Elvir Laković, also known as Laka ; born 15 March 1969), is a Bosnian rock singer-songwriter, born in

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Early life

He attended music school there studying guitar, but he disliked the school's teaching methods and views towards music, and then subsequently quit the school. He also studied two years of the occupational health university course in

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, but did not graduate.Interview with Elvir Lakovic on November 4th 2008
During the Bosnian war, he was mobilized in the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the war, he worked for various international organizations for six years. His parents live in

; his father is a lawyer and his mother works for a telecommunications company.

Career

During his early aspiring music career, Laka played popular Bosnian folk songs at café building minor popularity. Laka recorded his first song "Malo sam se razočar'o" (''I'm a little bit disappointed'') in 1998. The song turned out to be a major success, and launched his show business career nationally, and then released more songs, among which were "Vještica" (''The Witch''), "Mor'o" (''I had to'') and "Piškila" (''You've peed yourself''), highly increasing his popularity in Bosnia. In 2004, Laka left for New York City, where he tried to start a band, but returned to Bosnia unsuccessful and a little bit disappointed after two-and-a-half years. However, he then released his first solo album ''Zec'' (''Rabbit'') in 2007. In 2003, his song "Ja sam mor'o" (''I Had To'') won the Bosnian Davorin Music Award for the best rock song of the year. The album ''Zec'' has also been released in

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on the Menart record label. Laka and his 14 years younger sister Mirela represented

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at the

2008 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcastin ...

with the song "

Pokušaj Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Pokušaj" written and performed by Elvir Laković Laka. On 27 December 2007, the Bosnian broadcaster Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) revea ...

" ("Try"). Laka was the spokesperson reading out the results from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2009 The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Believe (Dima Bilan song), Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the Euro ...

, and again in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2012 The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song " Running Scared" by the duo Ell & Nikki. It was the first time Azerb ...

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Early life

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