biography

Ana Pilat is a Croatian vocalist, lyricist, and pedagogue based in Finland since 2021. In 2019, with Violoncelli Itineranti and the album Sonce Ljubo she earned second prize at the Alberto Cesa Award 2020 and a special mention at the Music Miela Contest in 2021. Her talent in lyric writing was recognized by artists such as Norma Winstone and Egberto Gismonti, while her co-written song reached the semifinals of the International Songwriting Competition. In 2024, she debuted with Songs from an Unknown Land, at Trieste Jazz Fest with Klaus Gesing, Yuri Golubev, Roberto Dani and Simone Locarni. Her latest collaboration with Klaus Gesing and the Latvian Radio Big Band results in the album Song and Dance, released by Challenge Records and nominated for Jazz Album of the Year at the Zelta Mikrof...

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