Matija Cvek
Born (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993
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. 1 2 "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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