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Laka, otherwise known as Elvir Laković, is a very popular singer from Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina, who has won not only acclaim in his home region but also has a more international following since his appearance in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008. Laka combines his music, which he describes as ‘hard pop’ or ‘soft alternative’ with unusual and metaphorical lyrics and uses humour to portray his more serious messages, mainly promoting love and understanding.
Laka attended a lower music school in Goražde studying the guitar, but he disliked the school’s teaching methods and views towards music, preferring to play songs he liked himself. He played folk music in the local cafes for money and formed a rock band called ‘Deformacija poreza’ with some of his school friends, competing at local festivals and recording the song ‘Malo sam se razočar’o’ (I got a little disappointed) in 1998, which won second place in a competition the following year.
The success of ‘Razočaro’ launched Laka’s career nationally and led to a recording contract with the Bosnian State Television. Laka continued to release a new song each year, including ‘Vještica’ (Witch), and ‘Piškila’ (You wet yourself), winning over the people of Bosnia with his originality and lack of pretentiousness. In 2002, his song ‘Ja sam mor’o’ (I had to) won the Bosnia Davorin music award for the best rock song of the year.
In 2004, Laka left for New York, where he tried to start a band, but returned to Bosnia, disappointed, after two-and-a-half years and released his first album Zec (Rabbit) in 2007, which was also released in Croatia.
Laka attended a lower music school in Goražde studying the guitar, but he disliked the school’s teaching methods and views towards music, preferring to play songs he liked himself. He played folk music in the local cafes for money and formed a rock band called ‘Deformacija poreza’ with some of his school friends, competing at local festivals and recording the song ‘Malo sam se razočar’o’ (I got a little disappointed) in 1998, which won second place in a competition the following year.
The success of ‘Razočaro’ launched Laka’s career nationally and led to a recording contract with the Bosnian State Television. Laka continued to release a new song each year, including ‘Vještica’ (Witch), and ‘Piškila’ (You wet yourself), winning over the people of Bosnia with his originality and lack of pretentiousness. In 2002, his song ‘Ja sam mor’o’ (I had to) won the Bosnia Davorin music award for the best rock song of the year.
In 2004, Laka left for New York, where he tried to start a band, but returned to Bosnia, disappointed, after two-and-a-half years and released his first album Zec (Rabbit) in 2007, which was also released in Croatia.
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Turklandic_Boy wrote:
Would you like to join this group? ;) The Balkan Boys; http://www.lastfm.com.tr/group/The+Balkan+Boys
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AndreaVolta wrote:
chistoso y talentoso
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leroidepez wrote:
Legend.
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kidAutism wrote:
süßе süßе süßе Sprache!!!!!!!
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butcheress wrote:
хахаха сранје
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-JigSaw- wrote:
Lovely!
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coperfildo wrote:
uwielbiam!
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fan_belgia wrote:
pls tell me link from where i can download his songs
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VGoRiLLaZ wrote:
Povraća mi se od "sličnih izvođača".
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sided-dream wrote:
ma zakon su!!!
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Belgrade_Girl91 wrote:
mnogo su mu jake reci :)
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ennaenna wrote:
i voted for them =)
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CarlitaRoxy wrote:
LaKA i LEla su zakoOOoooOn!! :-) superiška.. :-) -bila sam na ovom koncertu u tvornici.. i ovaj.... snimali su me za hrt... i pjevala sam Piškila u kameru.... i to su prikazali...... i to su vidjeli svi moji profesori .. heh..... bilo je super...! :-)
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Jagodica_Bobica wrote:
divan <3
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VGoRiLLaZ wrote:
Well, he already won the award. It was announced by his team two weeks ago =).
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Juddu wrote:
I'm voting on him for winning MTV's Europe's Favourite Act, go vote him!
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mr_flapalapacus wrote:
krava daje med, a pcela daje mlijeko, majmuni se bude, pretvaraju u ljude kad se volimo!!!!! jako mocne reci :o)
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strajnic wrote:
Najbolje sa ovih prostora u poslednjih 20 godina
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elliott_smith wrote:
našla sam cd!!!! super! upravo slušam. :D
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bitch_na_travi wrote:
nisam bila kad je imao nastup u Tvornici...u k* :(
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Mr_Mishakrut, xlavinho and MinjaYu added Laka to their libraries. 30 days ago
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staricco tagged Laka with ‘makes me wanna dance’. November 2009
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matonickin, dust4, treenabeana and 1 other person added Laka to their libraries. November 2009
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mojdechkojegej tagged Laka with ‘happiness’. October 2009
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aaargh44, AmeliePoulain13, podrescu and 20 other people added Laka to their libraries. October 2009
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rudo_krist tagged Laka with power pop, political, alternative and one other tag. July 2009
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inesmolnar2, Fed3 and rjenks added Laka to their libraries. July 2009
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tonyhi tagged Laka with eurovision. July 2009
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sadie_glutz tagged Laka with ‘bosnian’. July 2009
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