Roko Blažević (born 10 March 2000), also known as Roko, is a Croatian pop singer. He represented

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at the

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with the song "

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", having won '' Dora 2019''.

Early life

Blažević was born in

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to mother, Marija Saratlija-Blažević, a singer, and a father, Mario Blažević, also a singer, of the

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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''.

Career

In July 2017, Blažević won the Serbian reality show ''

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'', 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 "

", and afterwards he went on to represent Croatia in the

, but failed to qualify from the second semi-final, placing 14th with 64 points. On 1 June 2024 he held a concert with Klapa More in

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, as a part of Croatian Cultural Heritage Month celebrations.

Discography

Singles

References

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