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Split Festival
The Split Festival (officially ''Festival zabavne glazbe Split'' or ''Splitski Festival'') is a pop music festival held annually, in July, in Split, Croatia. It has been held since 1960. It is one of the premier Croatian music festivals. Since its inception, the festival has had over 800 compositions by the country's most famous composers ( Zdenko Runjić, Arsen Dedić, Milica Milisavljević Dugalić, Đelo Jusić, Nikica Kalogjera, Rajko Dujmić, Zrinko Tutić, Đorđe Novković, Alfi Kabiljo), performed by some of the nation's best singers ( Oliver Dragojević, Tereza Kesovija, Kemal Monteno, Radojka Šverko, Ibrica Jusić, Miki Jevremović, Meri Cetinić, Tedi Spalato, Zorica Kondža, Matko Jelavić) and groups ( Dubrovački trubaduri, Pro arte, Indexi, Teška industrija, Novi fosili, Magazin, 777), Đorđi Peruzović, and others. See also * Croatian music festivals References External links Split Festival Official Website Music festivals in Croatia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Music Festival
A music festival is a festival, community event with music, performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock music, rock, blues, folk music, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, locality of musicians, or holiday. Music festivals are generally organized by individuals or organizations within networks of music production, typically music scenes, the music industries, or institutions of music education. Music festivals are commonly held outdoors, with tents or roofed temporary stages for the performers. Often music festivals host other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, dance, crafts, performance art, and social or cultural activities. Many festivals are annual, or repeat at some other interval, while some are held only once. Some festivals are organized as for-profit concerts and others are benefits for a specific charitable cause. At music festivals associated with charitable causes, there may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ibrica Jusić
Ibrahim "Ibrica" Jusić (born 15 December 1944) is a Croatian chanson, folk, pop and sevdalinka singer-songwriter and musician. Early life and career beginnings Ibrica Jusić was born as Ibrahim Jusić in the Croatian city of Dubrovnik into a family with seven children. His parents family originates from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina and he grew up listening to sevdalinka and Italian canzone music. Under the direction of his older brother Đelo Jusić (born as Đevalhudin Jusić), who was the leader of the group Dubrovački trubaduri (''Dubrovnik Troubadours''), Ibrica learned to play the guitar. He performed acoustical music and chansons all over Dubrovnik, before officially starting his professional career in 1965 in Zagreb, after being invited by composer Pero Gotovac. Career His song "Celuloidni pajac" (''Celluloid Clown'') was the winner of first place in the 1968 Zagreb Festival. He won the first prize at the same festival the following two years as well: in 1969 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Croatian Music Festivals
The Croatian music festivals are a series of music festivals which showcase the top Croatian musical acts, in both traditional and contemporary music. They usually involve live performances as well as awards given by festival jurors as well as from the fans. The majority of the festivals release a compilation of the songs entered. Pop festivals * Dora **This is the festival which selects Croatia's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest. It is organized by Croatian Radiotelevision. *Croatian Radio Festival **A popular festival which receives coverage on Croatian radio, as it organized by the Croatian Association of Radio and News. Listeners are encouraged to call in to vote for their favourite songs. Unlike other festivals, the Croatian Radio Festival has no permanent home and moves host cities each year. *Split Festival **Begun in 1960, the Split Music Festival is one of the oldest in Croatia. It has a heavy emphasis on the music of Dalmatia. * Zagrebfest **The oldest Croat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Đorđi Peruzović
Đorđi Peruzović is a popular Croatian pop singer. He has been prolific in his recording from the late 1960s through to the 2010s. He had chart success with the song "Where Were You During Thundering". Background He spent his young years in Vrboska on the island of Hvar. He got his start at high school in 1958 performing behind the microphone. He first performed at the Split Prokurative Festival in 1963 with "Balada o tovaru" which was written by Zdenko Runjić. Since then, he has been a regular. By 2014, he had recorded approximately fifty singles and five solo albums. Career 1960s - 1980s Đorđi Peruzović recorded the ''Viva Maria'' EP that was released on PGP RTB EP 50157 in 1966. The other three songs on the EP were, "Jedan Čovjek ... Jedna Priča" ("A Man... A Story"), "Svako Nekog Ponekad Zavol" ("Everybody Loves Somebody"), and "Još Samo Danas ("E Solo Un Giorno"). Also that year, he had his ''Hello Dolly'' EP released on PGP RTB EP 50288. Besides the title song, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Magazin
Magazin is a Croatian pop band from Split. Founded in 1979 under the name Dalmatinski magazin ("Dalmatian Magazine" in Croatian), the band quickly began to make a mark on local pop music festivals with its songs influenced by Dalmatian folk music. One of the most prominent bands in Yugoslavia and one of the longest lasting, with 45 years active in the music industry in Croatia and former Yugoslavia. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Lorena Bućan, guitarist Željko Baričić and bass guitarist Nenad "Keko" Vesanović. Baričić is the only active founding member even though Vesanović featured on every album to date. History Founding and first musical success (1979 – 1986) In 1979, the band Magazin, then under the name "Mladi batali", was founded by Željko Baričić, Zoran Marinković, Miro Crnko, Igor Biočić and vocalist Majda Šoletić in Split then Yugoslavia. That same year, they signed a record deal with the record company Jugoton and recorded their first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Novi Fosili
