Krunoslav "Kićo" Slabinac (28 March 1944 – 13 November 2020) was a Croatian pop singer. His specialties were the songs nowadays inspired by folk music of
Slavonia
Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baranja ...
region of Croatia, and the uses of traditional instruments such as the
tamburica.
In the 1960s Slabinac was a member of several rock'n'roll bands. He then opted for a solo career as a pop singer and moved to Zagreb. While performing in a club, he was noticed by
Nikica Kalogjera who gave him a chance to appear as a newcomer at the 1969
Split Festival. A year later, in 1970, Slabinac won the first prize at the Opatija Festival. He represented
Yugoslavia
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at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with "
Tvoj dječak je tužan
Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, held in Dublin, Ireland.
Before Eurovision
''Jugovizija 1971''
The Yugoslav national final to select their entry, was held on 20 February at the Komunalni center Hall in Domžale. ...
", placing 14th.
Slabinac's song "Zbog jedne divne crne žene" was a huge hit which solidified his status as a singer. However, in the 1970s, legal troubles and time spent abroad set back his career. After his return from the United States, Slabinac focused on folk music, although he remained active in the pop music scene.
His song "Letaj mi" became an evergreen in
Macedonia, particularly because it was sung in
Macedonian
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Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to:
People Modern
* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...
on the festival "
MakFest MakFest ( mk, МакФест) founded in 1986, is the largest festival of Macedonian popular music. It is held every year in November, in Štip, Republic of North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before Febr ...
" in 1989.
He died on 13 November 2020 in Zagreb, following a long and complicated illness.
Discography
* 1971 – ''Tvoj dječak je tužan''
* 1975 – ''Hej bećari''
* 1978 – ''Pusti noćas svoje kose''
* 1979 – ''Seoska sam lola''
* 1984 – ''Krunoslav Slabinac''
* 1984 – ''Christmas with Kićo''
* 1985 – ''Stani suzo''
* 1986 – ''Da l' se sjećaš''
* 1987 – ''Oj, garava, garava''
* 1988 – ''Tiho, tiho uspomeno''
* 1991 – ''Za tebe''
* 1995 – ''Ako zora ne svane''
* 1995 – ''Sve najbolje''
* 2006 – ''Zlatna kolekcija''
* 2008 – ''Dignite čaše svatovi''
* 2015 – ''50 originalnih pjesama''
References
External links
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Krunoslav Kićo Slabinac
1944 births
2020 deaths
Croatian pop singers
20th-century Croatian male singers
21st-century Croatian male singers
Yugoslav rock singers
Yugoslav male singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Yugoslavia
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1971
Musicians from Osijek
Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery
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