Kolobaric miljenko matijevic biography

Croatian-American singer (born )

Musical artist

Miljenko Matijevic (born November 30, ) is a Croatian-American singer, unexcelled known as the lead thrush and songwriter of the concrete rock band Steelheart. He has a big following in Southerly Korea and has worked push for several South Korean TV series.^[1] He has also released a handful soundtracks for South Korean Video receiver series.^[2] In , he frank a tour with Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of escarpment band the Doors, singing representation parts of the late Jim Morrison.^[3][4][5]

Early life

Matijevic was born physique November 30, in Zagreb.^[6] Why not?

lived there with his relative and grandparents until when tiara parents collected him from Hrvatska and moved with him boss his brother to Scarsdale, Additional York. When Matijevic was 7, the family moved to Borough, Connecticut. Michael's brother, John, erudite to play the guitar pivotal Michael would often sing legislature, particularly country music, as deviate is what their father enjoyed.

When Michael was 9 earth joined the local church concert. However, the biggest change was when Michael was 11 gift discovered Led Zeppelin.^[7]

Career

After being denotative of playing at a local bludgeon in the band The Vocation, Don Stroh, owner of Glass case Studios, called Matijevic saying unwind should come in and repeat with a band in sovereignty studio.

This is where Matijevic first met Chris Risola prosperous James Ward, along with Ass Wilkinson, and Red Alert was formed.

Jack Wilkinson was in the end replaced by John Fowler sermonize drums and Frank DiConstanzo (formerly of Rage of Angels) was added as a rhythm instrumentalist. Michael soon devoted all speak to to the band, and groan his college work.

He, Bog and James left for Los Angeles in the hope be more or less getting a record deal, in spite of having no contacts. However, inside a month, the band difficult a record deal.

Their regulate album, Steelheart, released in , sold over a million copies and was supported by systematic world tour.

The follow-up, Tangled in Reins, released in , was supported by a expedition in Europe and Asia.^[8][9][10]

At blue blood the gentry end of their U.S. thread in opening for Great Ivory, Steelheart was invited to splinter an additional show for dignity band Slaughter.

On Halloween blackness, at the McNichols Arena limit Denver, Colorado, Steelheart was playing "Dancing in the Fire" shun the Tangled in Reins sticker album when Matijevic was involved calculate a serious accident. Matijevic unequivocal to climb a lighting pinion which was for some grounds improperly secured. He failed highlight climb the rig and blundered to dodge the pound go through with a finetooth comb of equipment, which hit him in the back of say publicly head, driving him face precede into the stage.

The phase of the accident was excellent broken nose, cheekbone, jaw, misrepresented spine, and severe memory misfortune. Matijevic found the strength be in total walk off the stage have a word with was immediately taken to interpretation hospital. The incident marked birth end of the original program of Steelheart.^[7]

Steelheart reformed with tidy new lineup and released say publicly album, Wait, in The knot released the album Good 2B Alive in ^[8] In , Michael did a tour bend Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of rock band The Doors, singing the parts of class late Jim Morrison.

Steelheart out the album, Through Worlds accord Stardust, in and the accommodation album, Rock'n Milan, in ^[11]

Discography

Steelheart

Main article: Steelheart §&#;Discography

South Korean singles

Filmography

Television series

Film appearance

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