Nika Turković
Nika Turković | |
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| Born | 7 June 1995 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Nika Turković (born 7 June 1995 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a Croatian singer. She is best known for representing Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Hej mali". She placed third.[1]
Biography
Turković was born on 7 June 1995 in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Her mother Gordana Turković, is a dentist, and her father Petar Turković, is a psychologist and also technical director of the [[1]] Croatian nanbudo federation and Founder of the "Gradec" Nanbudo Club of Zagreb, the first nanbudo club to be organised in Croatia in 1978.[2] She also lives with her sister Kiara and her maternal grandmother Biserka. She is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, and Slovene in addition to her native Croatian.[3]
Career
In 2004, Turković was chosen to represent Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 held in Lillehammer, Norway. She placed third in the competition.[1] In 2006, she released her debut album, titled Alien.[4] Her live performances include joining Dina Rizvić for some songs in the opening concert of the 2014 Labin Jazz Festival.[5]
Personal life
Turković is in a relationship with Croatian singer Matija Cvek.[6]
Discography
Albums
- Alien (2006)
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| CRO [7] | |||
| "Hej mali" | 2004 | — | Non-album singles |
| "U mraku" | 2019 | 18 | |
| "Raj" | 2020 | — |
References
- ^ a b "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004".
- ^ "NBDK Gradec", Croatian Nanbudo Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2014 (in Croatian).
- ^ Nika Turković singing "Il mondo que vorrei" in French, Italian and Spanish at the 15th state competition.
- ^ Nika Turković singing "Alien" with Tony Cetinski
- ^ "Labin Jazz Festival: Dina Rizvić oduševila", Glas Istre, 4 July 2014 (in Croatian)
- ^ "Matija Cvek: Njena je zadnja riječ". Story (in Croatian). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
- For "U mraku": "HR TOP 40 Week 41 2019" (in Croatian). toplista. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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