Matija Cvek was born on 9 March 1993 and is a Croatian singer and songwriter.
34 Facts About Matija Cvek
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Matija Cvek rose to fame by participating in HRT's show A strana and as a backing vocalist during Jacques Houdek's Eurovision Song Contest 2017 performance of "My Friend".
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Matija Cvek first gained public attention in 2018 when he released his song "Visine".
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Matija Cvek wants to maintain his private life aside from his career and despite a past relationship with Nika Turkovic decided not to share details on it.
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Matija Cvek is in a close relationship with his grandfather and grandmother, Maja, a renowned Croatian lyricist.
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Matija Cvek read the song and quickly turned it into a song on his guitar.
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Matija Cvek formed his first band when he was 16; he credits this time as the period when he started falling in love towards live performances.
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Matija Cvek's career started emerging through his live performances at local cafes, terraces and restaurants; initially his plan was not to build a career, though he enjoyed the process of "giving [himself] to people" and conveying his emotions.
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Matija Cvek performed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 as a backing vocalist for Jacques Houdek's song "My Friend".
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Matija Cvek rose to fame by participating in HRT's show A strana.
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Matija Cvek served as a backing vocal at the Volim Hrvatsku show.
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In June 2018, Matija Cvek released his major label debut single "Visine", written by Matija Cvek.
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Matija Cvek worked on the music for the song together with Mislav Zabarovic and initially played it only during his live gigs; as he noticed that people from the audience knew the lyrics more and more with each performance, he decided to record the song.
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Matija Cvek later added it to the set list of his live performances, which is how he caught Jelena Rozga's attention.
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Matija Cvek released his debut studio album Izbirljivo i slucajno on 16 April 2021 and debuted atop the Croatian Top of the Shops albums chart.
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In retrospect, Matija Cvek revealed that he saw his first album as more single-based and thus, less of a whole conceptual artistic work.
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At the 29th Annual Porin Awards, Matija Cvek took home two awards: the award for Best Pop Album and the award for Best Male Vocal Performance.
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At the 2023 edition of the Cesarica Awards, Matija Cvek won the Song of The Year award with "Trebas li me".
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On 3 March 2023, Matija Cvek was a guest on the talk show 5.
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On 14 March 2023, Matija Cvek released the song "Kraj Save" together with the Funkensteins.
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On 25 June 2023, Matija Cvek participated at the Melodije Jadrana 2023 with the song "Zalazak" which features the Funkensteins.
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The title was borrowed from a sign Matija Cvek saw during his vacation at the Japanese islands at Bihac which he used to write a song and a chorus.
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Sonically, the album is different from his previous work which according to Matija Cvek might have surprised some of his listeners.
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Matija Cvek later gave a smaller gig, performing together with his band at a cafe in Belgrade on 7 June 2023.
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On 25 November 2023, Matija Cvek gave his first solo concert in Belgrade at the Belgrade Youth Center.
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Matija Cvek was in a relationship with Croatian singer-songwriter Nika Turkovic.
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Matija Cvek revealed that he spends most of his free time together with family members and friends as relationships to others are the most important to him.
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Matija Cvek enjoys spending time in nature and taking walks in forests, buying and collecting sneakers, cooking and seldom playing video games on a PlayStation console.
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Matija Cvek has revealed that despite his rise to fame, he can see himself as a "band singer".
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Matija Cvek has a rather casual dressing style with which he tried to emulate his look while onstage; this often includes sneakers and a bomber jacket.
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Matija Cvek is friends with Croatian composer and lyricist Ivan Huljic with whom he often celebrates his birthday.
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Matija Cvek revealed that writing turned into his love as he would write every morning when waking up.
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Matija Cvek has performed with his band for longer than 5 years, which has led to them labelling each other as "a small family".
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Matija Cvek enjoys reading books on music theory and using similes and metaphors.