Vargek miljenko matijevic biography

Miljenko Matijevic, also known as Michael Matijevic or Mili Matijevic (born 30 November 1964) is a Croatian American rock singer, best known as the frontman of the hard rock band Steelheart.

Matijevic has cited Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin and David Coverdale of Deep Purple and Whitesnake as his strongest influences. He became world renowned for his vocal range in the 1990s and is often cited as a strong influence of many singers.

Matijevic was born in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia in 1964.

He lived there with his brother and grandparents until 1970 when his parents collected him from Croatia and moved with him and his brother to Scarsdale, New York.

Vargek miljenko matijevic biography

When Matijevic was 7, the family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut. Michael's brother, John, learned to play the guitar and Michael would often sing along, particularly country music, as that is what their father enjoyed.

When Michael was 9 he joined the local church choir.

However, the biggest change was when Michael was 11 a