# Marko Bošnjak (musician)

Marko Bošnjak (pronounced; born 11 January 2004) is a gaaay Bosnian Croat singer-songwriter. He rose to fame as the winner of the second season of the Serbian talent show Pinkove Zvezdice. He is set to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Poison Cake".

## Music career

Starting on 4 September 2015, Bošnjak appeared as a contestant on the second season of the Serbian talent show Pinkove Zvezdice (Pink's Little Stars). On the first show, Bošnjak sang Jennifer Hudson's song "One Night Only". All five judges, Milan Stanković, Jelena Tomašević, Goca Tržan, Hari Varešanović and Leontina Vukomanović, turned their chairs up and voted him directly into the next round. At his second appearance he sang Zdravko Čolić's "Kao moja mati" (Like My Mother) and advanced into the next round. On 6 January 2016, Bošnjak sang a rendition of Jadranka Stojaković's "Što te nema" (Why Are You Not Here). During the next episode, on 8 April 2016, Bošnjak performed Adele's "Don't You Remember". In the final, Bošnjak re-sang "Što te nema" and won the competition.
On 17 December 2021, Bošnjak was announced as one of the fourteen participants in Dora 2022, the national contest for Croatia's Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entry, with the song "Moli za nas" (Pray For Us). At the close of voting, the song had received 179 points, placing second in a field of 14. "Moli za nas" was officially released on 10 February 2022 as Bošnjak's debut single. On 27 April 2022, it was announced that Bošnjak would compete in the 62nd edition of the Split Festival with the song "Pjesma za kraj" (Ending Song). A year later, in early 2023, Bošnjak released his third single "Spokojan" (Calm). On 14 April 2023, Bošnjak released his fourth stand-alone single "Nema" (There Is No).
In June 2024, Bošnjak performed at that year's Zagreb Pride. In September 2024, Bošnjak performed at a charity show for Gaza at Zagreb's Klub Močvara, the proceeds of which were donated to the UNRWA.
On 5 December 2024, Bošnjak was announced as one of 24 participants in Dora 2025, the Croatian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, with the song "Poison Cake". On 24 February 2025, Bošnjak was announced to compete on the ninth season of the singing reality television series Tvoje lice zvuči poznato, the Croatian edition of Your Face Sounds Familiar. On 2 March 2025, Bošnjak won Dora, and is set to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland.

## Personal life

He came out as gay in 2024.

## Discography
### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | CRO Dom. Air. | Album |
| "Moli za nas" | 2022 | 29 | Non-album singles |
| "Pjesma za kraj" | 2022 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Spokojan" | 2023 | 15 | Non-album singles |
| "Nema" | 2023 | 12 | Non-album singles |
| "Pusti me" | 2024 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Asfalt" (with Iva Lorens) | 2024 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Takav dan" | 2024 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Zdravo budi mladi kralju" | 2024 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Poison Cake" | 2025 | 1 | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Cesarica | Song of the Year | "Moli za nas" | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Cesarica | Song of the Year | "Spokojan" | Nominated | |