Nika Turković

Nika Turković
Born (1995-06-07) 7 June 1995
Zagreb, Croatia
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) singer
Instruments Vocals, piano
Years active 2004present

Nika Turković (born 7 June 1995 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a Croatian singer. She is best known for representing Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Hej mali". She placed third.[1]

Biography

Turković was born on 7 June 1995 in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Her mother Gordana Turković, is a dentist, and her father Petar Turković, is a psychologist and also technical director of the Nanbudo Association of Croatia and secretary of the "Gradec" Nanbudo Club of Zagreb, the first to be organised in Croatia.[2] She also lives with her sister Kiara and her maternal grandmother Biserka. She is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, and Slovene in addition to her native Croatian.[3]

Career

In 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.[4] Her live performances include joining Dina Rizvić for some songs in the opening concert of the 2014 Labin Jazz Festival.[5]

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004".
  2. "NBDK Gradec", Croatian Nanbudo Federation, retrieved 2 August 2014 (Croatian).
  3. Nika Turković singing "Il mondo que vorrei" in French, Italian and Spanish at the 15th state competition.
  4. Nika Turković singing "Alien" with Tony Cetinski
  5. "Labin Jazz Festival: Dina Rizvić oduševila", Glas Istre, 4 July 2014 (Croatian)
Preceded by
Dino Jelusić with
"Ti si moja prva ljubav"
Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2004
Succeeded by
Lorena Jelusić with
"Rock Baby"
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