Jakov Jozinović (born 27 September 2005) is a Croatian pop singer. He gained public recognition through television talent shows and later through social media, where his vocal covers attracted significant attention. In 2026, he released his debut album Ja za čuda letim, which was preceded by two commercially successful singles "Polje ruža" (2025) and "Ja volim" (2026). He has given concerts across the post-Yugoslav region.
Early life Jakov Jozinović was born on 27 September 2005 in Vinkovci, Croatia. He developed an interest in music at a young age and began posting song covers online during his teenage years. He is currently a student of political sciences at the University of Zagreb. His talent was noticed by actor Enis Bešlagić who was present at an audition when Jakov was only 12 years old.
Career 2018–2025: Rise to fame and covers Jozinović began sharing music covers on his YouTube channel in 2018. His first major public appearance came in 2021, when he competed in the eighth season of the Croatian television talent show Supertalent, where he performed Queen's song "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975).
In 2025, his cover of Đorđe Balašević's song "Olivera" (1985) gained widespread attention on social media platforms, contributing to a rapid increase in his popularity. He has also performed covers of songs such as "Kuća puna naroda" (2017), "Da je tuga snijeg" (2000), "One Night Only" (1981), "Moja Juliška" (1992), and "End of Beginning" (2022). He also performed a cover version of the latter song on 10 February 2025 together with Croatian singer Matija Cvek as part of a series of covers he recorded in the kitchen. Their version of the song went viral. He has also covered songs by Oliver Dragojević, Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni, Zdravko Čolić, Toše Proeski, and Matija Cvek among others.
Following his growing popularity, Jozinović began performing live concerts in several cities throughout the region, including performances in Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia. He won a Porin Award in 2026 in the category for Best New Performer. His extremely high popularity and "hysteric" reaction among the female fans in the region has been compared to Beatlemania. Jakov has shared how his biggest musical inspiration comes from Dragojević and the emotions he shared in his songs.
2025–present: Ja za čuda letim and tour On 21 November 2025, he released his first single, titled "Polje ruža" whose music and lyrics were written by Matija Cvek, while the arrangement and production was finalized by Filip Vincek and Marko Palameta. An accompanying music video was filmed in Zagreb under the direction of Danko Šimunović and Pave Elez. On 8 December 2025, the song reached the peak of the HR Top 100 chart in Croatia in its second week of the chart, moving from its debut of number 4. On 3 February 2026, Jakov released his second single, "Ja volim", with lyrics written by himself, Laura Sučec and Matt Shaft while the music was written by the latter two. Marko Palameta was responsible for the production and arrangement of the song. The music video for the song was directed by Šimunović and Elez and premiered on the same day. The song was a big commercial success, reaching the top of the charts in Croatia.
Starting with a concert on 14 February 2026, he had his first regional tour Ja za čuda letim with a first concert in Split which then continued in ex-Yugoslav countries. In February 2026, he received his first Golden Studio Award. During an interview at the show he announced that his first studio album would be titled Ja za čuda letim and would be released before his first concert at the Arena Zagreb.
Personal life Jozinović was born and raised in Vinkovci, Croatia. During his Supertalent performance of "Bohemian Rhapsody", he dedicated the song to his mother. His mother is a relative of Croatian singer Minea who is his godmother. His uncle is former football player and coach Darko Jozinović. He has played tennis as a hobby.
Discography Studio albums +List of studio albums, showing release date, label and chart positions Title DetailsPeak chart positions CRODom.For Ja za čuda letim: TBD AUT Ja za čuda letimReleased: 14 June 2026 Label: K.S.V. Format: Digital download, streaming — 34
Singles +List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, chart positions and album name Title Year Top position Album CROPeaks on HR Top 100 (radio): For "Polje ruža": For "Ja volim": For "Ja za čuda letim", "Raj" and "Na mjestu mom": For "Nećeš spavati" and "Voljela bi to": For "Ljudi poput nas" and "Meri": CROBillb.Peaks on Croatia Songs (Billboard): For "Polje ruža": For "Ja volim": For "Raj", "Nećeš spavati", "Meri", "Na mjestu mom", "Voljela bi to", "Ja za čuda letim", "4 laste" and "Stol za dvoje": "Ispred bijele hostije" 2025 — — "Polje ruža" 1 1 Ja za čuda letim "Ja volim" 2026 1 1 "Ljudi poput nas" 2 —
Other charted songs +List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Top position Album CRO CROBillb. "Na mjestu mom" 2026 54 8 Ja za čuda letim "4 laste" — 7 "Meri" 4 5 "Voljela bi to" 89 10 "Raj" 36 1 "Nećeš spavati" 10 3 "Stol za dvoje" — 17 "Ja za čuda letim" 30 11 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
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