Željko Joksimovic
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Željko Joksimović or often credited Zeljko Joksimovic (Serbian
: Жељко Јоксимовић, pronounced ʒɛ̌ːʎkɔ jɔ̂ksimɔʋitɕ; born 20 April 1972 (age 39) in Belgrade
, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a popular Serbian
singer, songwriter
and producer
. He is also well known in Bulgaria
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Montenegro
, Macedonia
, Croatia
, Slovenia
, Greece
, Germany
, Austria
and other Europe
an countries. He represented Serbia and Montenegro
in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Lane moje", placing 2nd behind Ukrainian
singer Ruslana
.
and grew up in the city of Valjevo
. Željko’s first international success came at the age of 12, when he won the title of First Accordion of Europe at the prestigious music festival in Paris
. He graduated from the Music University in Belgrade and launched his professional music career in 1997. In 1998 he won a contest at the Pjesma Mediterana
festival with the song "Pesma Sirena", which led to opportunities to perform at more prestigious festivals in Belarus
. The Serbian musician won the "Grand-Prix" award at two festivals in that country.
His incredible musical talent is confirmed by the fact that he can play 11 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar, drums. He once said that the only instrument he couldn't play was violin.
Željko is multi-lingual, being fluent in Greek
, English
, Russian
, Polish
and French
as well as his native Serbian
.
, a music label owned by a private Serbia
n television station RTV Pink
. The young singer was promoted then as a folk and pop artist. His first studio album, titled Amajlija
, included "Pesma Sirena" along with seven other tracks. His first big success was with the single "Telo Vreteno", written by himself and Dragan Brajić - Braja. The song went to #1 on the Serbian pop music charts, and became very popular in other former Yugoslav countries.
In 2000 Joksimović released his second studio album Vreteno
named after a song on the album. Other tracks on the album included "Rintam", "Gadura" and "Petak na subotu". Two music videos were produced for songs on this album.
111 was released in 2002, soaring to #1 on the pop charts of Serbia and other countries of the region.
In 2003, Joksimović wrote the song "Čija Si" for Macedonian
music legend Toše Proeski
which led him to win Beovizija
- The Serbian festival for choosing a representative for the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest
. However, Proeski did not go to the contest that year, instead representing his home country Macedonia
with "Life".
Serbia and Montenegro
, sending an entrant for the first time to 2004 Eurovision Song Contest
, decided on their representative through Evropesma
2004, a music festival and contest in Serbia and Montenegro. Joksimović won the contest with "Lane Moje", composed by Željko himself, along with lyricist Leontina Vukomanović.
In the semi-final, Joksimović placed first. However, in the final he placed second behind Ukrainian
singer Ruslana
, but did win "The Macel Bezencon Press award" (Best Composer Award). "Lane Moje" was the best selling single in Serbia and Montenegro and other parts of Europe for many months.
. Željko composed the ballad "Jutro" (Morning) which was performed by Jelena Tomašević
. The song seemed well-placed to make it to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
contest in Kiev
, after it emerged as the highest-scoring qualifier from the Serbian pre-selection, but ultimately missed out to win. In October 2005, he composed and performed a duet with Austrian
singer Tamee Harrison
. The song was titled I Live my Life For You" which was a success throughout Europe. Around this time, Željko wrote his first film score. In cooperation with Cobra production he composed music for the movie Ivkova slava (Ivko's fame). The same year he released his fourth studio album "IV
" or "Ima nešto u tom što me nećes". In this album he changed the music style that was typical about him. The songs in the album are pop
ballad
s with some ethnic Serbian folk elements. The CD sold over 800,000 copies over former Yugoslavia. In 2006, he composed the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
song Lejla for Bosnia and Herzegovina
, performed by Hari Mata Hari
. The song finished in third place, making it Bosnia's best performance in the contest. He also won the prestigious Best Composer Award (COMPOSERAWARD 2006), assigned to Željko by all composers who participated in that festival. In 2007 he released his second greatest hits compilation called Platinum Collection. The same year, in front of 18,000 people Joksimović made a concert where he sang all of his hits in the Belgrade Arena
.
In early 2008, Željko Joksimović composed a song that was performed by Jelena Tomašević in the Serbian national final for the Eurovision song selection, Beovizija 2008
, called "Oro" . The song is a folk ballad with traditional folk Serbian elements. Because the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
has been won by Serbia, the contest that year came in the country. On 24 March 2008 it was announced by the 2008 Eurovision organisers RTS
that together with Jovana Janković
he would host the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, giving him two roles in the contest. Tomašević's song finished on the 6th place over 25 countries in the whole contest.
