Tomislav Ivčić (6 January 1953 – 4 March 1993) was a Croatian

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and

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. He died in a

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and is buried in Zagreb at the

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Life and career

A native of

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, Tomislav Ivčić became one of the most popular singers and songwriters during his appearances on 1970s pop music festivals. His specialty was pop music inspired by

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. One of his early hits included the

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influenced single "Nemam za kavu" from 1979. Ivčić also wrote and performed "Večeras je naša fešta", a song that would become a semi-official anthem of

, often sung and performed whenever a Dalmatian athlete or sports team won a title or important game. He has written over two hundred songs and released twenty three albums during his career. During the

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, Ivčić wrote the song " Stop the War in Croatia" which charted in the Top 10 in

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in 1991. In February 1993 he ran as HDZ candidate for House of Chambers of

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, and won a seat. A few weeks before he was supposed to take office, and shortly after a ''

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in which he was described as the "first Croatian senator," his automobile was involved in a traffic accident that would claim the lives of him and three other people. His older half-brother Đani Maršan is also an accomplished singer and songwriter, as well as his other older brother Vedran Ivčić, albeit to a lesser degree.

Discography

Singles

Acknowledgements

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(2021)

References

External links

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