Roko Blažević
Roko Blažević | |
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.jpg) Roko Blažević in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Roko Blažević |
| Also known as | Roko |
| Born | 10 March 2000 Split, Croatia |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Croatia Records |
Roko Blažević (born 10 March 2000), also known as Roko, is a Croatian pop singer. He represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "The Dream", having won Dora 2019.[1][2][3]
Early life
Blažević was born in Split to mother, Marija Saratlija-Blažević, a singer, and a father, Mario Blažević, also a singer, of the klapa genre. His brother plays upright bass. Roko's ex girlfriend, Andrea Aužina, has participated in the same season of Zvijezde and in the third season in The Voice Hrvatska.[4]
Career
In July 2017, Blažević won the Serbian reality show Pinkove Zvezdice,[5] as well as in December 2018, he won the second place in the Croatian reality-show, Zvijezde. On 16 February 2019, Blažević won Dora 2019 with the song "The Dream". His mentor was the famous Croatian singer, Jacques Houdek.
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak position | Album | ||||||||||||||||||
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| "Podsjećaš na ljubav" | 2018 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||||||
| "The Dream" | 2019 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Krila" | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Božić nam dolazi" | 2020 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Roko Blažević je pobjednik Dore". Index.hr. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (16 February 2019). "Croatia: Roko Blažević to Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Mladi Splićanin pobjednik je 'Pinkovih zvezdica'" (in Croatian). Večernji list. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "On je čudo koje svijet treba čuti: Evo tko je Roko Blažević, 18-godišnji Splićanin koji će predstavljati Hrvatsku u Izraelu". tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Petnaestogodišnji Splićanin Roko Blažević najveća je mlada glazbena zvijezda u regiji, a Hrvati za njega nikad nisu čuli" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
- For "The Dream": "HRTop40 Week 9 2019" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- For "Božić nam dolazi": "HR TOP 40 Week 51 2020" (in Croatian). toplista. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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