Željko Joksimović
Željko Joksimović ( Serbian Cyrillic Жељко Јоксимовић, born April 20, 1972 in Belgrade ) is a Serbian pop singer and composer.
- 3.1 Studio albums
- 3.2 live album and DVD
- 3.3 Singles
- 3.4 duets
- 3.5 soundtracks
- 3.6 Compilations
- 3.7 Other publications as a composer
Career
In 1984, he won with 12 years as the first First Accordion of Europe in Paris.
In 1999, he released his first album, with which he won the Oscar Popularnosti and as established in the largest Serbian record label City Records. He worked closely with the singer Svetlana Slavković and later also with Leon Tina, who moje ( My doe ) wrote the text for his ESC contribution Lane.
In Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia- Herzegovina Joksimović was one of the most famous singers of the song vreteno. In 2002 he released the album that helped him to the final break.
He also appeared in some Greek TV shows, such as in the show, the popular presenter Rula Koromila on TV Alfa. In 2004, his biography Lično, Joksimović ( Personally, Joksimović ) appeared. He received in early 2007 in Belgrade the price as the best composer of the last 10 years.
Željko Joksimović has his own studio and the record company Minacord. He produces and promotes, among others, the Serbian Jelena Tomasevic and the Montenegrin interpreter Milena Vucic. In May 2008, performed in front of 75,000 spectators at the concert legends and sensations in Belgrade. They also included Marija Šerifović and Ruslana, and other world- famous stars.
Since 2013 he is member of the jury of the first season of X Factor Adriatic.
Participation in the Euro Vision Song Contest
In Serbia, the name Joksimović with the Euro Vision Song Contest is connected, which is why he is in his home country often referred to as a " Lane ", inspired by his first euro vision contribution.
His biggest success was the second place at the Euro Vision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul, where he moje with Lane behind the song of the Ukrainian winner Ruslana landed. The qualification in the semifinals he had won before Ruslana. He was accompanied by his five-member Ad Hoc Orchestra.
He composes successfully for other Serbian artist Jelena Tomasevic as for the singer, who with his song Jutro ( morning hours ) in the Serbian euro vision decider Beovizija 2005 participated. This they could decide for themselves. However, in common with the final Montenegrin performer made her the then policy a spanner in the works. The jury consisted of Serbian and Montenegrin "experts." The jurors from Montenegro ignored the contribution of Jelena Tomasevic as well as the contributions of most other Serbs and gave her closed zero points, which meant that the favored group of Montenegro No Name won the qualifying round.
However, this prevented Joksimović no doubt continue to participate as a composer at the Euro Vision Song Contest. He wrote in 2006 the contribution of Bosnia - Herzegovina. The title of the song is Lejla and was interpreted by the group Hari Mata Hari in Athens. The song finished 3rd.
In 2008 Joksimović resubmitted a song for Beovizija. Again he chose Jelena Tomasevic from as an interpreter of his work. With the contribution Oro ( Oro is a Serbian folk dance), to the Dejan Ivanović wrote the text, Jelena Tomasevic got under the new rating system (50 % jury and 50 % televoting ) from both sides of the maximum score 12 points, leaving the competition far behind.
Željko however, was represented by the victory of the title Oro at the Beovizija not only as a composer at the Euro Vision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, but also as a moderator. The organizer RTS chose him, together with Jovana Janković as a partner, from. His title Oro finished the victory of the Russian Dima Bilan a 6th place.
For better promotion Safura Alizadeh made , the representative of Azerbaijan at ESC 2010, a "Balkan " version of your song arrange Drip Drop by Željko.
For the Euro Vision Song Contest 2012 in Baku Joksimović was directly elected as the representative of Serbia by Serbian television. By sung in Serbian ballad Nije ljubav Modif on May 24, he managed to move into the two days later held the final. There he finished in third place behind Swedish winner Loreen and the Russian Buranowskije babushkas.
Others
He can at least eleven different instruments play, including accordion, piano, guitar and drums. Joksimović is married in second marriage with the TV presenter Jovana Janković and has a daughter from his first marriage. Besides his native Serbian Joksimović speaks English, French, Russian, Greek and Polish.
Discography
Studio albums
Live album and DVD
- 2008 - Beogradska Arena Live [ Minacord Records ]
Singles
- 2004 - Leja Leja o [ City Records ]
- 2004 - Lane moje CD DVD [PGP RTS ]
- 2004 - Lane moje / Goodbye ( maxi -single) [ Warner Music Group ]
- 2005 - I live my life for you [ Warner Music] ( Željko Joksimović & Tamee Harrison)
- 2007 - Devojka [ Minacord ]
- 2007 - Nije do mene [ Minacord ]
Duets
- 2001 - Haris Džinović: Sta Ce Meni više od toga
- 2005 - with Tamee Harrison: I live my life for you
- 2005 - Dino Merlin: Supermen
Film scores
- 2005 Ivkova slava, ( Željko Joksimović, Jelena Tomasevic & Nikola Kojo ) [ Minacord - City Records ]
- 2009 " Ranjeni Orao [ Minacord - City Records ]
- 2009 " Greh Njene Majke "
Compilations
- 2007 Balkan Ethno Expirience ( Music to relax the soul )
- 2007 Mediterraneo [ Difference music]
- 2008 Inspirations ' [ Compact Disc Club]
More publications as a composer
- 2005 Nava Medina - song: Malah Shomer
- 2006 Hari Mata Hari - song Lejla, Album: Lejla [ BiH ]
- Jelena Tomasevic 2008 - Song: Oro Album: Oro [PGP - RTS ]
- Eleftheria Arvanitaki 2008 - Song: To telos mas Des, Album: Mirame Universal Music
- 2008 Melina Aslanidou - Song: Poso, Album: Best of - Sto dromo Sony BMG
- 2008 song: Nikola Tesla (Instrumental ) Album: Balkan Routes Vol. 1: Nikola Tesla [ protasis ]