  13. "HR Top 100 4. tjedan 2023 (Istra i Primorje)". top-lista. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  14. "Rock&Off nagrade dodijeljene po peti put, Bad Daughter i Chui kući idu s najviše kipića" (in Croatian). glazba.hr. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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