Roko Blažević

Roko Blažević (born 10 March 2000), also known as Roko, is a Croatian pop singer. He represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "The Dream", having won Dora 2019.[1][2][3]

Roko Blažević
Roko Blažević in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Roko Blažević
Also known as	Roko
Born	(2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 Split, Croatia
Genres	Pop classical crossover
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Piano organ vocals
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Croatia Records
Associated acts	Jacques Houdek

Early life

Blažević was born in Split to mother, Marija Saratlija-Blažević, a singer, and a father, Mario Blažević, also a singer, of the klapa genre. His brother plays upright bass. Roko's girlfriend, Andrea Aužina, has participated in the same season of Zvijezde and in the third season in The Voice Hrvatska.[4]

Career

In July 2017, Blažević won the Serbian reality show Pinkove Zvezdice,[5] as well as in December 2018, 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 was the famous Croatian singer, Jacques Houdek.

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak position	Album
		CRO [6]
"Podsjećaš na ljubav"	2018	—	Non-album single
"The Dream"	2019	1
"Krila"		—

References

1. "Roko Blažević je pobjednik Dore". Index.hr. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
2. Granger, Anthony (16 February 2019). "Croatia: Roko Blažević to Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
3. "Mladi Splićanin pobjednik je 'Pinkovih zvezdica'" (in Croatian). Večernji list. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. Peak positions in Croatia:
   • 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 Damir Kedžo with "Divlji vjetre"