Lidija Bačić, also known as Lille, is a Croatian pop singer. Lidija was born in Split in August 1985. She has two sisters and a brother. She was raised in the Roman Catholic faith. Bačić began performing at local festivals and competitions from the age of ten. She won her first prize at Dječji Festival in 1997 for her cover version of Mišo Limić’s song “Zaljubljeni dječak”.
In early 2000, Bačić joined the group Perle. The group played at various festivals with Bačić being the main vocalist. In 2001, they tried to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Pokraj bistra izvora” placing 15th in a field of 20 competing entries.
She rose to fame in 2005 after finishing as runner-up on the second season of Hrvatski Idolik in Split Croatia, Later in 2010, she released her debut album, Majčina ljubav. Bačić has collaborated with several musical artists, including Mladen Grdovic, Alen Vitasovic, Grupa Vigor, Drazen Zecic and Tomislav Bralic.
Bačić auditioned for the second season of Hrvatski Idol in Split, Croatia. In January 2019, Bačić was announced as one of the 16 participants in Dora 2019, the national contest in Croatia to select the country’s Eurovision Song Contest entry, where she, and the song “Tek je počelo”, finished in 11th place.
