Nikola Rokvić

Nikola Rokvić is a Serbian singer, born on 29 June 1985 in Belgrade, the eldest son of the folk singer Marinko Rokvić; his brother Marko is also a singer. After grammar school he studied sound design and recording at the Braća Karić University. He started in pop-folk and since the mid-2010s has also sung pop.

His first singles came out in 2003: "Ne postoji ljubav", which he sang at Pjesma Mediterana in Budva, and "Delićemo sve na pola", a duet with his father. In 2006 he sang "Povredi me" at the Grand festival and released his debut album, Oprosti mojoj mladosti; its title song became a radio hit, and "Željo moja", "S kim si me noćas varala" and "Ja sam tvoj i kad spavam sa njom" also stood out. The second album, Prećuti me (2008), brought "Al' nema nas", "Ja nisam taj", "Dobar sam ti ja", "Za najboljeg druga" and the title song. At the 2008 Grand festival he sang "Uzmi ili ostavi" with Dara Bubamara.

"Med i slatko grožđe", sung at the 2010 Grand festival, is considered the biggest success of his career. Singles of those years included "Nema više druga mog", "Na dnu mora duše moje", "Moja curice" and "Krv nije voda" with his brother. With his third album, Ovaj put (2015), Nikola Rokvić turned to pop, and "Našao sam te" passed a million views on YouTube within three months. Later singles include "Zavoli" (2016), "Nevera" (2017), "Besmrtna pesma" (2022) and "Stara garda" (2022) with Beogradski sindikat.

He took part in Survivor Srbija VIP: Philippines in 2010, finishing ninth, and in 2016 he was runner-up in the third season of Tvoje lice zvuči poznato. On Survivor he met the Serbian-American model Bojana Barović; they married in 2016 and have four children. He is also a co-founder and CEO of the Serbian streaming platform YouBox.

In 2022 he sang a medley dedicated to his father at the Sabor narodne muzike Srbije in Belgrade, and in 2023 he sang "Med i slatko grožđe" at the Ilidža festival and appeared at the Zenica Summer Fest. He is closely attached to Bosanski Petrovac and Kolunić, his father's native village, where he and Marko helped rebuild and asphalt the road to the village church. In November 2024 he received the Peace Plaque of the Niš humanitarian organisation "Nađi Raula" for his charity work.