Emilija Kokić (born 10 May 1968) is a Croatian singer. She was the lead singer of the Croatian pop band
Riva
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, which won the
Eurovision Song Contest 1989
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for Yugoslavia, with the song ''
Rock Me'', just four days before her 21st Birthday. Currently Emilija is a solo artist and singing teacher in Croatia. She tried her luck at the national
Dora festival, whose winner was to represent Croatia at
Eurovision
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. She came 2nd at ''
Dora 2001'' and joint 6th at ''
Dora 2008''.
At
Dora 2011 she was part of the jury and also performed ''Rock Me''.
Biography
Emilija Kokić was born on 10 May 1968 in
Zadar
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to Vice and Marija Kokić. She has a brother, Nenad.
Discography
* ''
Emilia'' (1994)
* ''
100 % Emilia'' (1995)
* ''
Ostavi trag'' (1996)
* ''
S moje strane svemira
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...
'' (1999)
* ''
Ja sam tu'' (2001)
*''Halo'' (2004)
* ''
Čime sam te zaslužila'' (2008)
Singles
Personal life
She is married to Miljenko Kokot. They have no children.
References
External links
Emilija Kokić's official website
1968 births
Living people
21st-century Croatian women singers
Croatian pop singers
Musicians from Zadar
20th-century Croatian women singers
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