In spite of the war and surrounding turbulence, Mrvica entered in, and won, his first major competition in Zagreb in 1993.
[1] Mrvica went on to study at the Music Academy in Zagreb where he spent five years under Professor Vladimir Krpan,[1] who himself was a pupil of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.
[2] It was also in the number 1 slot in the HMV international pop chart in Hong Kong for twelve consecutive weeks.
[citation needed] Under Mel Bush's management, Mrvica's performances generally take place against a backdrop of special lighting, stage and video effects.
[3] Mrvica's piece "Exodus" was used as the floor music of Russian artistic gymnast Anna Pavlova in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.