Roko Blažević (born 10 March 2000), also known as Roko, is a Croatian pop singer. He represented
Croatia
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at the
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 2018 contest with the song " Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broa ...
with the song "
The Dream
A dream is an experience during sleep.
Dream, The Dream, Dreams, etc. may also refer to:
Art
Paintings
* ''Le Rêve'' (Detaille), an 1888 painting by Édouard Detaille
* ''Le Rêve'' (Picasso) (''The Dream'' in French), 1932 oil painting by ...
", having won ''
Dora 2019''.
Early life
Blažević was born in
Split
Split(s) or The Split may refer to:
Places
* Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia
* Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay
* Split Island, Falkland Islands
* Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua
Arts, entertain ...
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 ex-girlfriend, Andrea Aužina, has participated in the same season of ''Zvijezde'' and in the
third season of ''
The Voice Hrvatska
''The Voice Hrvatska'' (formerly ''The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske'') is a reality singing competition and version of ''The Voice of Holland'' for Croatia. It is part of the international syndication ''The Voice'' based on the reality si ...
''.
Career
In July 2017, Blažević won the Serbian reality show ''
Pinkove Zvezdice'',
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
A dream is an experience during sleep.
Dream, The Dream, Dreams, etc. may also refer to:
Art
Paintings
* ''Le Rêve'' (Detaille), an 1888 painting by Édouard Detaille
* ''Le Rêve'' (Picasso) (''The Dream'' in French), 1932 oil painting by ...
", and afterwards he went on to represent
Croatia in the 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 2018 contest with the song " Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broa ...
, but failed to qualify from the second semi-final, placing 14th with 64 points.
Discography
Singles
References
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Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2019
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Croatia
Living people
2000 births
21st-century Croatian male singers
Croatian pop singers
Musicians from Split, Croatia