reb , ▁and ▁en rolled ▁in ▁XV . ▁G ymnasium ▁in ▁Zag reb , ▁known ▁as ▁M IO C . ▁During ▁his ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁had ▁had ▁a ▁band ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁captain ▁of ▁school ' s ▁basketball ▁team . ▁ ▁He ▁ski pped ▁one ▁class ▁( in ▁elementary ▁school ) ▁so ▁he ▁graduated ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁his ▁class ▁at ▁the ▁young ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁First , ▁he ▁studied ▁Chem istry ▁on ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Science ▁at ▁University ▁in ▁Zag reb , ▁but ▁after ▁two ▁years , ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁Cro at ian ▁and ▁literature ▁was ▁stronger . ▁Event ually ▁he ▁finished ▁Cro at ology ▁on ▁Cro at ian ▁studies . ▁ ▁His ▁father , ▁Mir ko , ▁who ▁is ▁member ▁of ▁Cro at ian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Arts , ▁influenced ▁Mark o ' s ▁profession . ▁Later , ▁Mark o ▁was ▁a ▁Cro at ian ▁teacher ▁in ▁few ▁Zag reb ▁schools . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁To ▁Mark o ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Zag re bf est ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Zag re bf est ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Zag re bf est ▁ ▁To ▁Mark o ' s ▁songs ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Z ad arf est ▁ 1 st ▁Deb ut ▁Award ▁( San ella ▁" Da ▁li ▁st var no ▁je ▁kraj ") ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Z ad arf est ▁ 1 st ▁Deb ut ▁Award ▁( J os ip ▁K