Knez (singer)

Knez

Кнез

Knez in 2015

Background information
Birth name| Nenad Knežević
Also known as| Knez
Born|  (1967-12-05) 5 December 1967 (age 57)
Titograd, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia
Genres|

* Dance-pop
* adult contemporary

Occupation| Singer-songwriter
Instrument| Vocals
Years active| 1992–present (solo career)
Labels| PGP-RTS (1994–1996)
ZAM (1996)
City Records (2000–present)
Website| www.knezofficial.me

Musical artist

Nenad Knežević (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Кнежевић; born 5 December 1967), better known as Knez, is a Montenegrin singer, based in Belgrade, Serbia. Best known for his 1994 hit "Dal' si ikada mene voljela" (Have You Ever Loved Me), he rose to fame as a 1990s dance-pop singer. Knez also represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with "Adio", finishing 13th out of 27 countries, the best result Montenegro has ever achieved at the contest.

Additionally, he appeared on the reality TV shows Survivor Srbija VIP: Philippines (2010) and Tvoje lice zvuči poznato seasons one (2013) and five (2019).

## Life and career

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### Early years

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He was born and grew up in Titograd (now Podgorica)[1][2] in a family of musicians. At six years of age, Knez sang "Bio jednom jedan lav" on the Naša Radost Festival in Titograd. He was schooled in the same city. After high school, he was a member of group "Milan i Luna". Whilst in high school, he started his first band, Visoka frekvencija (English: High Frequency), with guitarist Leo Đokaj. With the band, he wrote the songs "Da l' si ikada mene voljela" and "Kao magija" that would later become his greatest hits. Later, he established The Moon Band, which played on the Montenegrin coast, and subsequently the "Montenegro Band" with his father, Milija Mili Knežević.[3]

### Career

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In 1992, Knez began his solo career and appeared at the Belgrade Pop Festival, MESAM, with the song, "Da l' si ikada mene voljela". In that same year, Knez recorded his first album, Kao magija, with the help of former band member, guitarist Leo Đokaj and songwriters, Ljubo Jovović and Zlatko Jovović. In 1994, Knez recorded his second album, Iz dana u dan. In 1996, Knez recorded his third album, Automatic. This album was the highest-selling album. The biggest concert he had in his career was in Sava Center. In 1999, a compilation was released under the name, The Best of Knez, which included 18 old songs, 2 new songs, "Nijedna žena na svijetu" and "Ti ne znaš ko sam ja", and a remix of "Kao magija". In 2000, he competed in the Budva 2000 Festival with the song, Vjeruj, which won the first place. In 2001, Knez recorded his fourth album, Daleko, visoko. In 2003, Knez recorded his fifth album, Ti me znaš. He won the third place at the Music Festival Budva 2006. In 2005, Knez recorded his sixth album, Vanilla.[3][4]

On 31 October 2014, it was officially announced that Knez would represent Montenegro at Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria.[5] Performing in Montenegrin with his song "Adio", Knez came ninth in the second semi-final, and ranked 13th in the Grand Final with 44 points, making this, up to date, Montenegro's most successful entry. Song Adio has two versions, in French and English. English version is written by Milica Fajgelj, Tami Rodriguez, Nicole Rodriguez and Dunja Vujadinovic.[6]

Knežević collaborated with actor and academic Branislav Lečić on the popular Bubamara ballad.[7][8]

### Personal life

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Between 1995 and 2013 he was married to Ninoslava Knežević, with whom he has two daughters, one of which is Ksenija Knežević from the girl group Hurricane.

## Discography

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Studio albums

* Kao magija (1994)
* Iz dana u dan (1996)
* Automatic (1997)
* Daleko, visoko (2000)
* Ti me znaš (2003)
* Vanilla (2005)
* Otrov i med (2008)
* Opa cupa (2012)

Compilations

* The Best of Knez (1999)
* Balade (2006)
* Opa Cupa (2012)

## References

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1. ^ Topalović, L. S. (21 November 2010). "Vanzemaljac iz Crne Gore". vesti-online.com (in Serbian). Nidda Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
2. ^ Vasić, Marija (1 December 2015). "Voljenoj Podgorici": Knez priprema koncert posvećen rodnom gradu". vijesti.me (in Montenegrin). Daily Press d.o.o. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
3. ^ a b "Nenad Knezević Knez" (in Serbian). Balkan Media. 22 November 2012.
4. ^ "Biografija Nenad Knežević - Knez" (in Serbian). Puls magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10.
5. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (31 October 2014). "Montenegro: Knez to Vienna!". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
6. ^ "Knez snimio englesku i francusku verziju". evrpesma.org. 30 April 2015.
7. ^ "Kako je nastala pesma "Bubamara", duet Kneza i Leke". antrfile.com. 11 February 2018.
8. ^ "Kako je nastala pjesma Bubamara, koju su snimili Knez i glumac Branislav Lečić". cdm.me. 31 May 2019.

