ˈæftɚ spˈɛndɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf ɪn mˈoʊstɑːɹ, jˈʌŋ ʒˈɛldʒkoʊ lˈɪvd ænd ɐtˈɛndᵻd skˈuːl ɪn nˈɪkʃɪk, ˈɪɡəlˌoʊ ænd zˈædɑːɹ bᵻfˌoːɹ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə mˈoʊstɑːɹ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz tˈiːneɪdʒ jˈɪɹz.
After spending the first seven years of his life in Mostar, young Željko lived and attended school in Nikšić, Igalo and Zadar before eventually returning to Mostar during his teenage years.