Lana Jurčević (; born 7 November 1984), internationally known under the stage name La Lana (pronounced ), is a Croatian pop singer. Her self-titled debut album was released in 2003, with all of the songs on the album written by Milana Vlaović. In her early career she had already worked with big names of the Croatian music industry, such as Vlaović, Nikša Bratoš, Ante Pecotić, Muc Softić, Luka Nižetić and Severina. Alongside her musical career, she also holds a degree in journalism. In the span of fifteen years, she has released five studio albums. In January 2020, she began her international music career, releasing her debut international single "So Messed Up" for Warner Music under the stage name La Lana. Early life Lana was born on November 7, 1984 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (today Croatia) to a Croatian father from Imotski, Damir, and a Bosniak mother, Esma ( Karaselimović). At an early age, she had a passion for singing, and thought she would eventually become a singer. Career Early career: Teen idol image In 2003 at the beginning of her musical career, Jurčević released her self-titled debut album Lana for Croatia Records. It spawned hit singles such as "Odlaziš" (You're Leaving), "Otkad te nema" (Ever Since You're Gone), "Najbolja glumica" (The Best Actress), "Ovo nije istina" (This Is Not True), and "Pravi razlog" (Real Reason). In 2004, she performed "Odlaziš" at the Croatian Radio Festival. She has also taken part in Dora 2004, Croatian national pre-selection for Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Prava istina" (Real Truth), finishing sixth in the final. In 2005, her song "Ovo nije istina" won 24sata's award for most interesting performance at the Croatian Radio Festival. In 2006, Jurčević released her sophomore album, 1 razlog, released by Hit Records. The same year she performed a duet with Luka Nižetić titled "Prava ljubav" (Real Love) at the Croatian Radio Festival, which was a major commercial success and is one of Jurčević's signature songs to date. In 2007, she represented Croatia at the OGAE Song Contest with "1 razlog" (1 Reason). She competed again at Dora in 2006 with the song "Najbolja glumica". Lana performed "Ljubav nije greška" (Love Is Not a Mistake) at Sunčane Skale, and finished twelfth. On 15 April 2007, she starred in the TV show Nad lipom 35, playing herself. She took part in Ples za zvijezdama, the Croatian version of Dancing with the