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Željko Joksimović
Željko Joksimović sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 2004 and 2012, for Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia. The best result was 2nd place in 2004, with “Lane moje”.
- who
- Serbian singer-songwriter
- born
- 20 April 1972, Belgrade
- contests
- 2004, 2012
- best result
- 2nd, 2004
- music
- pop, folk-pop
- plays
- accordion
- active
- since 1999
- record labels
- Hayat Production, City Records
- sang for
- Serbia and Montenegro Serbia
Biography
Željko Joksimović is a Serbian singer-songwriter, composer and producer who plays twelve instruments, among them accordion, piano, guitar and drums, and has written successfully for other artists. “Lane moje” finished second for Serbia and Montenegro in Istanbul in 2004, and “Nije ljubav stvar” finished third for Serbia in Baku in 2012.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Željko Joksimović”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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2004 Istanbul
“Lane moje (Лане моје)”
2nd of 24 Finished 2nd of 24 in the final, with 263 points.
- Billed as
- Željko Joksimović and Ad Hoc Orchestra
- With
- Ad Hoc Orchestra
- Sung in
- Serbian
- Written by
- Željko Joksimović, Leontina Vukomanović
- Running order
- 5th of 24 in the final
- Semi-final
- 1st of 22, 263 points
- Age on the night
- 32
- Won that year
- Ukraine: Ruslana, “Wild Dances”
The story of Eurovision 2004: The first semi-final, and Ukraine wins at the second attempt
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2012 Baku
“Nije ljubav stvar (Није љубав ствар)”
3rd of 26 Finished 3rd of 26 in the final, with 214 points.
- Sung in
- Serbian
- Written by
- Željko Joksimović, Miloš Roganović, Marina Tucaković
- Running order
- 24th of 26 in the final
- Semi-final
- 2nd of 18, 159 points
- Age on the night
- 40
- Won that year
- Sweden: Loreen, “Euphoria”
The story of Eurovision 2012: Euphoria in Baku, and a host under scrutiny
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In our contest stories
What we wrote about Željko Joksimović, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2012 The result
Loreen won, overwhelmingly. "Euphoria" was first with the juries and first with the public, and finished on 372 points out of a possible 492. Russia was second, 113 behind. Serbia's Željko Joksimović was third.
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