Marko Živadinović was born in 1979 in Serbia and grew up surrounded by the rich traditions of Serbian music. He began his musical education at the age of six, studying both classical and contemporary music. 

He began his musical journey at the age of six, receiving a solid foundation in both classical and contemporary music, which would later shape his versatile artistic identity. From an early stage, his focus on the accordion led him to study with some of the most respected international professors of the instrument, including Vojin Vaso­vić, Friedrich Lips, Jacques Mornet, Radomir Tomić, and Elsbeth Moser.

His formal education took place across several European music centers. After completing his diploma at the Music High School in Kragujevac in 1996, he continued his studies at the Music Academy in Bratislava, where he graduated in 2001, and later at the Music Academy of the City of Kassel in Germany, completing his studies there in 2002. During this period, he also distinguished himself at international competitions, earning first prizes at the Accordion Days in Smederevo in 1995 and 1997, as well as a second prize at the XLVI Trophée Mondial de l’Accordéon in Faro, Portugal, in 1996.

Since April 2005, Marko Živadinović has been living and working in Austria as a freelance musician. His concert activity spans an impressive international scope, with performances across Europe and beyond, including appearances in Serbia, Slovakia, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. Alongside his concert work, he has been deeply involved in stage and studio productions, notably collaborating with Roland Neuwirth & die Extremschrammeln and contributing to major theatrical productions such as Einen Jux will er sich machen at the Volkstheater Vienna and Moser by Franzobel at the Theater in der Josefstadt. He also served as musical director of the operetta Und das bei uns by Roland Neuwirth and Peter Ahorner.

In addition to these projects, he has collaborated with a wide range of renowned ensembles and artists, including the Nenad Vasilic Trio, Alegre Corrêa, Karl Hodina, Gerald Preinfalk, Fatima Spar and the Freedom Fries, Fünf Achterl in Ehren, Falsche Wiener, as well as the Big Band of RTS in Serbia and the Big Band of HRT in Croatia. Beyond his work as a performer, Marko Živadinović is also active as a composer and producer, continually expanding his artistic expression across genres and formats.