Marko Bošnjak (born 11 January 2004) is a Bosnian-Croatian pop singer. He rose to fame as the winner of the second season of the Serbian talent show Pinkove Zvezdice.
Marko Bošnjak | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 January 2004 Prozor-Rama, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Républika Music, Aquarius Records |
Music career
editStarting on 4 September 2015, Bošnjak appeared as a contestant on the second season of the Serbian talent show Pinkove Zvezdice (Pink's Little Stars).[1] On the first show, Bošnjak sang Jennifer Hudson's song "One Night Only".[2] All five judges, Milan Stanković, Jelena Tomašević, Goca Tržan, Hari Varešanović and Leontina Vukomanović, turned their chairs up and voted him directly into the next round.[3] At his second appearance he sang Zdravko Čolić's "Kao moja mati" (Like My Mother) and advanced into the next round.[4] On 6 January 2016, Bošnjak sang a rendition of Jadranka Stojaković's "Što te nema" (Why Are You Not Here).[5] During the next episode, on 8 April 2016, Bošnjak performed Adele's "Don't You Remember".[6] In the final, Bošnjak re-sang "Što te nema" and won the competition.[7]
On 17 December 2021, Bošnjak was announced as one of the fourteen participants in Dora 2022, the national contest for Croatia's Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entry, with the song "Moli za nas" (Pray For Us).[8] At the close of voting, the song had received 179 points, placing second in a field of 14.[9] "Moli za nas" was officially released on 10 February 2022 as Bošnjak's debut single.[10] On 27 April 2022, it was announced that Bošnjak will compete on the 62nd edition of the Split Festival with the song "Pjesma za kraj".[11] A year later, in early 2023, Bošnjak released his third single "Spokojan".[12] In February 2023, The song earned a nomination in the category "Song of the Year" for the upcoming 2024 Cesarica awards.[13] On 14 April 2023, Bošnjak released his fourth stand-alone single "Nema".[14]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRO [15] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "Moli za nas" | 2022 | 29 | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Pjesma za kraj" | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Spokojan" | 2023 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Nema" | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Association | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cesarica | Song of the Year | "Moli za nas" | Nominated | [16] |
| 2024 | "Spokojan" | Pending | [17] |
References
edit- ^ "Zvijezda je rođena – Mali iz Rame "razvalio" sve u Beogradu!". Dnevno. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Marko Bošnjak iz Rame oduševio svojim glasom". Večernji. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Marko iz Prozora oduševio regiju: Plakali su svi uz njegovu izvedbu pjesme 'One Night Only'". Radio Sarajevo. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Marko Bošnjak i dalje oduševljava". Radio Sarajevo. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Pjevačko čudo iz Rame: Pjesmom "Što te nema" Marko rasplakao žiri". Jabuka.tv. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Marko Bošnjak razvalio pjesmu od Adele, pogledajte novi nastup". Rama Prozor Info. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Marko Bošnjak pobjednik glazbenog natjecanja Pinkove Zvezdice". Posušje. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Melvan, Mario (17 December 2021). "Croatia: Mia Negovetic and Bernarda among the 14 acts confirmed for Dora 2022". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Otto, Melanie (19 February 2022). "Mia Dimšić wins Dora 2022 and will represent Croatia in Turin". ESCUnited. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Topolčić, Ana-Marija (14 February 2022). "Sudeći po trendingu Marko Bošnjak je favorit na ovogodišnjoj Dori". journal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Marko Bošnjak s novom "Pjesmom za kraj" nastupa na Festivalu zabavne glazbe u Splitu". ramski-vjesnik (in Bosnian). 27 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Marko Bošnjak otkrio pjesmu i spot "Spokojan" koji ostavljaju bez daha". Music Box (in Croatian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Kocijan, Ivana (23 February 2023). "Cesarica za Hit siječnja pjesmi "Spokojan" Marka Bošnjaka". Novi list (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Kocijan, Ivana (19 April 2023). "Marko Bošnjak prestavio moćan novi singl "Nema"". Novi list. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
- For "Moli za nas": "HR TOP 40 Week 14 2022" (in Croatian). top-lista. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- For "Spokojan": "HR TOP 40 Week 9 2023" (in Croatian). top-lista. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- For "Nema": "HR TOP 40 Week 21 2023" (in Croatian). top-lista. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Marko Bošnjak s pjesmom "Moli za nas" u finalu Cesarice" (in Croatian). cesarica.org. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Marku Bošnjaku Cesarica za Hit siječnja". Glazba.hr (in Croatian). 21 February 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
External links
edit- Marko Bošnjak discography at Discogs