After a year of a music pause he released his fifth studio album named Ljubavi
(2009) by the production of Minacord and City Records
. "Ljubavi
" is the name from the pilot single from the album too. The single has a large success in Serbia and the neighboring countries. In early 2010 he released the second single from the album called "Žena Za Sva Vremena".
On June 12, 2010 he performed his biggest concert yet. It was held on the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
in Sarajevo
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
, which can seat 37,500, though attendance for concerts can be expanded to reach about 80,000, in front of over 40,000 persons.
in Baku
, Azerbaijan
.
Serbian Cyrillic alphabet
The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet is an adaptation of the Cyrillic script for the Serbian language, developed in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two standard modern alphabets used to write the Serbian language, the other being Latin...
: Жељко Јоксимовић, pronounced ʒɛ̌ːʎkɔ jɔ̂ksimɔʋitɕ; born 20 April 1972 (age 39) in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a popular Serbian
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. He is also well known in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
, Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and other Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries. He represented Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Lane moje", placing 2nd behind Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
singer Ruslana
Ruslana
Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko is a World Music Award winning and MTV Europe Music Award nominated artist, and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004....
.
Early beginnings
Željko Joksimović was born on 20 April 1972 in BelgradeBelgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
and grew up in the city of Valjevo
Valjevo
Valjevo is a city and municipality located in western Serbia. It is the center of the Kolubara District, which includes five other smaller municipalities with a total population of almost 180,000 people...
. Željko’s first international success came at the age of 12, when he won the title of First Accordion of Europe at the prestigious music festival in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He graduated from the Music University in Belgrade and launched his professional music career in 1997. In 1998 he won a contest at the Pjesma Mediterana
Pjesma Mediterana
Pjesma Mediterana is a pop music festival held every summer in Budva, Montenegro.The festival began in 1992 There have been various sponsors of the festival, including:Komuna Belgrade, Music Star Production and the Municipality of Budva. From 2008, the Municipality of Budva, together with HTP...
festival with the song "Pesma Sirena", which led to opportunities to perform at more prestigious festivals in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. The Serbian musician won the "Grand-Prix" award at two festivals in that country.
His incredible musical talent is confirmed by the fact that he can play 11 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar, drums. He once said that the only instrument he couldn't play was violin.
Željko is multi-lingual, being fluent in Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
as well as his native Serbian
Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian or Serbo-Croat, less commonly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian , is a South Slavic language with multiple standards and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro...
.
1999-2004: Amajlija, Vreteno and 111
In 1999, Joksimović signed with City RecordsCity Records
City Records is a Serbian record label....
, a music label owned by a private Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n television station RTV Pink
RTV Pink
RTV Pink or Radio-Television Pink is a popular, privately-owned, national TV network in Serbia. Pink is the leading commercial station in the Serbian television broadcast market. TV Pink has gained a strong reputation for its entertainment programming...
. The young singer was promoted then as a folk and pop artist. His first studio album, titled Amajlija
Amajlija (album)
Amajlija or Željko Joksimović is the name of the debut studio album by Serbian singer and songwriter Željko Joksimović.-Track listing:#"7 Godina"#:Ž. Joksimović - Leontina - Ž. Joksimović#"Amajlija"#:Ž. Joksimović - Braja - Ž. Joksimović...
, included "Pesma Sirena" along with seven other tracks. His first big success was with the single "Telo Vreteno", written by himself and Dragan Brajić - Braja. The song went to #1 on the Serbian pop music charts, and became very popular in other former Yugoslav countries.
In 2000 Joksimović released his second studio album Vreteno
Vreteno
Vreteno or Rintam is the name of the second studio album by Serbian singer-songwriter Željko Joksimović. It was released in 2001 by City Records in Serbia and Montenegro and most countries from Yugoslavia.-Track listing:-Release history:...
named after a song on the album. Other tracks on the album included "Rintam", "Gadura" and "Petak na subotu". Two music videos were produced for songs on this album.
111 was released in 2002, soaring to #1 on the pop charts of Serbia and other countries of the region.
In 2003, Joksimović wrote the song "Čija Si" for Macedonian
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
music legend Toše Proeski
Toše Proeski
Todor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene...
which led him to win Beovizija
Beovizija 2003
Beovizija 2003 was the first edition of Beovizija. It was held from April 12 to April 14, 2003. Unlike the other editions of Beovizija, this wasn't involved in choosing the Serbo-Montenegrin entry for the Eurovision Song Contest...
