Hurricane (Serbian band)
Hurricane, also known as Hurricane Girls, are a pop-R&B Serbian girl band formed by Zoran Milinković[1] in November 2017, consisting of three members: Sanja Vučić, Ivana Nikolić and Ksenija Knežević.[2]
Hurricane | |
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 Hurricane with the Beovizija 2020 trophy | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Hurricane Girls |
| Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Genres | pop, contemporary R&B, Balkan pop-folk |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Stema Production |
| Associated acts | ZAA, Jala Brat, buba Corelli Darko Dimitrov |
| Website | www |
| Members | Sanja Vučić Ivana Nikolić Ksenija Knežević |
They sing mostly in English; although they have also sung on occasions songs in their native language Serbian. Hurricane aims to be recognized globally; they have two planned songs for Universal (as of November 2019),[3][4][5] and in September 2018 collaborated with Hollywood producer Stephen Belafonte.[6]
Following their participation in the 2020 edition of Beovizija (second semi-final night, 29 February; final night, 1 March), they were to represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, with the song "Hasta La Vista".[7] However, on March 18 2020, the event was cancelled due to the Coronvirus outbreak.
Members
- Current
- Sanja Vučić (born 10 August 1993) – main vocalist (2017–present)
- Vučić comes from a family of musicians, and was in an alt rock band while in primary school. She played in folk and jazz bands, and sang in a church choir. She has been a member of band ZAA for five years; she represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[2]
- Ivana Nikolić (born 15 April 1995) – lead vocalist (2017–present)
- Ksenija Knežević (born 24 January 1996) – lead vocalist (2017–present)
- Knežević's father is the popular Montenegrin singer Knez. When she was younger she participated in festivals for child performers, and took part as part of the trio Sky's in the 2013 Beosong (Beovizija edition) with the song "Magija". She used to be in Sevdah Baby crew before joining Hurricane.[2]
Discography
Hurricane has 19 releases till now:[8]
- 2018: "Irma, Maria", "Breathe" (cover), "Corazon" (cover), "The Show Must Go On" (cover), "She Loves Control" (cover), "Feel Right", "Personal", "Should've Listened" (audio), "Who To Love" (audio), "HURRICANE" (introduction video), "Live" (live from Stark Arena Belgrade)
- 2019: "Pain In Your Eyes", "Liar" (audio), "Magic Night", "Favorito" [first in Serbian],[3] "Avantura", "Brzi prsti"
- 2020: "Hasta La Vista" (Beovizija 2020 winner), "Guallame El Pantalon", "Roll The Dice", "Tuturutu"
Other releases
Hurricane has also "How It All Started? Interview 2019 IOTV" interview video filmed on Caribbean islands.[8]
External links
- Official website
- Hurricane discography at Discogs
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| Preceded by Nevena Božović with "Kruna" |
Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 (cancelled) |
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