Novković was born in
Sarajevo,
SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,
SFR Yugoslavia. His interest in a musical career was cultivated by his family background, with mother Ozana who taught music, and father
Đorđe who was a leading Croatian songwriter and music manager. He released his first album,
Kuda idu izgubljene djevojke in 1986, selling 120,000 copies, while his follow-up release in 1987,
Jači od sudbine, sold 160,000 copies and remained his highest-selling album to date. He was also the composer of "
Moja štikla", Croatian entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed by
Severina. ==Discography==