Vladimir "Vlado" Kalember (born 26 April 1953) is a Croatian pop singer, famous for his recognisable, husky voice.
In the 1970s, he was the vocalist of the popular pop band,
Srebrna Krila. After leaving the band, he continued with a solo career. In 1984, together with
Izolda Barudžija Izolda Barudžija ( sr-cyr, Изолда Баруџија, ) is a Serbian and former Yugoslav singer born in Belgrade.
From 1978 to 1982, she sang in the student choir ''Branko Krsmanović'' in Belgrade and had a solo part in the vocal group ''Pop ...
, he represented
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
at the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
. He was later a member of 4 Asa.
Today, he is married to a young cello instrumentalist,
Ana Rucner
Ana Rucner (born 12 February 1983) is a Croatian cellist. She represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with Dalal Midhat-Talakić, Deen and Jasmin Fazlić Jala with the song " Ljubav je" performing it on 10 May 2 ...
, and has a child with her. His famous songs are "Vino na usnama", "Ja nisam kockar",
[ "Ana",]
See also
* Music of Croatia
The music of Croatia, like the divisions of the country itself, has two major influences: Central European, present in central and northern parts of the country including Slavonia, and Mediterranean, present in coastal regions of Dalmatia and I ...
* Srebrna Krila
References
1953 births
People from Strumica
Living people
20th-century Croatian male singers
Croatian pop singers
Croatian people of Macedonian descent
Yugoslav musicians
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1984
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Yugoslavia
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