Jure Brkljača (born 21 September 1994) is a Croatian singer. He is known for placing fourth in
season one of ''
The Voice Hrvatska''.
Early life
Brkljača was born in
Zadar
Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, ; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ...
, Croatia on 21 September 1994.
Music career
Starting 31 January 2015, Jure Brkljača appeared as a contestant on the
first season of the reality talent show ''
The Voice Hrvatska''. On the first show, Brkljača sang
Oliver Dragojević
Oliver Dragojević (; 7 December 1947 – 29 July 2018) was a Croatian singer and composer, who was considered one of the most enduring musical stars and cultural icons in Croatia with a discography that spanned nearly five decades. His style b ...
's song "Brod u boci". All four judges,
Jacques Houdek,
Indira Levak,
Tony Cetinski
Anthony Cetinski (born 31 May 1969) is a Croatian pop singer.
Biography
Born into a family of musicians in Pula (then SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia), Cetinski began singing when he was 15 years old with various local groups. He moved from Rovinj to ...
and
Ivan Dečak turned around with Levak, Cetinski and Dečak giving him a standing ovation. Brkljača eventually chose Tony Cetinski as his coach. On 21 February 2015, in the Battle Round, Brkljača's coach Cetinski put him against Romana Lalić Pejković choosing that they both sing "Stine", originally by Oliver Dragojević. As a result, Cetinski picked him to continue his journey into the live shows. On 28 March 2015, Brkljača sang
Indexi
Indexi was a Bosnian and former Yugoslav rock band popular in Yugoslavia. It formed in 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and disbanded in 2001 when singer Davorin Popović died. Some of their most notable songs are "Svijet u kome ži ...
's song "Bacila je sve niz rijeku". During the Top 16, Brkljača sang a rendition of "Još i danas zamiriše trešnja". In the Top 12, he sang
Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni
Zlatan Stipišić (born 13 August 1968), also known as Gibonni, is a Croatian singer-songwriter and composer. He is one of the most successful and awarded recording artists from Croatia, receiving record-high 43 Porin music awards for his album ...
's "Posoljeni zrak i razlivena tinta". At the semi-final on 18 April 2015, Brkljača performed
Mišo Kovač
Mate "Mišo" Kovač (; born 16 July 1941) is a Croatian recording artist. He is the best selling artist from Croatia and former Yugoslavia, with well over 20 million records, cassettes and compact discs sold to date, and is often regarded as one ...
's "Ti si mi u krvi" and advanced to the final. At the finals, Brkljača sang the song "Ti, samo ti" along with his coach Tony Cetinski, he also re-sang his audition song "Brod u boci". He finished fourth overall.
On 5 October 2015, Brkljača released his debut single "Druga strana". On 17 January 2019, he was announced as one of the 16 participants in
Dora 2019, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the with the song "Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union ...
entry, with the song "Ne postojim kad nisu tu".
He finished the competition as eighth with a total of seven points.
Followed by the performance on Dora 2019 the song peaked at number three in Croatia.
In late 2019 Brkljača applied for
Dora 2020 with the song "Hajde, nazovi me!" and was chosen as one of the contestants on 23 December 2019.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brkljaca, Jure
21st-century Croatian male singers
Living people
1994 births
Croatian pop singers
Croatian pop musicians
Musicians from Zadar