Nika Turković (born 7 June 1995) is a Croatian singer and songwriter. She initially gained popularity through representing Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Turković was cast in several music TV shows since and has established herself as a pop singer.
Nika Turković | |
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| Born | 7 June 1995 Zagreb, Croatia |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Father | Petar Turković |
| 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 a psychologist, as well as an 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
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| CRO [9] | ||
| Alien |
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| 11 |
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1 |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| "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.
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