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Ana Bebić

Croatian pop singer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ4750318
Source-derived summary

Ana Đolić (née Bebić; born 7 May 1986) is a Croatian singer, who participated in television shows such as Hrvatski Idol, Ne zaboravi stihove!, and finally Operacija trijumf, which was shown in five countries. Her debut single, "Preživjet ću", reached number one in Serbia in 2009.

Early life

Ana Bebić was born on May 7, 1986, in Metković, Croatia, as the third and youngest child in the Bebić family. She has two siblings, Zrinka and Ivan. Bebić has shown interest in music and dance since her early age. However, sport was her first love, and she played handball, as her hometown Metković is known for many successful handball players. After years of professional training, Bebić decided to pursue her music career, despite a lack of musical education.

Career

Early career, Hrvatski Idol and Ne zaboravi stihove!

Bebić debuted at the Glas Neretve musical festival with the song "Dodirni mi kolena" by Zana, and won the audience's award. Two years later she took part in the same festival alongside her brother Ivan; they sang the song "Ima li nade za nas" and won the same award.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Ana Bebić” as croatian pop singer. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1986, 2009—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1986-05-07. The account is most persuasive where Bebić, Croatian and singer can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as croatian pop singer. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4750318. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1986 and 2009.

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This entry incorporates text from Ana Bebić” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.