Saša, Tin i Kedžo was the first Croatian boy band, that is now disbanded. Its members were Saša Lozar, Tin Samardžić, and Damir Kedžo, all finalists of the Story Supernova Music Talents, reality show aired on Nova TV in late 2003.[1]
The band was first mentioned late in the show's series, and was formed based on its members' popularity with the show's Croatian teen audience. All three were reportedly very unhappy about joining the band, but were contractually obliged. The band recorded one popular single, 365, then went on their only tour, on the Adriatic Coast in the summer of 2004. After 10 shows out of 29 scheduled, the tour was cancelled due to disagreements between the band and their managers.[2]
Croatia Records published their album Instant in 2004, with thirteen songs written mostly by Boris Đurđević and Faruk Buljubašić.[3] The album was panned by critics.[4]
The band entered into the HRT Dora Eurosong pre-selection competition in February 2005.[5]
Soon after the tour, the band's popularity decreased. The band members eventually parted company and the band ceased to exist.
Members edit
Saša Lozar edit
Saša Lozar, born 12 February 1980, was one of the four contestants to compete for the grand prize in the last episode of the talent show - the others were Nera Stipičević, Natalie Dizdar and the eventual winner Rafael Dropulić. In 2007 he recorded his solo debut, an album named 1 dan, with ten songs of old-school soul.[6]
Tin Samardžić edit
Tin Samardžić, born 1979, did not pursue a music career after the show or the band. In 2013, he was working as a hotel manager in Supetar.[7]
Damir Kedžo edit
Damir Kedžo, born 24 May 1987 did pursue a music career, and in the summer of 2007 he won the local festival MIK (Melodije Istre i Kvarnera) and got the award for the best vocal act in the same festival.[8] In 2008 he released an eponymous solo album.[9] In 2011 he entered the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.[10] He won the 2015 edition of New Wave.
On 23 December 2019, Kedžo was announced as one of the 16 participants in Dora 2020, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry, with the song "Divlji vjetre".[11] He won the competition with a total of 31 points and was supposed to represent Croatia in Rotterdam.[12] However, on March 18, 2020, the event was cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
Discography edit
- 2004 - Instant
References edit
- ^ "Sasa, Tin i Kedzo". Last.fm. 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ "Saša, Tin i Kedžo prekinuli turneju nakon svađe s menadžerima". Index.hr (in Croatian). 11 August 2004. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ "Saša Tin Kedžo - Instant". Croatia Records. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ Ilko Čulić (2004-06-29). "Šaner koji je unakazio antiglobalističku himnu" [Peddler who disfigured anti-globalist anthem]. Nacional (in Croatian) (450). Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ "Saša Tin Kedžo - 'Zašto'". HRT Dora 2005. Croatian Radiotelevision. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ "1 dan - 2007 - Saša Lozar". diskografija.com. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ "Gdje su danas Saša, Tin i Kedžo?". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 20 February 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Damir Kedžo" (in Croatian). Menart Records. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ "Damir Kedžo - 2008 - Damir Kedžo". diskografija.com. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ "Dora 2011: Među hrpom anonimusa Jacques Houdek na paradi trasha prošao u drugi krug". Index.hr (in Croatian). 22 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ Herbert, Emily (23 December 2019). "Croatia: Dora 2020 Finalists Revealed". eurovoix. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Farren, Neil (29 February 2020). "Croatia: Damir Kedžo to Eurovision". eurovoix. Retrieved 29 February 2020.