Knez (singer)
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Background information | |
Birth name | Nenad Knežević |
Also known as | Knez |
Born | Titograd, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia | 5 December 1967
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1992–present (solo career) |
Labels | PGP-RTS (1994–1996) ZAM (1996) City Records (2000–present) |
Website | www.knezofficial.me |
Nenad Knežević (
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
Early years
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
In 1992, Knez began his solo career and appeared at the Belgrade Pop Festival,
On 31 October 2014, it was officially announced that Knez would represent Montenegro at
Knežević collaborated with actor and academic Branislav Lečić on the popular Bubamara ballad.[7][8]
Personal life
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
- 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
- ^ Topalović, L. S. (21 November 2010). "Vanzemaljac iz Crne Gore". vesti-online.com (in Serbian). Nidda Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Nenad Knezević Knez" (in Serbian). Balkan Media. 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Biografija Nenad Knežević - Knez" (in Serbian). Puls magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10.
- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (31 October 2014). "Montenegro: Knez to Vienna!". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Knez snimio englesku i francusku verziju". evrpesma.org. 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Kako je nastala pesma "Bubamara", duet Kneza i Leke". antrfile.com. 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Kako je nastala pjesma Bubamara, koju su snimili Knez i glumac Branislav Lečić". cdm.me. 31 May 2019.