The turning point in his career is considered to be Željko’ s winning the national contest for Serbia and Montenegro’s representative on “Eurosong” 2004. with his song “Lane moje”. After very long time, Serbia and Montenegro once again had their representative on this prestigious European contest. Winning 2nd place on the “Eurosong” contest in Istanbul and THE MARCEL BEZENCON Press award (Best Composer Award) made him way to the top of the European music scene.
This success changed the course of his career. This turning point gave a special tone to his musical opus and the songs he made after 2004.
Željko’ s cooperation and duet with the Austrian singer Tamee Harrison “I live my life ...