Jelusick

Jelusick is the hard rock band led by Croatian singer, keyboardist and songwriter Dino Jelusick, one of the most in-demand rock voices to emerge from Eastern Europe in the last decade. Born in Požega in 1992, he became a national figure as a child, winning the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 at age ten. In his teens he pivoted from pop toward hard rock and metal. In 2012 he founded Animal Drive, the first Croatian rock band signed to Frontiers Records; their 2018 debut "Bite!" established his reputation as a powerhouse frontman. He became a touring vocalist for Trans-Siberian Orchestra and joined Whitesnake in 2021 as backing vocalist and keyboardist. The namesake band Jelusick was assembled to give him full creative control, pairing him with guitarist Ivan Keller, bassist Luka Broderick and drummer Mario Lepoglavec. Their debut "Follow the Blind Man" (2023) won the Croatian Porin award for Best Rock Album. "Apolitical Ecstasy" followed in September 2025, pushing into grittier, more socially pointed territory.