Elvir Lakovic was born in Gorazde, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He attended a Lower School of Music there studying guitar, but he avoided the 'solfeggio' and never followed the correct programe, as he preferred to play songs he liked himself.
He played folk music in the cafes of Gora--de for money, and at concerts performed rock and roll.
Laka recorded his first song Malo sam se razocar'o (I'm a little bit disappointed) in 1998. This song launched his showbiz career nationally, and every year he released a new song, among which were Vje--tica (Witch), Mor'o (I had to) and Pi--kila (You did a wee).
In 2004, Laka left for New York, where he tried to start a band, but returned to Bosnia disappointed after two-and-a-half years and released his first album Zec (Rabbit) in 2007.
Elvir Lakovic Laka won over the people of Bosnia with his originality and lack of pretentiousness. He is said to be a singer of great feeling for new and different things.
The beginning of Laka's career is concentrated on a guitar bought for him by his father in his first year at Music Primary School. At secondary school he and some friends formed a rock band called 'Deformacija poreza'. With his group he competed at local festivals, and in 1999 their song Razocaro won second place, and the Bosnian State Television gave him an offer of recording as soon as he gained great success. The following year the new single Vjestica just confirmed his popularity further.
In 2003, his song Ja sam mor'o won the Bosnia Davorin music award for the best rock song of the year. The album Zec has also been released in Croatia on the Menart record label.
Elvir Lakovic Laka will represent Bosnia at 2008 Eurovision Song Contest.
Awards:
Best rock song of the year "DAVORIN" 2003.
Best styling of the Eurovision Song Contest by Belgrade fashion week 2008.
Best song of the year RADIO festival 2008.
Best song of the year "RSG" radio 2008.
Best deby album of the year "INDEXI" 2008.
Best MTV Adria, EMA Liverpool 2008.
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Kada je tata kupio gitaru malom Laki, niko nije ni slutio da Laka nece postati fudbaler nego muzicar, jer su svi Lakini prijatelji trenirali nogomet, a i sam Laka je bio clan prvog tima gorazdanskog nogometnog kluba i juniorski reprezentativac BiH. Da li je prevagnula muzika ili nesto drugo, ne zna se, ali Laka zauvijek ostavlja nogomet i okrece se gitari.
Prva stvar koju je Laka naucio da svira na gitari bila je pjesma “Balkan” od Azre, a nakon toga i ostale pjesmice koje su se svirale po lokalnim dernecima.
Tadasnji prvi Lakin bend se zvao ”Deformacija proreza” s kojim je ucestvovao na lokalnim festivalima u Gorazdu i tada osvaja drugo mjesto s pjesmom ”Razocaro”. Odlazi u Sarajevo i snima svoj prvi studijski singl za navedenu numeru s kojim skrece paznju na sebe i dobiva blagu popularnost. Ta popularnost Laku tjera da se bori sa sopstvenim egom i da ga odstrani iz zivota, koliko god je to moguce…
Nakon godinu dana snima pjesmu pod nazivom “Vjestica” i potvrdjuje prethodni uspjeh. Poslije toga svake sljedece godine izdaje po jedan singl i za tri godine izbacuje tri singla: “Moro”, ”Piskila” i “Dzemper”. Za svaki singl radi paralelno i video spotove koji izgledaju kao art video i time dodatno osvaja BH publiku.
2004. godine Laka odlazi u New York u potrazi za svjetlijom buducnoscu, sto god to znacilo. U New Yorku radi kao nosac namjestaja, a potom kao konobar i pokusava oformiti bend. Paralelno snima nekoliko reklama i dva kratka filma koji mu ne donose dovoljno novca da napusti konobarisanje.
Neko vrijeme vjezba sa bubnjarem i trazi ostale clanove kako bi oformili bend, ali posto bubnjar nalazi stalno zaposlenje, Laka ga vise nikad nije imao priliku vidjeti. Boreci se sa samocom i nemogucnoscu pronalazenja benda, Laka dolazi nazad u Sarajevo i snima svoj prvi album “Zec” u izdanju Hayat Production.
Album se tretira kao alternativan pop s duhovitim tekstovima protkanim blagim filozofskim doskocicama. Na albumu takodje predlaze da se rijec “ljubav” pise velikim slovom.
Nekoliko koncerata u Sarajevu dobija vrlo dobre kritike, a nastup u sarajevskom “Coloseumu” biva ispunjen do posljednjeg mjesta.
Laka zivi i radi u Sarajevu pokusavajuci da postane umjetnik i zivi od toga.
you absolutely rule. I will gladly purchase cds from you. Allthough i have trouble understanding the lyrics, every song touches me .. thank you for that!
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OMG!! Saw laka do the televote for B & H. I literally screamed!! =D Laka should have won last year!!! :'( I love the album Zec!! My fave album! I <3 Laka!! Laka MUST come to the UK again! Emmie xxxxx
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