▁according ▁to ▁them ▁he ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁most ▁performed ▁authors ▁in ▁Cro atia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁( The ▁list ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁alphabet ical ▁order ). ▁ ▁Musical ▁career ▁and ▁personal ▁life ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁listening ▁to ▁his ▁id ols ▁Ro x ette , ▁Bry an ▁Adams , ▁Bon ▁J ovi , ▁Sc orp ions ▁and ▁Cher . ▁Crit ics ▁say ▁that ▁even ▁today ▁you ▁can ▁hear ▁their ▁influence ▁in ▁Mark o ' s ▁songs , ▁while ▁he ▁cher ishes ▁power ▁pop - rock ▁style . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Lad is lav ▁Ra č ić ▁first ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁teach ▁music ▁on ▁Rock ▁Academia ▁in ▁Zag reb . ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁had ▁additional ▁training ▁with ▁Professor ▁Van ja ▁Lis ak . ▁ ▁Lis ak ▁recommended ▁Mark o ▁to ▁his ▁colle ague ▁Z den ka ▁K ova č ič ek ▁and ▁shortly ▁after ▁that ▁they ▁initi ate ▁collaboration . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁on ▁three ▁Z den ka ' s ▁CD s , ▁on ▁about ▁ 4 0 ▁songs . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁won ▁Zag re bf est ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁his ▁favour ite ▁award ▁to ▁Z den ka ' s ▁interpretation ▁on ▁Z ad arf est ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁for ▁song ▁" Mo ž da ▁ni ▁ne ▁os je ć am ▁kraj " ▁( Maybe ▁I ▁don ' t ▁fell ▁it ▁is ▁end ). ▁A udi ence