page_title: Željko Joksimović
section_title: 2004: Eurovision Song Contest 2004
hierarchical_section_title: Željko Joksimović / Career / 2004: Eurovision Song Contest 2004
caption_attribution_description: English: Zeljko Joksimovic performing "Lane Moje" in Eurovision 2004.
context_page_description: Željko Joksimović, often credited as Zeljko Joksimovic, is a Serbian vocalist, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays 12 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar and drums. Joksimović is multi-lingual, being fluent in Greek, English, Russian, Polish and French as well as his native Serbian.
  A singer-songwriter, Joksimović has been successful composing for other artists throughout the Balkans. He has written five ballads that have represented their respective countries at the Eurovision Song Contest: "Lane moje", "Lejla", "Oro", "Nije ljubav stvar" and "Adio". He also composes music for films, television series and theater shows. He represented Serbia and Montenegro in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Lane moje", placing second. He represented Serbia once more in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan and finished third.
  He was a judge on the first series of the Western Balkan edition of X-Factor, the X Factor Adria.
context_section_description: Serbia and Montenegro, sending an entrant for the first time to 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, decided on their representative through Evropesma 2004, a music festival and contest in Serbia and Montenegro. Joksimović won the contest with "Lane Moje", composed by Željko himself, along with lyricist Leontina Vukomanović.
  In the semi-final, Joksimović placed first. However, in the final he placed second behind Ukrainian singer Ruslana, but received the "Marcel Bezencon Press Award" (Best Composer Award). "Lane Moje" was the best selling single in Serbia and Montenegro.
  The song has become popular amongst many Eurovision fans and it is often rated as one of the best non-winning songs.
caption: Joksimović performing "Lane Moje" for Serbia and Montenegro in ESC 2004. Istanbul, Turkey.
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