Massimo Moreno Savić (6 June 1962 – 23 December 2022), also known simply as Massimo, was a Croatian pop singer.
His father was a native of
Tulež near
Aranđelovac. His mother was
Italian from Istria, a native of
Raša near
Labin
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He first became popular in the 1980s with his band
Dorian Gray, and then soon embarked on a successful solo career. He won five
Porin awards for best male vocal performance, 2004–2007, and in 2012.
In 2013, Massimo's thirty-year anniversary concert sold out the
Pula Arena. It featured
Vlado Kreslin,
Neno Belan, and
Nina Badrić as guests, and was also broadcast live by the
Croatian Radiotelevision. He was one of the judges on the
second series
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of ''
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Massimo died from lung cancer at
Sisters of Charity Hospital in
Zagreb
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on 23 December 2022, at the age of 60.
He was buried at the
Zadar
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City Cemetery on 3 January 2023.
Discography
Albums
* with
Dorian Gray – ''
Sjaj u tami'',
Jugoton, 1983
* with Dorian Gray – ''
Za tvoje oči'', Jugoton, 1985
* ''
Stranac u noći'', Jugoton, 1987
* ''
Riječi čarobne'', Jugoton, 1988
* ''
Muzika za tebe'', Jugoton, 1989
* ''
Zemlja plesa'', Jugoton, 1990
* ''
Elements'',
Helidon, 1992
* with
Labin Art Express – ''
Metal Guru - Body, Energy & Emotions'', 1993
* ''
Benzina
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Plot
A young lesbian couple, Stella and Lenni, go on the run after the accidental death of Lenni's mother.
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Croatia Records/
Tutico, 1995
* with Labin Art Express – ''
Metal Guru - Hero in 21st Century'', 1998
* ''
Massimo
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*Massimo Ago ...
'',
Aquarius Records/
Multimedia Records, 2003
* ''
Vještina'', Aquarius/Multimedia Records, 2004
* ''
Massimo - Zlatna kolekcija'', Croatia Records, 2004
* ''
Apsolutno Uživo - live Iz Kluba Aquarius'', Aquarius, 2005
* ''
Vještina 2'', Aquarius, 2006
* ''
Sunce se ponovo rađa'', Aquarius, 2008
* ''
Massimo Sings Sinatra'', Aquarius, 2010
* ''
Dodirni me slučajno'', Aquarius, 2011
* ''
1 dan ljubavi'', Aquarius, 2015
* ''Sada'' (2018)
Singles
References
External links
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1962 births
2022 deaths
Deaths from lung cancer in Croatia
People from Pula
21st-century Croatian male singers
Croatian pop singers
Yugoslav male singers
Hayat Production artists
20th-century Croatian male singers
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