Slavko Kalezić
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| Born | 4 October 1985 Podgorica, Montenegro |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
Slavko Kalezić (Cyrillic: Славко Калезић, Template:IPA-sh, born 4 October 1985) is a Montenegrin actor, singer and songwriter. He represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Space", failing to qualify to the final.[1]
Career
Kalezić studied at the Academy of Performing Arts at Cetinje, Montenegro later on becoming part of Ensemble of the Montenegrin National Theatre. He appeared on various stages and appeared in films.[2] Besides his native Serbian, he also speaks English, Italian, French, and Spanish languages.[citation needed]
In 2011, Kalezić released the single "Muza".[2]
In 2013, Kalezić became more prominent by competing in series 1 of X Factor Adria, the Serbian pan-regional version of The X Factor.[3][4] During the Podgorica, Montenegro auditions, he sang Beyoncé's "End of Time", successfully advancing to the bootcamp for the "Over 27" category, mentored by Željko Joksimović. He sang "Get Lucky" and "Cosmic Girl", and was then promoted to the Judges' house stage, where he performed "Ljuljaj me nezno", being mentored by Joksimović, who was assisted by Toni Cetinski, but he failed to make it to the live shows and the Final 14.[2]
In 2014, subsequent to X Factor Adria, Kalezić released the album San o vječnosti. Singles included most notably "Krivac", "Feel the Music", and "Freedom".[2]
Discography
Albums
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Muza" | 2011 | San o vječnosti |
| "Krivac" | 2014 | |
| "Feel the Music" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Freedom" | 2016 | |
| "Space" | 2017 |
Filmography
- L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie (2010)
- Lokalni vampir (2011)
- Budva na pjenu od mora (2012/2014) - Roman
- The Kids from the Marx and Engels Street (2014) - Fake prostitute
References
- ^ Mercereau, Damien (20 February 2017). "Eurovision 2017 : Slavko Kalezic, le spectaculaire Monténégrin" (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d Prinz.de: Muskeln und Moves: Montenegro entsendet Slavko Kalezić nach Kiew Template:De icon
- ^ Muldoon, Padraig (29 December 2016). "Montenegro: Slavko Kalezić will sing "Space" at Eurovision 2017". wiwibloggs.com. Wiiwbloggs.
- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (29 December 2016). "Montenegro: Slavko Kalezić to Kyiv!". esctoday.com. Esctoday.
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