18-801: [REDACTED] Look up Luka or luka in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Luka may refer to: People [ edit ] Luka (given name) , a South Slavic masculine given name cognate of Luke, and a Japanese given name Luka Dončić , Slovenian professional basketball player (born 1999) Luka Modrić , Croatian professional footballer (born 1985) Luka (singer) , stage name of Brazilian singer and songwriter Luciana Karina Santos de Lima (born 1979) Luka Keʻelikōlani (1826–1883), Hawaiian princess and governor Faimalaga Luka (1940–2005), Tuvaluan politician Places [ edit ] Bosnia and Herzegovina [ edit ] Luka, Ilijaš ,
36-621: A market town in Jihlava District Democratic Republic of the Congo [ edit ] Luka (river) [ fr ] , a river that flows through the Kahuzi-Biéga National Park Poland [ edit ] Łuka, Podlaskie Voivodeship , a village Łuka, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , a village Serbia [ edit ] Luka (Bor) , a village Slovakia [ edit ] Lúka ,
54-419: A market town in Jihlava District Democratic Republic of the Congo [ edit ] Luka (river) [ fr ] , a river that flows through the Kahuzi-Biéga National Park Poland [ edit ] Łuka, Podlaskie Voivodeship , a village Łuka, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , a village Serbia [ edit ] Luka (Bor) , a village Slovakia [ edit ] Lúka ,
72-403: A village Luka, Srebrenica , a village Luka, Bosansko Grahovo , a village Luka, Konjic , a village Luka, Gacko , a village Luka, Srebrenik , a village Luka, Nevesinje , a village Croatia [ edit ] Luka, Dubrovnik-Neretva County , a village near Ston Luka, Zadar County [ hr ] , a village on the island of Dugi Otok Luka, Zagreb County ,
90-403: A village Luka, Srebrenica , a village Luka, Bosansko Grahovo , a village Luka, Konjic , a village Luka, Gacko , a village Luka, Srebrenik , a village Luka, Nevesinje , a village Croatia [ edit ] Luka, Dubrovnik-Neretva County , a village near Ston Luka, Zadar County [ hr ] , a village on the island of Dugi Otok Luka, Zagreb County ,
108-556: A village and a municipality near Zaprešić Luka, Vrbovec , a village near Vrbovec Luka, Rijeka , a section of Rijeka Czech Republic [ edit ] Luka (Prague Metro) , a metro station in Prague Luka (Česká Lípa District) , a municipality and village Luka (Verušičky) [ cs ] , a village and part of Verušičky Luká , a municipality and village in Olomouc District Luka nad Jihlavou ,
126-438: A village and a municipality near Zaprešić Luka, Vrbovec , a village near Vrbovec Luka, Rijeka , a section of Rijeka Czech Republic [ edit ] Luka (Prague Metro) , a metro station in Prague Luka (Česká Lípa District) , a municipality and village Luka (Verušičky) [ cs ] , a village and part of Verušičky Luká , a municipality and village in Olomouc District Luka nad Jihlavou ,
144-466: A village in the Trenčín Region Other uses [ edit ] "Luka" (song) , by Suzanne Vega Luka (film) , a 1992 film by Tomislav Radić MW Motors Luka EV , a Czech electric car Megurine Luka , sound library for the vocal synthesizer Vocaloid See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Luka Luca (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
162-403: A village in the Trenčín Region Other uses [ edit ] "Luka" (song) , by Suzanne Vega Luka (film) , a 1992 film by Tomislav Radić MW Motors Luka EV , a Czech electric car Megurine Luka , sound library for the vocal synthesizer Vocaloid See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Luka Luca (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
180-863: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Luka [REDACTED] Look up Luka or luka in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Luka may refer to: People [ edit ] Luka (given name) , a South Slavic masculine given name cognate of Luke, and a Japanese given name Luka Dončić , Slovenian professional basketball player (born 1999) Luka Modrić , Croatian professional footballer (born 1985) Luka (singer) , stage name of Brazilian singer and songwriter Luciana Karina Santos de Lima (born 1979) Luka Keʻelikōlani (1826–1883), Hawaiian princess and governor Faimalaga Luka (1940–2005), Tuvaluan politician Places [ edit ] Bosnia and Herzegovina [ edit ] Luka, Ilijaš ,
198-586: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Luka (song) " Luka " is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega , released as the second single from her second studio album, Solitude Standing (1987), in May 1987. It remains her highest-charting hit in the United States, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Worldwide,
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#1732859018609216-451: Is what I based the song Luka on. In the song, the boy Luka is an abused child—in real life I don't think he was. I think he was just different. In a Dutch video documentary by "Top 2000 à gogo" in December 2018, Vega spoke about the meaning of the song: I wanted to write about child abuse… I had to think of how to write about a subject that no-one talks about. In 2021, she revealed that
234-444: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Luka . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luka&oldid=1250074030 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
252-444: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Luka . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luka&oldid=1250074030 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
270-542: The single release. The song deals with the issue of child abuse . On a 1987 Swedish television special, Vega revealed her inspiration for Luka: A few years ago, I used to see this group of children playing in front of my building, and there was one of them, whose name was Luka, who seemed a little bit distinctive from the other children. I always remembered his name, and I always remembered his face, and I didn't know much about him, but he just seemed set apart from these other children that I would see playing. And his character
288-566: The song charted the highest in Israel, peaking at No. 1, and reached the top 10 in Austria, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sweden. Shawn Colvin sings background vocals on the record. "Luka" earned Vega nominations at the 1988 Grammy Awards , including Record of the Year , Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance . Vega also recorded a Spanish-language version of the song, included on
306-417: The song dealt with the emotional and physical abuse she had suffered from her stepfather Ed Vega . “There was abuse in my family... I am actually Luka.” In 2023, she similarly told German radio Station Bayern 2 the song is about her own experience with physical abuse: I chose Luka as a name and as a character because I didn't want people to know that it was me. The accompanying music video for "Luka"
324-475: Was directed by Michael Patterson and Candice Reckinge. It was shot over three days in New York City. The part of Luka was played by actor Jason Cerbone (who years later played Jackie Aprile Jr. on the series The Sopranos ), who was chosen after the directors auditioned more than 90 children for the part. During a 2012 episode of BBC Radio 4 's Mastertapes , Vega revealed that she had written
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