Ivana was born in Zadar, Croatia, December 15, 1985. She attended J. Barakovic high school, in Zadar, after what she moved to Zagreb to study political science.Ivana, a soprano, is known for her strong vocals,powerful voice and infectious personality, but also by being grounded, passionate and true person. She received several awards including one for the best vocal interpretation. As a child, Ivana didn’t really aspire to be a singer, but her life and talent gave her a chance to be one. Her first major role in entertainment came in 2003 when she joined the TV show for new singers. When the show ended, Ivana used her talent and opportunity to get signed to a record label, and she sined with Croatia Records in 2004 for her first album “You’re my angelâ€(Moj si andeo) named by her first hit song and video. Although Ivana's debut album was very well-received, she wasn’t entirely satisfied with the music and image her management had created for her. She felt that the young singer as her needs more dynamic and energy in her music than her former balladic sound.The change was noticed when she released a Christmas album on December 10, 2006 called “Traces of Christmasâ€(Tragovi Bo--ica) with covers of popular hits in english, like Santa Baby, Man with the bag, Have yourself a marry little Christmas… Album and changed swing big band sound was very well-received by critics and public. After that she recorded the song “Samo probaj†wich was translated in english as “Dear to love meâ€. It was influenced by swing from the 1930s and '40s and bit of jive style. Thanks to Eurvision-fans the song had an international success in a large number of countries throughout the world. She started to record her third album and she mentioned plans of her next album to have much more swing-jazz-blues sound and energy, musically and lyrically, as she grows.