- The Serbian festival for choosing a representative for the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
. However, Proeski did not go to the contest that year, instead representing his home country Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
with "Life".
2004: Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
, sending an entrant for the first time to 2004 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
, decided on their representative through Evropesma
Evropesma
Evropesma or Europjesma was a pop festival in Serbia and Montenegro which ran from 2004 to 2006. The winning song represents the country in the Eurovision Song Contest...
2004, a music festival and contest in Serbia and Montenegro. Joksimović won the contest with "Lane Moje", composed by Željko himself, along with lyricist Leontina Vukomanović.
In the semi-final, Joksimović placed first. However, in the final he placed second behind Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
singer Ruslana
Ruslana
Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko is a World Music Award winning and MTV Europe Music Award nominated artist, and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004....
, but did win "The Macel Bezencon Press award" (Best Composer Award). "Lane Moje" was the best selling single in Serbia and Montenegro and other parts of Europe for many months.
2004-2007: After Eurovison, IV and Platinum Collection
After the success in the Contest, the same year, Željko Joksimović founded MINACORD PRODUCTION. Since then, he works and composes in his own studio. In middle time he composed and released the single "Ledja o Ledja" which gained a large popularity over the countries where Željko usually performs. In 2005, he once again composed a song for Serbia and Montenegro's national pre-selection for Eurovision called BeovizijaBeovizija
Beovizija was a music festival established in 2003. Since 2007 it was the national selection for Serbia's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest. Beovizija was organised and broadcast live each year by RTS1, on RTRS in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and internationally on Eurovision.tv and RTS SAT...
. Željko composed the ballad "Jutro" (Morning) which was performed by Jelena Tomašević
Jelena Tomaševic
Jelena Tomašević is a Serbian pop singer famed for her strong vocal performances. She has won numerous awards for her songs and represented Serbia at 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, coming sixth with the song "Oro".- Music career :Jelena started her way to stardom at the young age of 8 when she won...
. The song seemed well-placed to make it to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
contest in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, after it emerged as the highest-scoring qualifier from the Serbian pre-selection, but ultimately missed out to win. In October 2005, he composed and performed a duet with Austrian
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....
singer Tamee Harrison
Tamee Harrison
Tamee Harrison is an Austrian singerBorn in Perth, Western Australia, at age 6 she moved to Vienna in Austria where she continued her schooling and also started to model and act in commercials and small TV roles....
. The song was titled I Live my Life For You" which was a success throughout Europe. Around this time, Željko wrote his first film score. In cooperation with Cobra production he composed music for the movie Ivkova slava (Ivko's fame). The same year he released his fourth studio album "IV
IV (Željko Joksimović album)
IV or Ima nešto u tom što me nećeš is the fourth studio album by Serbian pop singer-songwriter Željko Joksimović. The album was released in 2005 in most of countries from the former Yugoslavia...
" or "Ima nešto u tom što me nećes". In this album he changed the music style that was typical about him. The songs in the album are pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
s with some ethnic Serbian folk elements. The CD sold over 800,000 copies over former Yugoslavia. In 2006, he composed the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
song Lejla for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, performed by Hari Mata Hari
Hari Mata Hari
Hari Mata Hari is a popular music band from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hari Mata Hari is the stage name for the singer Hajrudin "Hari" Varešanović. The group originated from the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The group has performed over 1,000 concerts and sold 5,000,000...
. The song finished in third place, making it Bosnia's best performance in the contest. He also won the prestigious Best Composer Award (COMPOSERAWARD 2006), assigned to Željko by all composers who participated in that festival. In 2007 he released his second greatest hits compilation called Platinum Collection. The same year, in front of 18,000 people Joksimović made a concert where he sang all of his hits in the Belgrade Arena
Belgrade Arena
The Belgrade Arena is an indoor arena located in Novi Beograd, Belgrade. It is designed as a universal hall for sport, cultural events and other programs. With a total space that covers 48,000 square metres, and an official total capacity of 19,982 seats , it is one of the largest indoor arenas in...
.
2008-2011: Eurovision hosting and Ljubavi
Beovizija 2008
Beovizija 2008 was the 6th Beovizija music festival. The semi-finals were to be held on February 19, 2008 while the finals were to be held a day later. However due to unilateral declaration of independence of its southern province Kosovo, the festival was delayed until March 9 when the semi-finals...
