Željko Joksimović
Serbian singer-songwriter (born 1972)
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Željko JoksimoviÄ (Serbian Cyrillic: ÐеÑко ÐокÑимовиÑ, pronounced [ÊÄËÊko jÇksimovitÉ] â; born 20 April 1972) is a Serbian singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays 12 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar and drums.
- Singer-songwriter
- composer
- instrumentalist
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JoksimoviÄ 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.[1] He also represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Nije ljubav stvar", placing third.
From 2013 to 2015, he was a judge on X Factor Adria, the Western Balkan edition of The X Factor.[2]
Career
Early beginnings
JoksimoviÄ 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, JoksimoviÄ 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.[3]
1999â2003: Amajlija, Rintam and 111
JoksimoviÄ 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 VukomanoviÄ. 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.[4]
2004: Eurovision Song Contest 2004
In 2004, his song, "Lane Moje" became popular amongst many Eurovision fans was often rated as one of the best non-winning songs.[5][6][7]
2008â2011: Eurovision hosting and Ljubavi
In early 2008, Željko JoksimoviÄ composed a song that was performed by Jelena TomaÅ¡eviÄ 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 JankoviÄ, RTS announced that he hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, giving him two roles in the contest.[8] TomaÅ¡eviÄ's song finished in the 6th place in over 25 countries in the final.
Later career
JoksimoviÄ 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 TucakoviÄ and Dejan IvanoviÄ, whilst the English version was written by Swedish songwriters Nicole Rodriguez, Tami Rodriguez, as well as Serbs Milica Fajgelj and Dunja VujadinoviÄ.[9]
Recent concerts
In November 2018, Željko JoksimoviÄ had a concert in Arena Zenica â after eight-year break.[10] He gave another concert entitled "Dva sveta" (lit.â'Two Worlds') in Sava Centar one month later.[11][better source needed].
On 9 August, JoksimoviÄ ended Zenica Summer Fest 2019 by free public two-hour performance on Zenica city square.[12]
Personal life
JoksimoviÄ is multilingual. Apart from Serbian, he is fluent in Greek, English, Russian, Polish, and French.[13]
Discography
Studio albums
- 1999: Amajlija [City Records]
- 2001: Rintam [City Records]
- 2002: 111 [City Records]
- 2005: Ima neÅ¡to u tom Å¡to me neÄeÅ¡ [City Records]
- 2009: Ljubavi [Minacord]
- 2015: Zvezda [Minacord]
Live albums
- 2008 Beogradska Arena Live (Minacord Records)[14]
- 2017 Dva Sveta - Koncert Sava Centar (Live) [Minacord Records][14]
Compilations
- 2003: The Best Of Željko JoksimoviÄ
- 2007: Platinum Collection
- 2010: Ultimate Collection
Singles
- 2004: "LeÄa o leÄa" [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: "DoÄi 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
- 2001: "Å ta Äe meni viÅ¡e od toga" (feat. Haris DžinoviÄ)
- 2004: "Supermen" (feat. Dino Merlin)
- 2005: "I Live My Life for You" (feat. Tamee Harrison)
- 2012: "Su amor me venció" (feat. Samuel Cuenda)
- 2009: "Libero" (feat. Miligram)
- 2014: "Skoplje (Beograd)" (feat. Daniel Kajmakoski)
- 2014: "Zabluda" (feat. Toni Cetinski)
- 2018: "Dva aviona" (feat. Emina JahoviÄ)
- 2024: "ViÅ¡e Od SreÄe" (feat. Ceca RažnatoviÄ)
- 2025: "NiÅ¡tavilo" (feat. SaÅ¡a MatiÄ)
Soundtracks
- 2005 "Ivkova slava" (feat. Jelena TomaÅ¡eviÄ and Nikola Kojo) [Minacord â City Records]
- 2009 "Ranjeni Orao" [Minacord â City Records]
Other works
| Name | Artist | Year | Composer(s) | Album | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Cija Si" | ToÅ¡e Proeski | 2003 | Željko JoksimoviÄ | Den Za Nas/Dan Za Nas | â |
| "Malah Shower" | Nava Medina | 2005 | Željko JoksimoviÄ | â | â |
| "Jutro" | Jelena Tomasevic | 2005 | Željko JoksimoviÄ | Oro [PGP -RTS] | â |
| "Lejla" | Hari Mata Hari | 2006 | Željko JoksimoviÄ | Lejla [BiH] | â |
| "Oro" | Jelena Tomasevic | 2008 | Željko JoksimoviÄ | Oro [PGP -RTS] | â |
| "To Telos mas Des" | Eleftheria Arvanitaki | 2008 | Željko JoksimoviÄ | Mirame | Universal Music |
| "Poso" | Melina Aslanidou | 2008 | Željko JoksimoviÄ | Best of (Sto dromo) | Sony BMG |
| "Nikola Tesla" (instrumental) | â | 2008 | Željko JoksimoviÄ | Balkan Routes Vol. 1: Nikola Tesla [Protasis][15] | â |
| "Miljacka" | Halid BeÅ¡liÄ | 2009 | Željko JoksimoviÄ | Halid 08 BeÅ¡liÄ | â |
| "Biber" | Lepa Brena | 2011 | Željko JoksimoviÄ | â | â |
| "Ne bih bila ja" | Lepa Brena | 2011 | Željko JoksimoviÄ | â | â |
| "Hotel Jugoslavija" | SaÅ¡a Kapor | 2013 | Željko JoksimoviÄ | â | â |
| "Adio" | Knez | 2014 | Željko JoksimoviÄ | â | â |
Eurovision Song Contest entries
| Country | Year | Song | Artist | Place | Points | Marcel Bezençon Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia and Montenegro |
2004 | "Lane moje" (Ðане моÑе) | Željko JoksimoviÄ & Ad-Hoc Orchestra | 2 | 263 | Press Award |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2006 | "Lejla" | Hari Mata Hari | 3 | 229 | Composer Award |
 Serbia |
2008 | "Oro" (ÐÑо) | Jelena TomaÅ¡eviÄ feat. Bora DugiÄ | 6 | 160 | |
| Serbia |
2012 | "Nije ljubav stvar" (ÐиÑе ÑÑбав ÑÑваÑ) | Željko JoksimoviÄ | 3 | 214 | |
 Montenegro |
2015 | "Adio" | Knez | 13 | 44 |
Entries in Beovizija
- 2003 - "Äija si" (ЧиÑа Ñи) by ToÅ¡e Proeski - 1st
- 2004 - "Zamisli" (ÐамиÑли) by Leontina VukomanoviÄ - 3rd
- 2005 - "Jutro" (ÐÑÑÑо) by Jelena TomaÅ¡eviÄ - 1st
- 2008 - "Oro" (ÐÑо) by Jelena TomaÅ¡eviÄ - 1st
Entries in Evropesma / Europjesma
- 2004 - "Lane moje" (Ðане моÑе) by Željko JoksimoviÄ - 1st
- 2004 - "Zamisli" (ÐамиÑли) by Leontina VukomanoviÄ - 12th
- 2005 - "Jutro" (ÐÑÑÑо) by Jelena TomaÅ¡eviÄ - 2nd
