Željko Joksimović

Željko Joksimović, often credited as Zeljko Joksimovic, (pronounced [ʒěːʎko jǒksimoʋitɕ] (listen); born 20 April 1972) is a Serbian vocalist, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays 12 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar and drums. Joksimović is multi-lingual, being fluent in Greek, English, Russian, Polish and French as well as his native Serbian.A singer-songwriter, Joksimović has been successful composing for other artists throughout the Balkans. He has written five ballads that have represented their respective countries at the Eurovision Song Contest: "Lane moje", "Lejla", "Oro", "Nije ljubav stvar" and "Adio". He also composes music for films, television series and theater shows. He represented Serbia and Montenegro in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Lane moje", placing second. He represented Serbia once more in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan and finished third. He was a judge on the first series of the Serbo-Croatian edition of X-Factor, the X Factor Adriatic.