Nika Turković (born 7 June 1995) is a Croatian singer and songwriter. She got to be known through representing Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Turković was a cast in several music TV shows since and has established herself as a pop singer.
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Born | Zagreb, Croatia | 7 June 1995
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Years active | 2004–present |
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Family | Turković of Kutjevo |
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Music career
editIn 2004, Turković was chosen to represent Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 held in Lillehammer, Norway. She placed third in the competition.[1] In 2006, she released her debut album, titled Alien.[2] Her live performances include joining Dina Rizvić for some songs in the opening concert of the 2014 Labin Jazz Festival.[3] [needs update]
Personal life
editTurković was born on 7 June 1995 in Zagreb, Croatia. Her mother Gordana, is a dentist, and father Petar, is a psychologist and official of the Croatian Nanbudo Federation and founder of the first nanbudo club in Zagreb.[4][5]
She lived with her sister Kiara and her maternal grandmother Biserka. She is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, and Slovene in addition to her native Croatian.[6] Turković was in a 4-year relationship with Croatian singer and fellow cast member of TV show 'A strana' Matija Cvek.[7][8]
Discography
editAlbums
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CRO [9] | ||
Alien |
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11 |
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Singles
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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CRO [10] | |||
"Hej mali" | 2004 | — | Alien |
"U mraku" | 2019 | 18 | 11 |
"Raj" | 2020 | — | |
"Gledaj me" | 30 | ||
"Boje" | — | ||
"Pusti" | 2021 | — | |
"Tvoj mir" | 21 |
References
edit- ^ "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004".
- ^ Nika Turković singing "Alien" with Tony Cetinski
- ^ "Labin Jazz Festival: Dina Rizvić oduševila", Glas Istre, 4 July 2014 (in Croatian)
- ^ www.nanbudo-savez.hr
- ^ "NBDK Gradec", Croatian Nanbudo Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2014 (in Croatian).
- ^ Nika Turković singing "Il mondo que vorrei" in French, Italian and Spanish at the 15th state competition.
- ^ "Matija Cvek: Njena je zadnja riječ". Story (in Croatian). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Matija Cvek i Nika Turković su prekinuli nakon 4 godine veze". www.24sata.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
- For 11: "Lista prodaje 3. tjedan 2023. (09.01.2023. – 15.01.2023.)" (in Croatian). top-lista. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
- For "U mraku": "HR TOP 40 Week 41 2019" (in Croatian). toplista. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- For "Gledaj me": "HR TOP 40 Week 28 2020" (in Croatian). toplista. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- For "Tvoj mir": "HR TOP 40 Week 47 2021" (in Croatian). toplista. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.