Željko Joksimović

Serbian singer-songwriter

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Born: 1972-04-20

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Željko Joksimović (Serbian: Жељко Јоксимовић, born April 20, 1972 in Belgrade) is one of the most popular singers and composers of Serbia, but is also well-known in Europe. He represented Serbia & Montenegro in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Lane moje”, which finished 2nd behind Ukrainian singer Ruslana. The years of growing up and education bond him with Valjevo, a place from where he went to test himself in the world of music, and where he always returned as a winner. <a href

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Born: ( 1972-04-20 ) 20 April 1972 (age 54) , Belgrade , SR Serbia , SFR Yugoslavia

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Željko Joksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Јоксимовић, pronounced [ʒěːʎko jǒksimovitɕ] ; 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.

Joksimović 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. He also represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Nije ljubav stvar", placing third.