Feminnem

Feminnem
Feminnem in Oslo (2010) (L-R): Pamela Ramljak, Nika Antolos, Neda Parmać
Background information
Origin	Croatia
Genres	Pop, Dance
Years active	2004–present
Website	Feminnem.com
Members
Neda Parmać Pamela Ramljak Nika Antolos
Past members
Ivana Marić Nikol Bulat

Feminnem is a girl group from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina composed of three members, Neda Parmać, Nika Antolos, and Pamela Ramljak. They have represented both countries at the Eurovision Song Contest; Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2005 and Croatia in 2010.

Band members

Neda Parmać

Parmać was born 1985 in Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia, and took dance lessons from an early age. At the age of thirteen she performed as member the band Kompas. In 2004 she entered the Hrvatski Idol competition (the Croatian version of Pop Idol). Her self-confident approach and ability to improvise appealed to the audience, as best seen in her rendition of Michael Jackson's Beat It, when she continued to perform despite forgetting the lyrics. She finished third, with the show being won by Žanamari Lalić. Together with two other finalists, she went on to create Feminnem.

Nika Antolos

Antolos was born 1989 in Rijeka, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia.

Pamela Ramljak

Ramljak was born 1979 in Čapljina, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina. She attended music academy in Zagreb, and was back up vocal for Toni Cetinski and Amila Glamočak. In 2004 she was one of the finalists on Hrvatski Idol.

Formation

The group formed in 2004 following the appearance of the three original members on Hrvatski Idol. They have produced one hit single, "Volim te, mrzim te" ("I love you, I hate you").

Eurovision Song Contest

Feminnem performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. (L-R) Ivana Marić, Pamela Ramljak, Neda Parmać

2005

Feminnem won the right to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Ukraine with their entry "Call Me", an up-tempo pop song written and composed by Andrej Babić. They had automatic entry to the Eurosong Final, where they finished in fourteenth out of twenty-four participants.^[1]

2007

Feminnem hoped to represent Croatia in Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland with the song "Navika", but they placed only ninth with 16 points. The winner was Dragonfly, featuring Dado Topić with "Vjerujem u ljubav".

2009

Feminnem again hoped to represent Croatia in Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia with the song "Poljupci u boji", but they placed third with 28 points. The winner was Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea Šušnjara with "Lijepa Tena".

2010

Feminnem took part at the Croatian national final for the third time in 2010, hoping to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 to be held in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway with their song "Lako je sve". Having finished only fourth in the semi-final, they nonetheless went on to win the final, receiving maximum points from both the jury and the telephone voters. They therefore succeeded in representing Croatia at Eurovision,^[1][2] however they failed to qualify for the final, placing thirteenth in a field of seventeen entries in semi-final two.

Discography

• Feminnem Show (2005)
• Lako je sve (2010)
• Easy to See (2010)
• TBA (2012)

See also

• Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
• Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
• List of all-female bands

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.eurovision.tv/event/artistdetail?song=25203&event=1513
2. ^ http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/en-ny-era-har-boerjat-foer-feminnem

External links

• Official Site (Croatian)
• Interview with Feminnem
• Biography at EscToday
• [1] Myspace Officiel

Preceded by Deen with "In The Disco"	Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005	Succeeded by Hari Mata Hari with "Lejla"
Preceded by Igor Cukrov with Andrea with "Lijepa Tena"	Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010	Succeeded by Daria Kinzer with "Celebrate"