Miach
Birth nameMia Čičak
Born1997 (age 25–26)
Zagreb, Croatia
GenresPop, contemporary R&B, alternative hip hop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2021–present
LabelsAquarius Records, yem

Mia Čičak (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈmi.aː t͡ʃǐːt͡ʃak]; born in 1997), known professionally as Miach (Croatian pronunciation: ['mi.ˈɑt͡ʃ]), is a Croatian singer and songwriter. She is most known for her collaboration with Hiljson Mandela on the song "NLO". In September 2022, Miach released her debut EP Između nas through Aquarius Records. A year later, in November 2023, she released her debut studio album, Insomnia which included the single "Led".

Early life

Mia Čičak was born and raised in Zagreb, Croatia.[1] During elementary school she started training taekwondo in which she earned a black belt over the years.[2][3]

She completed her undergraduate university study in International Relations and is currently finishing her graduate studies in Business Economics and Globalization at the Libertas Business College in Zagreb.[3]

Career

2021–2023: Early career and breakthrough to music scene

In February 2021, she started her own YouTube channel, entitled Mia Čičak, posting acoustic covers.[2] In 2021 Čičak teamed up with Croatian songwriters and producers Vlaho Arbulić and Mihovil Šoštaršić and started working on her first songs in their Republika recording studio.[1] Their first project was her debut single "23 32" which was released independently in late 2021.[4] In early 2022, she signed a record deal with Aquarius Records and shortly after released her second single "Budi tu".[5] "Trnci", her third single, was released in July 2022.[6] Continuing her collaboration with songwriter and producer Mihovil Šoštarić, Čičak began working on her debut EP in 2022.[7] Čičak's debut EP titled Između nas was released on 19 September 2022.[8] The EP's lead single "NLO" is a collaboration with Croatian rapper Hiljson Mandela.[9] Debuting at number 28 "NLO" became Čičak's first single to chart on the HR Top 40 chart.[10] On 30 September 2022, Čičak held her first concert as a part of the Lil Drito Festival schedule at the Tvornica kulture in Zagreb.[11] On 5 December 2022, she released the Između nas (Live Session) EP which includes live and acounstic versions of songs from her debut EP Između nas.[12]

At the 2023 edition of the Cesarica Awards, Čičak was nominated in the category the Song of The Year with her song "NLO" but lost the award to Eni Jurišić's "Trebaš li me".[13] On 8 February 2023, Čičak received a nomination for the 30th Annual Porin Awards in the category Best New Artist.[14] The song "SMS" was released in March 2023 as a single from her yet-untitled debut studio album.[15] Following the song's release, Čičak was announced as a performer at the 2023 Sea Star Festival in Umag on 20 May 2023.[16] On 24 March 2023, Croatian musician Baks released "Gram" with Čičak, a new track on his third studio album Dopamin.[17] She was the opening performer of the Telekom Electronic Beats festival organized by Hrvatski Telekom in Zagreb on 26 June 2023.[18] On 23 June 2023, she was announced as one of the performers of the Rock&Off Festival Tour which will be held in six different Croatian cities during July, August and September.[19] Additionally, on 28 June, 2023, it was announced that Miach would be one of the performers at the Graffiti na Gradele festival in Bol, Croatia which was held on 30 July 2023.[20] On 9 October 2023, she collaborated with Croatian rapper Goca R.I.P to release a track titled "Navike", which was featured on his extended play Besmrtni 2.[21]

First studio album

Miach released her first studio album, Insomnia, on 21 November 2023, via yem.[22] The album's lead single, "Led", featuring Croatian rapper Grše, was released on the same day.[23] In Croatia, "Led" made its debut at the second position on the charts, marking the highest peak for both artists in their respective careers.[24]

Artistry

Influences

Čičak cites Snoh Aalegra, Jhené Aiko, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Summer Walker as her musical influences.[2][25]

Musical style and songwriting

Čičak describes her first self-written songs as a mixture of modern R&B and pop sounds.[25] She uses her life experiences as an inspiration in her work but stated that some lyrics are totally a product of her imagination and not autobiographical.[26] In an interview with Glazba.hr she noted how writing a song comes easy to her as she "wrote poems as a child and at one point even a book".[26]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
CRO
Insomnia
  • Released: 21 November 2023
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: yem
 —

