Željko Joksimović

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Unreliable sources Template:Infobox person Željko Joksimović (Template:Lang-sr-Cyrl, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}; born 20 April 1972) is a Serbian vocalist, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays 12 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar and drums.

A singer-songwriter, Joksimović has been successful composing for other artists throughout the Balkans. He has written five ballads that have represented their respective countries at the Eurovision Song Contest: "Lane moje", "Lejla", "Oro", "Nije ljubav stvar" and "Adio". He also composes music for films, television series, and theater shows. He represented Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Lane moje", placing second.<ref>Zeljko Joksimovic Biography. Artists.letssingit.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-29.</ref> He also represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Nije ljubav stvar", placing third.

During 2013, 2014 and 2015, he was a judge on X Factor Adria, the Western Balkan edition of The X Factor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career

Early beginnings

Joksimović was born on 20 April 1972 in Belgrade and grew up in the city of Valjevo. His 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 music at the University of Belgrade and launched his professional music career in 1997. In 1998, Joksimović 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. He won the "Grand Prix" award at two festivals in that country.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1999–2003: Amajlija, Rintam and 111

Joksimović was promoted 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 "7 godina", written by himself and Leontina Vukomanović. The song went on top of Serbian pop music charts and became popular in other former Yugoslav countries.

In 1999 he won his first big prize when becoming the Grand Prix winner of the International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk, Belarus.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2004: Eurovision Song Contest 2004

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Joksimović performing "Lane Moje" for Serbia and Montenegro in ESC 2004. Istanbul, Turkey.

In 2004, his song, "Lana Moje" became popular amongst many Eurovision fans was often rated as one of the best non-winning songs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2008–2011: Eurovision hosting and Ljubavi

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Željko Joksimović together with Jovana Janković during the first semi-final ESC Belgrade 2008.

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, titled "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, together with Jovana Janković, RTS announced that he hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, giving him two roles in the contest.<ref>Konstantopoulos, Fotis (4 March 2008). EUROVISION 2008 Jovana Janković & Željko Joksimović the hosts. Oikotimes.com</ref> Tomašević's song finished in the 6th place in over 25 countries in the final.

Later career

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Željko Joksimović performing in Varaždin in January 2012

Joksimović was invited by RTCG to compose song for Knez who represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. He composed the song Adio, which has three versions in Serbian, French, and English. The Serbian lyrics were written by Marina Tucaković and Dejan Ivanović, whilst the English version was written by Swedish songwriters Nicole Rodriguez, Tami Rodriguez, as well as Serbs Milica Fajgelj and Dunja Vujadinović.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Recent concerts

In November 2018, Željko Joksimović had a concert in Arena Zenica – after eight-year break.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He gave another concert entitled "Dva sveta" (Template:Lit) in Sava Centar one month later.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Better source needed.

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Joksimović on ZSF 2019 singing Milimetar (mosaic artwork in the backTemplate:Shyground because of the lyrics)

On 9 August, Joksimović ended Zenica Summer Fest 2019 by free public two-hour performance on Zenica city square.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

Joksimović is multilingual. Apart from Serbian, he is fluent in Greek, English, Russian, Polish, and French.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

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Compilations

Singles

  • 2004: "Leđa o leđa" [City Records]
  • 2004: "Lane moje" CD+DVD [PGP RTS]
  • 2004: "Lane moje"/"Goodbye" (maxi-single) [Warner Music Group]
  • 2005: "I Live My Live for You" (feat. Tamee Harrison) [Warner Music]
  • 2007: "Devojka" [Minacord]
  • 2007: "Nije do mene" [Minacord]
  • 2008: "Ono naše što nekad bejaše" [Minacord]
  • 2010: "Dođi sutra" [Minacord]
  • 2012: "Nije ljubav stvar" [Minacord]
  • 2013: "Ludak kao ja" [Minacord]
  • 2015: "Ranjena zver" [Minacord]
  • 2017: "Milimetar" [Minacord]
  • 2018: "Ponelo me" [Minacord]
  • 2018: "Menjaj pesmu" [Minacord]
  • 2019: "Možda je to ljubav" [Minacord]
  • 2024: "1000 žena" [Minacord]
  • 2024: "Ella" [Minacord]
  • 2024: "Ella" (Greek Version) [Minacord]

Collaboration singles

Soundtracks

Other works

Name Artist Year Composer(s) Album Labels
"Cija Si" Toše Proeski 2003 Željko Joksimović Den Za Nas/Dan Za Nas Template:Em dash
"Malah Shower" Nava Medina 2005 Željko Joksimović Template:Em dash Template:Em dash
"Jutro" Jelena Tomasevic 2005 Željko Joksimović Oro [PGP -RTS] Template:Em dash
"Lejla" Hari Mata Hari 2006 Željko Joksimović Lejla [BiH] Template:Em dash
"Oro" Jelena Tomasevic 2008 Željko Joksimović Oro [PGP -RTS] Template:Em dash
"To Telos mas Des" Eleftheria Arvanitaki 2008 Željko Joksimović Mirame Universal Music
"Poso" Melina Aslanidou 2008 Željko Joksimović Best of (Sto dromo) Sony BMG
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"Miljacka" Halid Bešlić 2009 Željko Joksimović Halid 08 Bešlić Template:Em dash
"Biber" Lepa Brena 2011 Željko Joksimović Template:Em dash Template:Em dash
"Ne bih bila ja" Lepa Brena 2011 Željko Joksimović Template:Em dash Template:Em dash
"Hotel Jugoslavija" Saša Kapor 2013 Željko Joksimović Template:Em dash Template:Em dash
"Adio" Knez 2014 Željko Joksimović Template:Em dash Template:Em dash

Eurovision Song Contest entries

Country Year Song Artist Place Points Marcel Bezençon Awards
Template:Esc 2004 "Lane moje" (Лане моје) Željko Joksimović & Ad-Hoc Orchestra 2 263 Press Award
Template:Esc 2006 "Lejla" Hari Mata Hari 3 229 Composer Award
Template:Esc 2008 "Oro" (Оро) Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić 6 160
Template:Esc 2012 "Nije ljubav stvar" (Није љубав ствар) Željko Joksimović 3 214
Template:Esc 2015 "Adio" Knez 13 44

Entries in Beovizija

Entries in Evropesma / Europjesma

See also

References

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