## External links

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* Knez discography at Discogs
* Knez on Instagram
* Knez at Spotify

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Sergej Ćetković
with "Moj svijet"

|  Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
2015 | Succeeded by

Highway
with "The Real Thing"

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Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation|

* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2022
* 2025

Artists|

* Rambo Amadeus
* Sergej Ćetković
* D mol
* Andrea Demirović
* Stevan Faddy
* Stefan Filipović
* Highway
* Slavko Kalezić
* Knez
* Vanja Radovanović
* Vladana
* Who See
* Nina Žižić

Songs|

* "Adio"
* "'Ajde, kroči"
* "Breathe"
* "Dobrodošli"
* "Euro Neuro"
* "Heaven"
* "Igranka"
* "Inje"
* "Just Get Out of My Life"
* "Moj svijet"
* "The Real Thing"
* "Space"
* "Zauvijek volim te"

Note: Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Countries|

| Final|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Australia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Estonia
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Montenegro
* Norway
* Poland
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* United Kingdom

|

Semi-finals|

* Belarus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Finland
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* San Marino
* Switzerland

Artists|

| Final|

* Aminata
* Lisa Angell
* Ann Sophie
* Boggie
* Elina Born and Stig Rästa
* Elhaida Dani
* Edurne
* Electro Velvet
* Polina Gagarina
* Genealogy
* Nadav Guedj
* Elnur Hüseynov
* John Karagiannis
* Knez
* Monika Kuszyńska
* Maria Elena Kyriakou
* Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila
* The Makemakes
* Maraaya
* Mørland and Debrah Scarlett
* Loïc Nottet
* Guy Sebastian
* Bojana Stamenov
* Nina Sublatti
* Il Volo
* Voltaj
* Måns Zelmerlöw

|

Semi-finals|

* Amber
* Leonor Andrade
* Anti Social Media
* Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta
* Daniel Kajmakoski
* Maria Olafs
* Trijntje Oosterhuis
* Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät
* Mélanie René
* Eduard Romanyuta
* Anita Simoncini and Michele Perniola
* Molly Sterling
* Uzari and Maimuna

Songs|

| Final|

* "Adio"
* "Amanecer"
* "Beauty Never Lies"
* "Black Smoke"
* "De la capăt"
* "Face the Shadow"
* "Golden Boy"
* "Goodbye to Yesterday"
* "Grande amore"
* "Here for You"
* "Heroes"
* "Hour of the Wolf"
* "I Am Yours"
* "I'm Alive"
* "In the Name of Love"
* "Love Injected"
* "A Million Voices"
* "A Monster Like Me"
* "N'oubliez pas"
* "One Last Breath"
* "One Thing I Should Have Done"
* "Rhythm Inside"
* "Still in Love with You"
* "This Time"
* "Tonight Again"
* "Warrior" (Georgia)
* "Wars for Nothing"

|

Semi-finals|

* "Aina mun pitää"
* "Autumn Leaves"
* "Chain of Lights"
* "Há um mar que nos separa"
* "Hope Never Dies"
* "I Want Your Love"
* "Playing with Numbers"
* "Time"
* "Time to Shine"
* "Unbroken"
* "Walk Along"
* "Warrior" (Malta)
* "The Way You Are"

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Tvoje lice zvuči poznato

Seasons|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5

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Music of Southeastern Europe (the Balkans)

By style|

| Folk music|

* Arabesque
* Čalgija
* Dionysiakos
* Fantezi
* Folk
* Albanian
* Bosnian
* Bulgarian
* Croatian
* Greek
* Macedonian
* Montenegrin
* Romani
* Romanian
* Serbian
* Slovenian
* Turkish
* Folk-pop
* Chalga
* Laïko
* Manele
* Tallava
* Turbo-folk
* Nisiotika
* Rebetiko
* Romani music
* Sevdalinka
* Starogradska muzika
* Tsifteteli

|

Other|

* Balkan brass
* Bosnian root
* Ganga music
* New Primitivism
* Newly composed folk music
* Sarajevo school of pop rock
* Yugoslav New wave
* Yugoslav pop

