Damir Kedžo

Damir Kedžo (born 24 May 1987) is a Croatian pop singer. While he started his career in 2003 by participating in Story Supernova Music Talents, he became even more famous in Croatia after winning the third season of Tvoje lice zvuči poznato, the Croatian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar. He also performed in musicals.

Life and career 1987–2002: Early life and education Kedžo was born on 24 May 1987 in Omišalj, where he finished musical school, and was singing in a church choir. When he was a child, besides singing, he wanted to be a gynecologist, but he gave up on that idea when signed up for the Story Super Nova Music Talent Show. Damir had a jaw surgery, because he could not speak or eat normally, and he had problems with pronunciation of words, which was important for the profession he chose. After the surgery, he could not speak for a month, and the complete recovery took him three months, when he could chew normally again. He admitted that, after the surgery, he became a stronger person, and more confident in himself and his decisions. He was 16 at the time when he decided to compete in one of the most famous Croatian TV shows. The band's debut album, titled Instant, sold 10,000 copies in its chart run, while their debut single "365" topped the Croatian charts for six weeks. In 2005 the band disbanded and Kedžo took a year off in his career.

2020–present: Eurovision Song Contest 2020 On 23 December 2019, Kedžo was announced as one of the 16 participants in Dora 2020, the national contest in Croatia to select the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry, with the song "Divlji vjetre". He won the competition with a total of 31 points and was supposed to represent Croatia in Rotterdam. However, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He later was denied the opportunity to represent Croatia in the 2021 contest.

Kedžo was one of the 18 acts to perform in Dora 2023, which was held on 11 February 2023. He performed the song "Angels and Demons", and placed fifth.

Kedžo was again included in the 24 participants of Dora 2024, with the song "Voljena ženo"; he advanced from his semi-final on 23 February 2024. but placed 4th on the final evening.

Personal life Kedžo has borderline personality disorder.

Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions CRO Damir Kedžo Released: 1 June 2008 Label: Menart Records Formats: CD, digital download Poljubi me sad Released: 23 July 2020 Label: Croatia Records Formats: CD, digital download 1 Tajna mojih pobjeda Released: 2 August 2024 Label: Croatia Records Formats: CD, digital download 3

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album CRO "Ki bi sad reke" 2006 — "Kanet na vetru" 2007 — Damir Kedžo "Sjećam se" 2008 — "Idem" — "Kažnjen u duši" — "Peza od zlata" 2009 — "Daj mi kapju vodi" 2012 — "Da se more smiluje" 2014 9 "Kad ljubav stisne zube" 2015 6 "Tebi sam sve oprostio" 33 "Korijen u pijesku" 2016 3 Poljubi me sad "Ronim na dah" 24 "Sve u meni se budi"(with Zsa Zsa) 2017 1 "Ljubavi moja" 9 "Vojnik ljubavi" 2018 2 "Ne mogu iz dana u noć"(with Medea Sindik) 21 "Mi protiv nas"(with Domenica Žuvela) 2 Ćiribu ćiriba "Šuti" 3 Poljubi me sad "Srce mi umire za njom" 2019 4 "Vidi se izdaleka" 1 "Poljubi me sad" 1 "Divlji vjetre" 2020 1 "Nedodirljiva" 3 "Sjeti se" 2 Tajna mojih pobjeda "Hram"(with Tijana Bogićević) 2021 17 "U nama" 11 "Vatra i led" 12 "Kad ljubav" 3 "Izbor je tvoj" 2022 8 "Angels and Demons" 2023 8 "Zbog tvojih pogleda" 21 "Moje srce je" 22 "Sreća to je kada te imam" — "Voljena ženo" 2024 3 "Tajna mojih pobjeda" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Nominee / work Result 2018 Cesarica Song of the Year "Mi protiv nas" (with Domenica Žuvela) 2019 "Srce mi umire za njom" "Vidi se izdaleka" 2020 Porin Best Male Vocal Performance "Srce mi umire za njom"