, called "Oro" . The song is a folk ballad with traditional folk Serbian elements. Because the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
has been won by Serbia, the contest that year came in the country. On 24 March 2008 it was announced by the 2008 Eurovision organisers RTS
Radio Television of Serbia
Radio Television of Serbia or Serbian Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster in Serbia. It broadcasts and produces a variety of news, drama, and sports programming through radio, television and the Internet. RTS is, since July 2001, a member of the European Broadcasting Union. RTS is...
that together with Jovana Janković
Jovana Jankovic
Jovana Janković is a Serbian television personality. In May 2008, together with Željko Joksimović, she was the host of the 53rd edition of Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade.-Career:Janković started her early television career at the age of 19 while attending university...
he would host the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, giving him two roles in the contest. Tomašević's song finished on the 6th place over 25 countries in the whole contest.
After a year of a music pause he released his fifth studio album named Ljubavi
Ljubavi (album)
-Release history:...
(2009) by the production of Minacord and City Records
City Records
City Records is a Serbian record label....
. "Ljubavi
Ljubavi (Željko Joksimović song)
"Ljubavi" is the first single from the fifth studio album by Serbian singer-songwriter and music producer Željko Joksimović with the same name. The composer of the song is Željko Joksimović by himself, and the lyrics are written by Momčilo Bajagić - Bajaga...
" is the name from the pilot single from the album too. The single has a large success in Serbia and the neighboring countries. In early 2010 he released the second single from the album called "Žena Za Sva Vremena".
On June 12, 2010 he performed his biggest concert yet. It was held on the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Asim Ferhatovic Hase Stadium
Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium is a stadium owned by the city of Sarajevo. It is also known as Koševo Stadium and formerly Olympic Stadium. Koševo Stadium is located in the Koševo neighborhood of Sarajevo and it is used mostly by FK Sarajevo....
in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, which can seat 37,500, though attendance for concerts can be expanded to reach about 80,000, in front of over 40,000 persons.
2012: Eurovision return
On 18 November 2011, it was announced that Joksimović will represent Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijan's win in the 2011 Contest with Ell & Nikki's song "Running Scared". The two semi-finals will be held on 22 May and 24 May 2012, with the final on 26 May 2012,...
in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
.
Studio albums
- 1999 AmajlijaAmajlija (album)Amajlija or Željko Joksimović is the name of the debut studio album by Serbian singer and songwriter Željko Joksimović.-Track listing:#"7 Godina"#:Ž. Joksimović - Leontina - Ž. Joksimović#"Amajlija"#:Ž. Joksimović - Braja - Ž. Joksimović...
[City Records] - 2001 VretenoVretenoVreteno or Rintam is the name of the second studio album by Serbian singer-songwriter Željko Joksimović. It was released in 2001 by City Records in Serbia and Montenegro and most countries from Yugoslavia.-Track listing:-Release history:...
[City Records] - 2002 111 [City Records]
- 2005 IVIV (Željko Joksimović album)IV or Ima nešto u tom što me nećeš is the fourth studio album by Serbian pop singer-songwriter Željko Joksimović. The album was released in 2005 in most of countries from the former Yugoslavia...
[City Records] - 2009 LjubaviLjubavi (album)-Release history:...
[Minacord]
Live albums
Compilations
- 2003 The Best Of Željko Joksimović
- 2007 Platinum Collection
Singles
- 2004 Željko Joksimović - Leđa o leđa [City Records]
- 2004 Željko Joksimović - Lane moje CD+DVD [PGP RTS]
- 2004 Željko Joksimović - Lane moje/Goodbye (maxi-single) [Warner Music Group]
- 2005 Željko Joksimović & Tamee Harrison - I live my life for you [Warner Music]
- 2007 Željko Joksimović - Devojka [Minacord]
- 2007 Željko Joksimović - Nije do mene [Minacord]
- 2008 Željko Joksimović - Ono nase sto nekad bejase [Minacord]
Duets
- 2002 Haris DžinovićHaris DžinovicHaris Džinović is a popular Bosnian folk singer. He is also a composer, a musician and songwriter for his songs.-Career:He began his music career in 1975 in his hometown Sarajevo, as a singer and composer of folk music when pop and evergreen music were more dominant in the Balkans area, so he...
- Šta će meni više od toga - 2005 Dino MerlinDino MerlinEdin Dervišhalidović , stage name Dino Merlin, , is a prominent Bosnian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a popular singer/songwriter in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is also popular in the other countries of the former Yugoslavia such as Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia and...
