Sara Renar is a recording and performing artist from Zagreb, Croatia and praised as
one of the best and bravest new generation Balkan singers – songwriters. Her music
style can be described as experimental/indie/pop mixing subtle melodies with electronic
and theatrical elements. A former architect with a Master’s degree, she has left her office
job to pursue a full time career in music. Performing mostly in her mother Croatian
tongue, she has won multiple regional awards for her music and live performances
including the IMPALA European indie album of the year nomination.
Over the last ten years Renar has played close to a thousand gigs, including major
regional venues and festivals such as MENT festival (Ljubljana, Slovenia), SuperUho
festival (Croatia), Exit festival (Serbia), Lake fest (Montenegro), Mastering the Music
Business festival (Bucharest, Romania) and has performed as the opening act for Manu
Chao, Macy Gray and Rundek Cargo Trio. She has released five albums: “Djeca”
(“Children”) in 2013, “Jesen” (“Autumn”) in 2014, “Tišina” (“Silence”) 2016, the live album
“Gdje povlačiš crtu?” (“Where do you draw the line?”) in 2018 and “Šuti i pjevaj” (“Shut up
and sing”) in 2021.
She also writes and performs music for theater, multimedia and multi – genre projects.
Some of her most notable collaborations are the EP “Hyperventilation” with the renowned
Croatian DJ Insolate, a performance and album with the critically acclaimed poet Marija
Dejanovic and the soundtrack collaboration on the multimedia computer game “Radio
Nostalgia from Mars” OST produced by Demagog studio (New York – Belgrade).
Sara Renar is currently performing a series of concerts marking her 10th year
music career. in carefully selected venues to bring out the most of the audio –
visual experience. Her most recent performances are described as an explosive
electro – punk party.