With Dunja Knebl and the band Legen, Lidija Bajuk is one of the founders and most respected representatives of the contemporary Croatian ethno scene.

Presently, she is based in Zagreb, the capitol of Croatia, where she began her career as a writer and musician, has worked as a music editor, and received diplomas in Ethnology and Anthropology.

Lidija's professional music career began in 1998, although her first public performances occurred at the concerts of John Mayall and Joan Baez in 1987 and 1989 in the former Yugoslavia.

She has also published seven poem collections: A Smile Is My Best Defense (1991), Roadless Journey (1992), Discourse With Silence (1995), She-Wolf (1999), Sandals On Water (2000), Pipilota’s Poems (2004) and Paper Boat (2013); three books of stories: A Rose From My Heart (1995), Kneya (1999) and Kneya – The Fairy Forest (2002); one bilingual professional publication Matapur – Natural and Cultural Heritage of Međimurje (2012).

She has had numerous artistic performances throughout Croatia and abroad (Italy, France, Spain, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Russia, Hungary, Slovenia, BIH, Serbia, Greece, Nepal, Tibet, Canada, Columbia, Argentina, Brazil).