He came to this world in Gorazde, and now lives in Sarajevo. He says he started singing quite early – at 5 a.m. Laka recorded his first song "Razocaro" in 1998, with which won second place at the local festival getting an offer of recording. This song launched his showbiz career nationally, but following his strategic plan was releasing only 1 song per year, thus 6 songs in 6 years. In 2003, his song "Ja Sam Moro" won the Bosnia Davorin music award for the best rock song of the year. In 2004, Laka left for New York, where he tried to start a band, but ended working as a waiter. He returned to Bosnia after two-and-a-half years and released his first album Zec.

Laka's entry is believed to be in sharp contrast to the Bosnian entries of late, which include ethno ballads and schlager pop. Laka describes the selection process: "When they told me to sign on, maybe I had a little hope to be the next representative. But, knowing what kind of songs succeed there, I did not have much hope.  The song also is the same style of mine because I did not want to give up on my style and sing some ballad with lyrics like 'river of tears' or 'you left, and I'm crying. And it looks like they've decided to "break" that concept of songs that go to Eurovision. Every year there are inovations, which means that nothing is excluded.The news that I was selected came when I was in the middle of hand-washing some socks when the phone rang. They said, 'you're through,' and I said 'through what?' and they responded 'to Eurovision!' At the first I told Dejan Kukric (Bosnian head of delegation), "Dejan, I do not want to do what I have not done before. And I can't work with people I have not worked before. I am not going to pretend, or dress like I have not thus far." He said, "OK. If you win the selection, that's how it'll be." So, with me, there will be no pretending or changes. The clothes may be suitable for that occasion, but in my way. Yes, I buy my clothes in second-hand storesand will in the future.
What I asked next is will I bring my own food or will there be food there, and they said everything will be there and not to worry. They said everything is organized and planned out, and I expressed my desire to split a roasted lamb head with Estonia. But nothing will probably come out of that because everything has to be on a certain level. I can't even eat beans because there is no eating bean stew on such a level. If political interests are turned towards Bosnia and Herzegovina, maybe I'll win, but I think the winner will be some country with some kind of problem," concluded Laka.

Additional information: eurobosnia.com

MIRELA

When Mirela first opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was a nose. Little Laka liked the scent of baby creams, so his nose often hanged above his sister's baby clothes. The next thing Mirela remembers is a small room in a small flat, her big brother and a plain guitar. Laka wants to teach her sing a children's song and tape it. So they sang and taped it, and nothing. He then went somewhere, and Mirela still wanted to sing some more. She started playing the piano and singing in a choir. In the meantime, she went to school, fell in love, loved extravagance, and wanted to become an actress. Knowing there's no other way out, off she went to the big city to the big school of literature. “This is better“, she thought, “I can do my acting anyway…”. So she sings a little, reads and writes a little and loves extravagance. All of a sudden, through no fault of hers, she found herself in the world of business, promotion and advertisement, quick decisions, lots of joy, fears and silliness. The next thing she remembers is a nice room in their flat in the attic, a good friend and roommate – her brother, and a rather decent guitar. Laka wants to teach her his new song, and have all 12 recorded on one cd. So they sang and recorded it, and off they went to Eurovision Song Contest.