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Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2019Croatian Eurovision Song Contest entrantsLiving people2000 birthsCroatian male singersCroatian pop singersPeople from Split, Croatia
CroatiaEurovision Song Contest 2019Dora 2019SplitklapaPinkove ZvezdiceZvijezdeDora 2019The DreamJacques HoudekMichael BubléZlatan Stipišić GibonniTomislav Mrduljaš
Roko Blažević | |
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| Birth name | Roko Blažević |
| Also known as | Roko |
| Born | (2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 Split, Croatia |
| Genres |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | piano • organ • vocals |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Croatia Records |
| Associated acts | Jacques Houdek |
Roko Blažević (born 10 March 2000), also known as Roko, is a Croatian pop singer. He will represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song The Dream, having won Dora 2019.[1][2][3]
Contents
1 Early life
1.1 Career
2 Discography
2.1 Singles
3 References
Early life
He was born in Split, Croatia, in 2000 to mother Marija Saratlija-Blažević who is a singer. His father Tonći Blažević is also a singer, of the klapa genre. His brother plays guitar.[4]
Career
In July 2017, Blažević won the Serbian reality-show Pinkove Zvezdice,[5] as well as in December 2018, when 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 is a famous Croatian singer, Jacques Houdek. Many people named Roko "Croatian Michael Bublé" (Bublé is a Canadian singer of Croatian descent). Blažević, also, plays in his music band with Rando and Luka, sons of Croatian singers Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni and Tomislav Mrduljaš.
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
CRO[6] | |||
| "The Dream" | 2019 | 1 | Non-album single |
References
^ "Roko Blažević je pobjednik Dore". Index.hr. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ 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 "The Dream": "HRTop40 Week 9 2019" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Marko Bošnjak | Pinkove Zvezdice Winner 2017 | Succeeded by Ljuba Stanković |
| Preceded by Franka with "Crazy" | Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | Succeeded by [to be determined] |