Vajta is a Bosnian

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

 singer and the vocalist for the Yugoslav

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

 rock

Rock music

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 band Teška industrija.

From 1975 to 1976 Vajta was a vocalist for Teška industrija, who enjoyed great commercial success throughout the Balkan countries but later dissolved.

He became popular in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1981

The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 April 1981 at the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin. The presenter was Doireann Ní Bhriain...

 during which he represented Yugoslavia. He achieved 15th place for Yugoslavia with the song "Lejla", which became a hit and still is throughout the Balkan countries.

In early 2007, Teška industrija has reunited with the release of a new album.

In 2009, Vajta attained popularity by participating in the Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

n Big Brother

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-themed show Farma

Farma

Farma is a Croatian reality TV show broadcast on Nova TV which debuted in 2008. The show is completely produced and broadcasted in HDTV, and was the first HD program in Croatia.The show is set in the natural surroundings of a farm...

, where he got expelled at the 6th duel on April 10.