By country
and ethnicity|

* Albania (performers)
* Aromanians (stateless)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (performers)
* Bulgaria (performers)
* Croatia (performers)
* Cyprus (performers)
* Greece (performers)
* Kosovo (performers)
* Moldova (performers)
* Montenegro (performers)
* North Macedonia (performers)
* Romania (performers)
* Serbia (performers)
* Slovenia (performers)
* Turkey (performers)
* Yugoslavia (performers)

Folk dances|

| Circle dances|

* Daychovo horo
* Gaitanaki
* Halay
* Hasapiko
* Hora
* Ikariotikos
* Pidikhtos
* Khigga
* Kochari
* Kolo
* Kalamatianos
* Syrtos
* Sirtaki
* Sousta
* Tamzara
* Tsamiko

|

Other|

* Antikristos
* Antipatitis
* Čoček
* Karsilamas
* Oro (eagle dance)
* Zeibekiko
* Zeybek

By country|

* Albania
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Greece
* Montenegro
* North Macedonia
* Romania
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Turkey

Notable musicians|

* Aca Lukas
* Aco Pejović
* Adrian Sînă
* Aki Rahimovski
* Al' Dino
* Alban Skënderaj
* Alen Islamović
* Aleksandra Prijović
* Alexandra Stan
* Alka Vuica
* Ana Bekuta
* Ana Kokić
* Ana Nikolić
* Andreea Bănică
* Andrea
* Anna Odobescu
* Anna Vissi
* Antypas
* Anxhela Peristeri
* Ardian Bujupi
* Arsen Dedić
* Aurela Gaçe
* Avni Mula
* Azis
* Bajaga
* Beba Selimović
* Bebe Rexha
* Bebi Dol
* Bleona
* Boban Rajović
* Bora Đorđević
* Bora Spužić Kvaka
* Boris Novković
* Božo Vrećo
* Branimir Štulić
* Capital T
* Ceca
* Coby
* Costas Andreou
* Dado Polumenta
* Dado Topić
* Dafina Zeqiri
* Daniel Popović
* Danijela Martinović
* Dara Bubamara
* Darko Rundek
* Davorin Popović
* Deen
* Desi Slava
* Despina Vandi
* Dino Dvornik
* Dino Merlin
* Doris Dragović
* Dr Iggy
* Dragan Kojić Keba
* Dragana Mirković
* Dua Lipa
* Duško Kuliš
* Đorđe Balašević
* Džej Ramadanovski
* Edo Maajka
* Eleftheria Eleftheriou
* Elena Risteska
* Eleni Foureira
* Elhaida Dani
* Elvana Gjata
* Elvir Laković Laka
* Emanuela
* Emina Jahović
* Era Istrefi
* Esma Redžepova
* Fiki
* Flori Mumajesi
* Frenkie
* Galena
* Gashi
* George Dalaras
* Gergana
* Gibonni
* Gloria
* Goca Tržan
* Goran Bregović
* Gru
* Hadise
* Halid Bešlić
* Hari Varešanović
* Haris Džinović
* Hasiba Agić
* Helena Paparizou
* Himzo Polovina
* Hurricane
* Ilira
* Indira Levak
* Indira Radić
* Inna
* Inva Mula
* Ivan Zajc
* Ivana Peters
* Ivi Adamou
* Ivo Pogorelić
* Jacques Houdek
* Jana
* Jelena Karleuša
* Jelena Rozga
* Jelena Tomašević
* Josipa Lisac
* Jura Stublić
* Jurica Pađen
* Kaliopi
* Kalomira
* Kamelia
* Karolina Gočeva
* Katy Garbi
* Kemal Monteno
* Kenan Doğulu
* Kićo Slabinac
* Kir Joakim
* Knez
* Konstrakta
* Koke
* Kornelije Kovač
* Lefteris Pantazis
* Lepa Brena
* Lepa Lukić
* Louis
* Luke Black
* Magnifico
* Maksim Mrvica
* Malina
* Maria Elena Kyriakou
* Marija Šerifović
* Marinella
* Marko Kon
* Marta Savić
* Massimo Savić
* Maja Šuput
* Maya Berović
* Maya Sar
* Merima Njegomir
* Miladin Šobić
* Milan Stanković
* Mile Kitić
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* Nikola Rokvić
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* Nina Badrić
* Nino Rešić
* Noizy
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* Oliver Dragojević
* Osman Hadžić
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* Predrag Gojković-Cune
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