Nika Turković Explained

Nika Turković
Birth Date:7 June 1995
Birth Place:Zagreb, Croatia
Years Active:2004–present
Father:Petar Turković
Family:Turković of Kutjevo
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Nika Turković (born 7 June 1995) is a Croatian singer and songwriter. She initially gained popularity through representing Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Turković was cast in several music TV shows since and has established herself as a pop singer.

Music 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.[2] Her live performances include joining Dina Rizvić for some songs in the opening concert of the 2014 Labin Jazz Festival.[3]

Personal life

Turković was born on 7 June 1995 in Zagreb, Croatia. Her mother Gordana is a dentist, and father Petar a psychologist, as well as an official of the Croatian Nanbudo Federation and founder of the first nanbudo club in Zagreb.[4] [5]

She lived with her sister Kiara and her maternal grandmother Biserka. She is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, and Slovene in addition to her native Croatian.[6] Turković was in a four-year relationship with Croatian singer and fellow cast member of TV show 'A strana' Matija Cvek.[7] [8]

Discography

Albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
CRO
[9]
Alien
11 1

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CRO
[10]
"Hej mali"2004Alien
"U mraku"20191811
"Raj"2020
"Gledaj me"30
"Boje"
"Pusti"2021
"Tvoj mir"21

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 .
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkJpEL3HEDk Nika Turković singing "Alien" with Tony Cetinski
  3. http://www.glasistre.hr/vijesti/kultura/labin-jazz-festival-dina-rizvic-odusevila-459082 "Labin Jazz Festival: Dina Rizvić oduševila"
  4. http://www.nanbudo-savez.hr www.nanbudo-savez.hr
  5. http://nanbudo.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=74 "NBDK Gradec"
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF2E6mpPKGg&NR=1 Nika Turković singing "Il mondo que vorrei"
  7. Web site: 11 November 2018 . Matija Cvek: Njena je zadnja riječ . 23 May 2019 . Story . Croatian.
  8. Web site: Matija Cvek i Nika Turković su prekinuli nakon 4 godine veze . 2022-10-05 . www.24sata.hr . 7 July 2022 . hr.
  9. Peak positions in Croatia:
  10. Peak positions in Croatia:
    • For "U mraku": Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 41 2019. 14 October 2019 . toplista. Croatian. 14 October 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191014065313/http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-41-tjedan-2019-30-09-2019-06-10-2019/. 14 October 2019.
    • For "Gledaj me": Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 28 2020. 19 July 2020 . toplista. Croatian. 14 November 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200813032953/http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-28-tjedan-2020-06-07-2020-12-07-2020/. 13 August 2020.
    • For "Tvoj mir": Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 47 2021. 28 November 2021 . toplista. Croatian. 24 December 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211224162417/http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-47-tjedan-2021-15-11-2021-21-11-2021/. 24 December 2021.