ToMa | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tomislav Marić |
| Born | 29 October 1997 Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Dallas Records |
Tomislav Marić (born 29 October 1997), better known by his stage name ToMa, is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian singer signed to Dallas Records. He began his career after participating in season three of The Voice Hrvatska. He rose to fame in 2021 after participating at Dora 2021 where he finished sixth.
Music career
Marić notably performed at the Koševo City Stadium during Pope Francis' 2015 visit to Sarajevo.[1]
In early 2017, Marić released his first single "Nije grijeh", a collaboration with Kristina Boban.[2] Marić signed a record deal with Hit Records and released two singles under them, "Ljubiš, ali ne voliš" i "Noć za kraj".[3] In 2020 he parted ways with Hit Records and signed a new deal with Dallas Records.[4]
In December 2020, Marić was announced as one of the 14 finalists for Dora 2021, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry.[5] He ranked sixth after performing the song "Ocean of Love" which was written by Adriana Pupavac, Andreas Björkman, Kalle Persson and Marić.[6] "Ocean of Love" later baceme Marić's first song to chart on the HR Top 40 chart.[7] A year later, on 17 December 2021, Marić was announced as one of the acts to perform at Dora 2022 with the song "In the Darkness".[8]
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRO [9] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "Nije grijeh" (with Kristina Boban) |
2017 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Ljubiš, ali ne voliš" | 2018 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Noć za kraj" | 2019 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Vrijeme je" | 2020 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Ocean of Love" | 2021 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Zaboravljeni" | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "In the Darkness" | 2022 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "193" | 2023 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Buva, Mia (28 February 2021). "Samozatajni TV voditelj pravo je osvježenje na sceni: 'Pjevao sam za Papu, noge su mi se tad odsjekle'". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ↑ "Žepčak Tomislav Marić osvaja top ljestvice pop glazbe u Hrvatskoj" (in Croatian). Postaja. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ "Tomo je rođeni Livnjak koji konobari u Splitu, bavio se duhovnom glazbom, ali udaljio od vjere zbog prilike koja se pruža rijetkima" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ Pavlinić, Ivan (29 May 2020). ""Vrijeme je" da čujete novi singl glazbenika ToMe" (in Croatian). Zabavni. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ Farren, Neil (15 December 2020). "Croatia: Dora 2021 Finalists Revealed". eurovoix. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ Komunikacije HRT-a (15 December 2020). "Rezultati natječaja za Doru 2021" (in Croatian). Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ "Albina i Tick Tock osvojili radijski eter" (in Croatian). top-lista. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ Melvan, Mario (17 December 2021). "Croatia: Mia Negovetic and Bernarda among the 14 acts confirmed for Dora 2022". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ↑ Peak positions in Croatia (singles):
- For "Ocean of Love": "HR TOP 40 Week 11 2021" (in Croatian). top-lista. 21 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- For "193": "HR TOP 40 Week 11 2023" (in Croatian). top-lista. 20 March 2023. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.