Hailing from Croatia .. via Amsterdam, Prague and London .. singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Zhel has already had two massively acclaimed albums in his home country, received awards for his video direction and played support to Sting. But, as those who know him will tell you, it's what happens next that is the really interesting part. To begin at the beginning... Born in Pula, Croatia, musician, film-maker and multimedia artist Zhel began his professional musical career playing guitar in the cult band Messerschmitt. After writing and directing a multimedia project containing live music, moving images and audio recital he released his first solo album in 1996, instantly acclaimed by critics as one of the best albums of the year and within twelve months was supporting Sting on the Croatian leg of his international tour. Zhel..s second solo album, with its brilliant (and often ironic) fusion of styles, was again acclaimed as one of the best alternative albums of 1998/1999, while his self-directed video Sarcophagus won both the Critics.Award and the Best New Director Award at the Croatian Film Festival. Making the move to the UK, Zhel freelanced in Brixton and Cambridge where he signed to the Zenith Publishing Ltd as an in-house writer. He also contributed music to the Zenith label..s unashamedly bizarre debut single BABY LIZARD STEW (Zenith Café), a disgusting ditty featuring SPANDIX which had exposure on Nickelodeon and the BBC over Christmas 2003. His skill