Gloria x Materia podcast: Nika Turković on creativity, mental health & beauty rituals
24 min
Who is Nika Turković when the spotlight fades? At only nine she charmed Europe with “Hej mali”, earning Croatia a Junior Eurovision bronze in 2004 eurovisionworld.com. Fast-forward to 2025 and the Zagreb-born artist – now 30 – is praised for her crystal voice, candid lyrics and chart-topping singles like “Sutra” and “Ima smisla”. Her latest album “Brze suze” (2025) reveals a deeper, more vulnerable side.
In this Art of Life conversation she discusses:
• how journaling turns into melodies that resonate
• the grounding rituals – morning matcha, sunset walks, mindful breathing – that keep anxiety at bay
• why therapy is the best duet partner a musician can have
• the holy-grail beauty products she always keeps in her gig bag
• the biggest life lesson she’s learned before hitting her thirties
“Music heals, but first you have to heal yourself.”
– Nika Turković
