Adolf "Dado" Topić (born 4 September 1950, Siverić at

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) is a

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from

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and the

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. He was the lead singer and founder of

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, a 1970s

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band. From 1970 to late 1971, he was also the lead singer of the popular prog-rock band Korni Grupa (also known as The Kornelyans). He is a male vocalist who sang the entry from Croatia in the

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, together with the band Dragonfly. Topić has performed at Etnofest Neum twice: in 1997 with "Na te mislim" and in 2008 with "Nema prodaje". He collaborated (singing and producing albums) with

Smak Smak ( sr-Cyrl, Смак; trans. ''The end time'') was a Serbian and Yugoslav band from Kragujevac. The group reached the peak of popularity in the 1970s when it was one of the most notable acts of the former Yugoslav rock scene. The band's l ...

Discography

*1972 -

*1975 - Time II *1976 - Život u Čizmama s visokom petom *1979 - Neosedlani *1980 - Šaputanje na jastuku *2001 - Otok u moru tišine *2004 - Apsolutno sve *2007 - Ultimate collection *2009 - Live in Kerempuh

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Biography
''(in Croatian)''
Dado Topić born on 4 September 1949
''(in Croatian)'' 1949 births Living people People from Nova Gradiška 20th-century Croatian male singers Croatian rock singers Yugoslav male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Croatia Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2007 City Records artists 21st-century Croatian male singers {{Croatia-singer-stub