Biography
Who is Knez?
Early life and music beginnings
Born in Cetinje, Montenegro, and raised in Titograd, Knez grew up in a household centered around music. At six years of age, he performed the song Bio jednom jedan lav at the Naša Radost Festival in Titograd. During his school years, he joined a group named Milan i Luna.
While attending high school, he formed his first band called Visoka frekvencija alongside guitarist Leo Đokaj. With this band, he wrote tracks that would later become his most successful hits. He also played with The Moon Band on the Montenegrin coast and later formed the Montenegro Band with his father, Milija Mili Knežević.
Rise to fame and career highlights
In 1992, Knez launched his solo career by appearing at the Belgrade Pop Festival, MESAM, performing the track Dal si ikada mene voljela. That same year, he recorded his debut album titled Kao magija with contributions from guitarist Leo Đokaj and songwriters Ljubo Jovović and Zlatko Jovović. He followed this with his second album, Iz dana u dan, released in 1994.
His third album, Automatic, released in 1997, became his highest-selling record and led to a major concert at the Sava Center. A compilation album titled The Best of Knez followed in 1999, featuring eighteen older tracks along with new songs such as Nijedna žena na svijetu and Ti ne znaš ko sam ja. In 2000, he won first place at the Budva Festival with the track Vjeruj. He continued releasing studio albums throughout the decade, including Daleko, visoko in 2001, Ti me znaš in 2003, and Vanilla in 2005, alongside later records like Otrov i med and Opa cupa.
Eurovision and television appearances
In 2014, it was announced that Knez would represent Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 held in Vienna, Austria. Performing the song Adio, he placed ninth in the second semi-final and finished in 13th place in the Grand Final with 44 points, marking Montenegro's highest finish in the competition to date.
Beyond his music career, Knez has appeared on several reality television programs. He competed in Survivor Srbija VIP Philippines in 2010. He also took part in the first and fifth seasons of the show Tvoje lice zvuči poznato in 2013 and 2019.
Family and personal life
Knez was married to Ninoslava Knežević from 1995 until 2013. Together they had two daughters. One of their daughters is Ksenija Knežević, who performed as a member of the girl group Hurricane between 2017 and 2022.
Birthday and age
Knez was born on December 5, 1967, which makes Knez 58 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Knez shares the date with 60 other famous people.
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