Boris Štok (born 18 March 1978) is a Croatian singer and songwriter. He is most known as the lead vocalist for the rock band Quasarr. Štok began to establish himself as a solo artist with the release of the single "Voli me još ovu noć" in 2017. In October 2017, Štok released his debut EP Puls through Aquarius Records. Shortly after, in 2018, his debut album Ispod kože was released. In 2019, the album won him a Porin award in the category Best Alternative Album.
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| Born | 18 March 1978 Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Rock |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Aquarius Records |
Life and career
editBoris Štok was born on 18 March 1978 in Rijeka, Croatia. He graduated in Management at the Faculty of Economics in Rijeka.[1]
He started his music journey by playing music in a series of demo bands, choirs (such as Putokazi) and cover bands with which he performed in Croatia and Slovenia. His musical role models are Shirley Bassey, Roisin Murphy, Frank Sinatra, Brendan Perry, Nina Simone, David Bowie and Randy Crawford.
In 2000, started his career as a co-founder and long-term member of the rock band Quasarr. The band released three albums, the self-titled Quasarr (2007), Propaganda (2011) and Sjene (2015).[2]
In 2017, Štok started his solo career with the singles "Ove misli", "Voli me još ovu noć", "Ispod kože" and "Kao mi". Later, in the same year, he released his debut EP Puls which earned him a Porin award nomination in the category Best New Artist.[3] In October 2018 releases his first studio album Ispod kože, for which won a Porin award in the category "Best Alternative Album". In November 2020, Štok released his second studio album Uvijek dio mene.[4] The album spawned numerous singles, among them "Predajem se tebi", "Reci mi" and "Još uvijek". Štok's third studio album 3 was released in November 2022.[5]
Štok was one of the 18 participants in Dora 2023, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry, coming fourteenth with the song "Grijeh".[6] Štok was again one of the 24 participants in Dora 2024 with the song "Can We Talk";[7] he advanced from his semi-final on 23 February 2024.
Discography
editAlbums
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| Ispod kože |
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| Uvijek dio mene |
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Extended plays
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| Puls |
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Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Association | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Porin | Best New Artist | Boris Štok | Nominated | [8] |
| 2019 | Best Alternative Album | Ispod kože | Won | [9] | |
| 2021 | Uvijek dio mene | Nominated | [10] |
References
edit- ^ Martinović, Anela (23 November 2022). "Riječki pjevač Boris Štok: Oduvijek sam u radnom odnosu pa u glazbi ne moram raditi kompromise" (in Croatian). Gloria. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Dragaš, Aleksandar (12 October 2018). "Vokalna perfekcija seksepilnog i senzibilnog Borisa Štoka" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Boris Štok napokon izbacio očekivani EP pod nazivom Puls" (in Croatian). Novosti. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Rafaneli, Karlo (23 November 2022). "Boris Štok: Uvijek dio mene – profesionalni i strastveni pop za odrasle" (in Croatian). music-box. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Singlom "Još jednom" Boris Štok predstavlja novi album 3" (in Croatian). Ravno do dna. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (9 December 2022). "Croatia: Dora 2023 Participants Announced". eurovoix. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Croatia 2024: HRT reveal the 'Dora' lineup". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Dobitnici 25. Porina" (in Croatian). porin.org. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Dobitnici 26. Porina" (in Croatian). porin.org. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Dobitnici 28. Porina" (in Croatian). porin.org. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links
edit- Boris Štok discography at Discogs