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
CRO
Između nas
  • Released: 19 September 2022
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: Aquarius Records
 —
Između nas (Live Session)
  • Released: 5 December 2022
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: Aquarius Records
 —

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CRO
[27]
"23 32" 2021 — Non-album singles
"Budi tu" 2022 —
"Trnci" —
"Nlo"
(with Hiljson Mandela)		 6 Između nas
"SMS" 2023 19 Non-album singles
"Led"
(with Grše)		 2 Insomnia
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
2023 Cesarica Song of the Year "NLO" Nominated [28]
Porin Best New Artist Miach Nominated [29]

References

  1. 1 2 "Neodoljiva Miach novo je ime na sceni – poslušajte njezin singl "Budi tu"". zgportal (in Croatian). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Prkačin, Ivana (4 December 2021). "Glazba je čekala na pravi trenutak". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 Bebek, Valerija (19 November 2022). "Vlasnica jesenskog hita mlađe generacije: Glazbenica Miach otkrila nam je sva svoja lica". Gloria (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Marić, Andrea (18 November 2021). "Miach: Naslov pjesme "23 32" simbolizira istinsku ljubav". obican.info (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Miach je novo ime koje treba zapamtiti, ima singl tjedna "Budi tu"". muzika.hr (in Croatian). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Pavlinić, Ivan (19 July 2022). "Miach - Trnci". zabavni.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Neodoljiva Miach je novo it ime na sceni: Objavila je zavodljivu pjesmu". Novi list (in Croatian). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Novosel, Željka (29 September 2022). "Miach: Svoju muziku bih opisala kao miks između RnB-a i popa, ali to nije nužno nešto što ciljam". ravnododna (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Miach i Hiljson Mandela donose neodoljivi spoj r&b-a i trap-a u singlu "NLO"". Gloria (in Croatian). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Vatra preuzela vrh, Miach prvi puta na HR Top 40". top-lista (in Croatian). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Domaća scena dobila hit: Miach i Hiljson Mandela spojili se za catchy stvar "NLO"". enterzagreb (in Croatian). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Miach - autorica hita "NLO" predstavlja live session Između nas". Glazba.hr (in Croatian). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  13. ↑ Parmać, Anđela (28 January 2023). "Hit 2022. je pjesma "Trebaš li me" Eni Jurišić i Matije Cveka". Novi list. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Nakon suradnje s Hiljsonom Mandelom i nominacije za Porin, mlada glazbenica ima novi hit". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 6 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "SMS – Miach predstavlja novu post prekid himnu". Mixer.hr (in Croatian). 7 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Nika Turković, Joker Out i Dzipsii stižu na Sea Star festival". Glazba.hr (in Croatian). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  17. ↑ Vizinger, Tena (20 March 2023). "Baks Dopamin: osamnaestogodišnja trap nada u trećem studijskom izdanju". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "Posjetili smo Telekom Electronic Beats festival koji okuplja mlade zaljubljenike u elektronsku glazbu". tportal (in Croatian). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  19. ↑ Kocijan, Ivana (23 June 2023). "Sljedećeg mjeseca kreće treća Rock&Off turneja koja će se predstaviti publici u 6 gradova". Novi list (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Graffiti na Gradele 2023: nastupaju Vojko V, Hiljson, 30 Zona, 2xŠihta, Krešo i Žuvi, Bore Balboa". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "Nakon pjesme NLO, Miach ima novu suradnju koja miriše na hit". Journal.hr (in Croatian). 10 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  22. ↑ "Miach je predstavila prvi album Insomnia". After5.hr (in Croatian). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  23. ↑ "Miach objavila svoj prvi album: Svi pričaju o pjesmi "Led" koju je snimila s Gršom". Fashion.hr (in Croatian). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  24. ↑ "Parni valjak i Igor Drvenkar i dalje na vrhu, Emina Arapović najviši novi ulaz". top-lista (in Croatian). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  25. 1 2 Petrović, Martina (3 November 2022). "Journal intervju: Miach". Journal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  26. 1 2 Trstenjak, Maja (3 January 2023). "Miach: "Idem dan za danom, ali potajno sanjam san"". Journal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  27. ↑ Peak positions in Croatia:
  28. ↑ "Publika je odlučila: Evo tko je slavio na dodjeli Cesarice" (in Croatian). tportal.hr. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  29. ↑ "Nominacije 30. Porin" (in Croatian). Porin. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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