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RthiQ-4qqISupermen - 2005 Tamee HarrisonTamee HarrisonTamee Harrison is an Austrian singerBorn in Perth, Western Australia, at age 6 she moved to Vienna in Austria where she continued her schooling and also started to model and act in commercials and small TV roles....
- Live My Life For You
Soundtracks
- 2005 "Ivkova slava", (Željko Joksimović, Jelena TomaševićJelena TomaševicJelena Tomašević is a Serbian pop singer famed for her strong vocal performances. She has won numerous awards for her songs and represented Serbia at 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, coming sixth with the song "Oro".- Music career :Jelena started her way to stardom at the young age of 8 when she won...
& Nikola Kojo) [Minacord - City Records] - 2009 "Ranjeni Orao" [Minacord - City Records]
Other works
- 2003 Toše ProeskiToše ProeskiTodor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene...
- Song Cija Si - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: Den Za NasDen Za NasDen Za Nas is the title of the fourth Macedonian language album by the Macedonian superstar Toše Proeski released in 2004. It is a 2 CD set which contains all of the songs performed on the National final in order to select a song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with which Proeski would...
/Dan Za NasDan Za NasDan Za Nas is an album by Toše Proeski and released in 2004. This is the Serbian edition. Dan Za Nas means "Day For Us".This album features the English version of his song Life which he performed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 for Macedonia... - 2005 Nava Medina - Song: Malah Shomer - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic
- 2006 Hari Mata HariHari Mata HariHari Mata Hari is a popular music band from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hari Mata Hari is the stage name for the singer Hajrudin "Hari" Varešanović. The group originated from the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The group has performed over 1,000 concerts and sold 5,000,000...
- Song: Lejla - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: Lejla [BiH] - 2007 Tose ProeskiToše ProeskiTodor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene...
- Song: Nesanica - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: Igra Bez Granica - 2009 Halid BešlićHalid BešlićHalid Bešlić is a prominent Bosnian folk and sevdah musician and singer who has been performing since 1979. Halid's singing career was one of the most successful in Ex Yugoslavia, and continues today throughout the entire Balkan region....
- Song: "Miljacka" - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: Halid08 Bešlić - 2008 Jelena TomasevicJelena TomaševicJelena Tomašević is a Serbian pop singer famed for her strong vocal performances. She has won numerous awards for her songs and represented Serbia at 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, coming sixth with the song "Oro".- Music career :Jelena started her way to stardom at the young age of 8 when she won...
- Song: Oro - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: Oro [PGP -RTS] - 2008 Eleftheria ArvanitakiEleftheria ArvanitakiEleftheria Arvanitaki is a Greek folk singer. She originates from the island of Icaria...
- Song: To Telos mas Des - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: Mirame Universal Music - 2008 Melina Aslanidou - Song: Poso - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic, Album: Best of - Sto dromo Sony BMG
- 2008 Song: Nikola TeslaNikola TeslaNikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer...
(Instrumental)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeOLAEGibag&feature=related - Composer: Zeljko Joksimovic feat. Jelena TomasevicJelena TomaševicJelena Tomašević is a Serbian pop singer famed for her strong vocal performances. She has won numerous awards for her songs and represented Serbia at 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, coming sixth with the song "Oro".- Music career :Jelena started her way to stardom at the young age of 8 when she won...
Album: balkan Routes vol.1:Nikola Tesla[Protasis]
External links
- Željko Joksimović's Official website
- Zeljko Joksimovic Official YouTube
- Željko Joksimović's Official Myspace
- Željko Joksimović's Official facebook
- Radio Lane (Zeljko Joksimovic's radio station)
- Serbia's Eurovision Song Contest Page
- Zeljko Joksimovic's profile on Story Online
- Željko Joksimović lyrics
See also
- EvropesmaEvropesmaEvropesma or Europjesma was a pop festival in Serbia and Montenegro which ran from 2004 to 2006. The winning song represents the country in the Eurovision Song Contest...
- Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song ContestSerbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song ContestSerbia and Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, from 2004 . This entry was a success, the country finishing second with the performance of Željko Joksimović. In 2005, the second performance fared 7th, courtesy of the band No Name from Podgorica, Montenegro...
- Serbia in the Eurovision Song ContestSerbia in the Eurovision Song ContestSerbia debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. Previously it participated as part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro .-History of Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest:Serbian debut entry as an independent nation, the ballad...
- List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters