Matija Cvek
Born (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 30)
Zagreb, Croatia
GenresPop, pop rock
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active2014–present
LabelsDancing Bear, Menart

Matija Cvek (born 9 March 1993) is a Croatian singer and songwriter. He rose to fame by participating in HRT's show A strana.[1] He first gained public attention in 2018 when he released his song "Visine".[2] Cvek's first studio album, Izbirljivo i slučajno (2021), debuted atop the Croatian Albums Chart.

Career

Cvek performed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 as a backing vocalist for Jacques Houdek's song "My Friend".[3] After his appearance at the Eurovisiong Song Contest he participating regularly at various festivals and gigs.[4] In June 2018, Cvek released his major label debut single "Visine".[2] Cvek released his debut studio album Izbirljivo i slučajno on 16 April 2021 and debuted atop the Croatian Top of the Shops albums chart.[5][6] In early 2022, a collaboration with Croatian singer Eni Jurišić titled "Trebaš li me" was released.[7] The track reached number one on the HR Top 40 becoming Cvek's first chart topper.[8] At the 29th Annual Porin Awards, Cvek took home two awards: the award for Best Pop Album and the award for Best Male Vocal Performance.[9] At the 2023 edition of the Cesarica Awards, Cvek won the Song of The Year award with "Trebaš li me".[10] The song received two additional Songs of The Year awards at the 2023 editions of Zlatni Studio and Top.HR Music Awards, respectively.[11][12]

On 25 June 2023, Cvek participated at the Melodije Jadrana 2023 with the song "Zalazak".[13]

Personal life

Cvek was in a relationship with Croatian singer-songwriter Nika Turković.[14]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
CRO
[15]
Izbirljivo i slučajno 1
Vile se ovdje igraju
  • Released: 15 September 2023
  • Label: Menart Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 1

Live albums

Title Details
Izbirljivo i namjerno
  • Released: 2 December 2022
  • Label: Menart Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Live – Dom Sportova, Zagreb
  • Released: 2 June 2023
  • Label: Menart Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CRO
Top 40
[16] 		Songs
[17]
"Noćas donijet ću gitaru" 2014 — — Non-album singles
"Potraži me u jeseni" 2016 — —
"Visine" 2018 — — Izbirljivo i slučajno
"Praviš me ludim" 13 —
"Probudi se" 2019 12 —
"Ako nađem nekoga" 12 — Non-album singles
"Drama" 18 — Izbirljivo i slučajno
"Nasloni se"
(with Matija Dedić) 		2020 14 —
"Plaža" 7 —
"Blizu (69)" 8 —
"Ptice" 2021 4 —
"Trebaš li me"
(with Eni Jurišić) 		2022 1 3 Non-album singles
"Zar je ljubav spala na to"
(with Jelena Rozga) 		4 — Minut srca mog
"Ne moram ni ja"
(with the Funkensteins) 		6 — Izbirljivo i namjerno
"Oprostija bi sve"
(with Buđenje) 		2023 2 — Brudet
"Kraj Save"
(with the Funkensteins) 		7 — Non-album singles
"Zalazak"
(with the Funkensteins) 		— —
"Pola sunca"
(with Marija Šerifović) 		— 3 Dolazi ljubav
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
2022 Cesarica Song of the Year "Ptice" Nominated [18]
"Zaplesala je s ljetom" Nominated
Porin Best Pop Album Izbirljivo i slučajno Won [19]
Best Male Vocal Performance Matija Cvek Won
2023 Cesarica Song of the Year "Trebaš li me" Won [20]
Zlatni Studio Won [21]
Top.HR Music Awards Won [22]

References

  1. ^ "HRTova A-strana okuplja nove nade hrvatske glazbe". HRT (in Croatian). 13 December 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Hit Matije Cveka otišao u visine YouTubea". Narodni Radio (in Croatian). 29 September 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ Granger, Anthony (29 April 2017). "Croatia: Jacques Houdek Reveals His Three Backing Singers". Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Matija Cvek – svjetski glazbeni vokal za hrvatske visine!". Večernji list (in Croatian). 6 June 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Ispunio mu se san: Matija Cvek u rukama napokon drži album prvijenac Izbirljivo i slučajno". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Matija Cvek: Neopisivo sam sretan zbog naše pozicije na ljestvici najprodavanijih albuma!". top-lista (in Croatian). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Moćna balada u kojoj su snage udružili mladi i talentirani Eni Jurišić i Matija Cvek". Večernji list (in Croatian). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Udruženi glasovi Eni Jurišić i Matije Cveka popeli se na vrh liste". toplista (in Croatian). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Tko su najveći dobitnici i gubitnici dodjele Porina". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  10. ^ Parmać, Anđela (28 January 2023). "Hit 2022. je pjesma "Trebaš li me" Eni Jurišić i Matije Cveka". Novi list. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  11. ^ Rožman, Klara (28 January 2023). "Spektakularna večer: Šprajc dobio petu nagradu, Battifiaca opet slavio". Zadarski.hr. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Proglašeni najbolji pjevači godine, dvorana u Lisinskom bila je krcata poznatim glazbenicima". Jutarnji list. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Matija Cvek oduševio publiku pjesmom "Zalazak", najemotivnijom pjesmom dosad" (in Croatian). tportal. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Matija Cvek: Njena je zadnja riječ". Story (in Croatian). 8 November 2018.
  15. ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
  16. ^ Peak positions in Croatia (HR Top 40):
    • For "Praviš me ludim": "HRTop40 Week 42 2018" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
    • For "Probudi se": "HRTop40 Week 11 2019" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
    • For "Ako nađem nekoga": "HRTop40 Week 13 2019" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
    • For "Drama": "HRTop40 Week 26 2019" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
    • For "Nasloni se": "HRTop40 Week 09 2020" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
    • For "Plaža": "HR TOP 40 Week 28 2020" (in Croatian). toplista. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
    • For "Blizu (69)": "HR TOP 40 Week 41 2020" (in Croatian). toplista. 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
    • For "Ptice": "HR TOP 40 Week 7 2021" (in Croatian). top-lista. 21 February 2021. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
    • For "Trebaš li me": "HR TOP 40 Week 8 2022" (in Croatian). top-lista. 27 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
    • For "Zar je ljubav spala na to": "HR TOP 40 Week 36 2022" (in Croatian). top-lista. 11 September 2022. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
    • For "Ne moram ni ja": "HR TOP 40 Week 6 2023" (in Croatian). top-lista. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
    • For "Oprostija bi sve": "HR TOP 40 Week 44 2022" (in Croatian). top-lista. 6 November 2022. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
    • For "Pokraj Save": "HR TOP 40 Week 13 2023" (in Croatian). top-lista. 2 April 2023. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  17. ^ Peak positions in Croatia (Croatia Songs):
  18. ^ "Petar Grašo ima Cesaricu za Hit godine" (in Croatian). cesarica.org. 30 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Nije prestajala plakati: Matija Cvek je trijumfirao na Porinu, a nema koga nisu raznježile suze njegove djevojke Nike Turković" (in Croatian). tportal.hr. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Eni Jurišić i Matija Cvek s pjesmom "Trebaš li me" u finalu Cesarice" (in Croatian). cesarica.org. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Najveći medijski spektakl godine: Ovo su svi dobitnici nagrade Zlatni studio!" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Luka Nižetić, Mia Dimšić, Severina, Matija Cvek, Eni Jurišić i drugi dobitnici su glazbene nagrade Top.HR" (in Croatian). Glazba.hr. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

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