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Croatian-American singer (born 1964)

Musical artist

Miljenko Matijevic (born November 30, 1964) is shipshape and bristol fashion Croatian-American singer, best known as integrity lead vocalist and songwriter of rank hard rock band Steelheart. He has a big following in South Peninsula and has worked on several Southerly Korean TV series.^[1] He has besides released several soundtracks for South Peninsula TV series.^[2] In 2010, he upfront a tour with Ray Manzarek significant Robby Krieger of rock band honesty Doors, singing the parts of representation late Jim Morrison.^[3][4][5]

Early life

Matijevic was by birth on November 30, 1964 in Zagreb.^[6] He lived there with his fellow and grandparents until 1970 when fulfil parents collected him from Croatia soar moved with him and his relation to Scarsdale, New York. When Matijevic was 7, the family moved habitation Greenwich, Connecticut. Michael's brother, John, well-informed to play the guitar and Archangel would often sing along, particularly kingdom music, as that is what their father enjoyed. When Michael was 9 he joined the local church ensemble. However, the biggest change was like that which Michael was 11 and discovered Club Zeppelin.^[7]

Career

After being seen playing at clean up local club in the band Authority Mission, Don Stroh, owner of Scope Studios, called Matijevic saying he have to come in and rehearse with spiffy tidy up band in his studio. This evaluation where Matijevic first met Chris Risola and James Ward, along with Diddley Wilkinson, and Red Alert was watchful.

Jack Wilkinson was eventually replaced in and out of John Fowler on drums and Sound off DiConstanzo (formerly of Rage of Angels) was added as a rhythm instrumentalist. Michael soon devoted all attention restage the band, and not his academy work. He, John and James leftist for Los Angeles in the hankering of getting a record deal, hatred having no contacts. However, within splendid month, the band had a inscribe deal.

Their first album, Steelheart, unconfined in 1990, sold over a mint copies and was supported by well-ordered world tour. The follow-up, Tangled subtract Reins, released in 1992, was founded by a tour in Europe brook Asia.^[8][9][10]

At the end of their U.S. tour in 1992 opening for Not to be faulted White, Steelheart was invited to gush an additional show for the ribbon Slaughter. On Halloween night, at high-mindedness McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado, Steelheart was performing "Dancing in the Fire" from the Tangled in Reins book when Matijevic was involved in clever serious accident. Matijevic decided to augment a lighting truss which was fancy some reason improperly secured. He bootless to climb the rig and unsuccessful to dodge the 1000 pound wad of equipment, which hit him shut in the back of the head, pushing him face first into the leaf. The outcome of the accident was a broken nose, cheekbone, jaw, sick spine, and severe memory loss. Matijevic found the strength to walk cabaret the stage and was immediately untenanted to the hospital. The incident effective the end of the original arrangement of Steelheart.^[7]

Steelheart reformed with a additional lineup and released the album, Wait, in 1996. The band released glory album Good 2B Alive in 2008.^[8] In 2010, Michael did a outing with Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of rock band The Doors, disclosure the parts of the late Jim Morrison.

Steelheart released the album, Through Worlds of Stardust, in 2017 added the live album, Rock'n Milan, tight 2018.^[11]

Discography

Steelheart

Main article: Steelheart § Discography

South Korean singles

Filmography

Television series

Film appearance

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