Slavko Kalezić

Slavko Kalezić (, ; born 4 October 1985) is a Montenegrin actor, singer and songwriter. He took part in X Factor Adria but failed to make it to the live shows. He represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Space". In 2017, he took part in the fourteenth series of The X Factor UK, where he was eliminated from the competition at judges' houses.

Beginnings Kalezić studied at the Academy of Performing Arts at Cetinje, Montenegro and later on becoming part of Ensemble of the Montenegrin National Theatre. He played various roles in theater and movies, performed at various music events but also at European Pride shows in Tel Aviv, Stockholm, London, and Madrid. In the promotional season for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, Slavko was invited to perform at both the Australian preview parties in Sydney and Melbourne, making him the first artist from the contest to attend these events.

In 2011, Kalezić released the single "Muza". During the Podgorica, Montenegro auditions, he sang Beyoncé's "End of Time", successfully advancing to the bootcamp for the "Over 27s" category, mentored by Željko Joksimović. He sang "Get Lucky" and "Cosmic Girl", and was then promoted to the Judges' house stage, where he performed "Ljuljaj me nezno", being mentored by Joksimović, who was assisted by Tony Cetinski, but he failed to make it to the live shows and the Top 14.

Eurovision 2017

Kalezić was confirmed to be internally selected as the Montenegrin entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with his song, "Space", on 29 December 2016. He represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Space". It was written by Adis Eminić, Iva Boršić, Momčilo Zeković and produced by Stefan Orn and Jovan Radomir in studios in Stockholm. During his audition he revealed that judge Louis Walsh, who was also at the Contest in Kyiv as a member of the Irish delegation, advised him to audition. He received a "Yes" from three of the four judges and progressed to Bootcamp. He was included as a potential wildcard contestant but did not get enough votes from the public.

Eurovision 2018

Kalezić was invited by RTP and OGAE Portugal to travel to Lisbon and perform at a number of events during the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Slavko performed remixes of his Eurovision 2017 song "Space" along with new single "El Ritmo" at the Eurofan Café, Wiwijam, Trumps Lisboa and Euroclub. He also attended the semi-final in which Montenegro were competing as well as the Grand Final.

Moja Istina

In April 2018 Kalezić published a book called Moja Istina (meaning My Truth) documenting his experience at Eurovision 2017 and The X Factor. It was published in Montenegrin with a view to having it translated to English later on. In November 2019, he produced and performed a one-off show at the Ramada Hotel in Podgorica of the same name, telling the story of the book in a musical multi-media show.

Eurovision 2019 Kalezić was invited by OGAE Israel to perform at the Eurofan Café during the week of the semi-finals. He stayed for the Grand Final to support the artists competing.

Discography Albums Title Details Notes San o vječnosti Released: 2014 Label: N/A Format: Digital download, CD

Singles Title Year Album "Muza" 2011 San o vječnosti "Krivac" 2014 "Feel the Music" 2015 "Freedom" 2016 "Space" 2017 "El Ritmo" 2018 "Moonlit Night" 2019 "Love Letter"

Filmography L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie (2010) Lokalni vampir (2011) Budva na pjenu od mora (2012/2014) - Roman The Kids from the Marx and Engels Street (2014) - Fake prostitute

Awards

Year Award Category Result 2017 Barbara Dex Award "Worst Dressed" artist