Novi Fosili () is a Croatian pop band, one of the most popular music acts in the former Yugoslavia. The group was a phenomenon of Yugoslavian pop music from late 70s until late 80s when they were at the peak of their fame, and were compared to ABBA because of their bright and fun songs with sing-along choruses and contemporary arrangements/ As a group, they released 29 albums (16 studio albums and 13 compilation albums), which have sold millions of copies and they are considered one of the best selling musicians in former Yugoslavia. History Forming and naming (1969–1977) The group was formed in Zagreb in 1969, when the drummer Slobodan Momčilović, who, after many years in the supporting bands of famous music stars of the time, invited his bassist (from then at the time band: "Kennedy Boys") Marinko Colnago, to join the new band. The name "Novi" in the name "fosili" was suggested by Arsen Dedić. In the Junferici pastry shop on Teslina Street, a well-known gathering place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Teška Industrija
Teška Industrija (trans. ''Heavy Industry'') is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian and SFR Yugoslav, Yugoslav Rock music, rock band formed in Sarajevo in 1974. The group was formed in 1974 by keyboardist Gabor Lenđel, guitarist Vedad Hadžiavdić, bass guitarist Ivica Propadalo, drummer Senad Begović and vocalist Fadil Toskić, gaining attention of the public after Toskić was replaced by Seid Memić Vajta, Seid Memić "Vajta". The band gained popularity with their debut album, ''Ho ruk'', which was followed by the successful album ''Teška Industrija'', recorded in the new lineup, featuring vocalist Goran Kovačević. After Lenđel's departure from the band in 1977, Teška Industrija moved away from their initial progressive rock, progressive-influenced hard rock towards more conventional hard rock sound to little commercial success, releasing one more album before disbanding in 1978. After the disbandment of the original incarnation of Teška Industrija, Hadžiavdić reformed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Indexi
Indexi was a Bosnian and former Yugoslav rock band popular in Yugoslavia. It formed in 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and disbanded in 2001 when singer Davorin Popović died. Some of their most notable songs are "Svijet u kome živim" and "Negdje u kraju, u zatišju" with lyrics by Želimir Altarac Čičak, "Plima", "Sve ove godine", "Sanjam" and "Bacila je sve niz rijeku", which was later covered by many other ex-Yugoslavian groups, notably Crvena jabuka. Indexi formed in 1962, and their name was derived from the "Indeks" which was a student's grade log. They began by making instrumental covers of popular hits, but in 1967 started composing. They were known as the "Pioneers of Psychedelic Rock", and were inspired by many bands like the Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pro Arte
Pro is an abbreviation meaning "professional". Pro, PRO or variants thereof might also refer to: People * Miguel Pro (1891–1927), Mexican priest * Pro Hart (1928–2006), Australian painter * Mlungisi Mdluli (born 1980), South African retired footballer * Derek Minor (born 1984), American Christian rapper, formerly known as PRo * Mike Awesome (1965–2007), a.k.a. The Pro, American wrestler Michael Lee Alfonso * Pro Wells, American football player Occupations * Prostitute, slang abbreviation * Public relations officer Linguistics * PRO (linguistics) ("big PRO") * pro (linguistics) ("little pro") Political parties * ' (Republican Proposal), Argentina * ', ( Progressive Party), Chile * ' (Law, Respect, Expertise), Czech Republic * ' ( Party for a Rule of Law Offensive), former German party * ' ( The Progressives), Latvia * ', 2020–2023 name of the Modern Democratic Party in Moldova * ' (PRO Romania) * ' (Proposition), Ukraine * ' (Pro-movement), Germany Organizations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dubrovački Trubaduri
Dubrovački trubaduri ( Croatian for ''"Dubrovnik Troubadours"'') was a Croatian beat, folk and pop band from Dubrovnik formed in 1961 by Đelo Jusić, main composer, guitar and mandolin player and leader of the group. They were very popular in Yugoslavia during the 1960s and 1970s for their mixture of pop music and medieval folk traditions of their native ancient city on the Adriatic coast. Internationally also known as 'Dubrovnic Troubadours or The Troubadours Of Dubrovnik, they enjoyed brief popularity across Western Europe having appeared at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest in London. Their song " Jedan dan" was performed by their singers Luciano "Lući" Capurso and Hamo Hajdarhodžić and it scored 7th position. Their other major hits include "Dok Palme Njišu Grane" from 1971, and the Italian-influenced "Noćna Muzika" from 1972. The group, in different line-ups, existed until the early 1980s when they broke up. Band members * Đelo Jusić – guitar, mandolin, piano, org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Matko Jelavić
Matko Jelavić (born 29 March 1958) is a Croatian and Yugoslav singer, songwriter, and musician. He started his career in 1978, as the drummer for the rock band Metak, releasing two albums with the group. After Metak disbanded in 1981, he started composing and writing songs for other artists, until his debut as a singer on the 1988 Split Festival, where he won first place with his song and biggest hit "Majko stara" ("(Oh) My Old Mother"). He lives in Split with his wife and two children. Discography With Metak Studio albums *''U tetrapaku'' (1979) *''Ratatatatija'' (1980) Singles *"Šijavica" / "Gastarbajterska balada" (1978) *"Ona ima svoju dragu mamu" / "Revolver" (1979) *"Da mi je biti morski pas" / "Rock'n'roller" (1980) Solo Studio albums *''Dobra večer, prijatelji'' (1988) *''Ljube, ljubavi'' (1989) *''Sretno ti bilo, anđele'' (1991) *''Moja ljubavi'' (1993) *''Pianino'' (1995) *''Od jubavi bolujen'' (1997) *''Dueti'' (1997) *''Čovjek tvoj'' (1999) *''Tajna'' (2001) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Zorica Kondža
Zorica Kondža (born 25 June 1960) is a Croatian pop-rock singer. She is best known for her soprano vocal range, which she displayed as the lead vocalist for the 1980s pop-rock music act ''Stijene''. Since 1981, she had participated in most of the Split Festivals until 2014, which she had won 7 times. Other than the Split festivals, she also took part in various other jamborees in Croatia, such as the Zadarfest, Dora and Mesam. She began her solo career in 1984, which gained her success in Croatia and neighbouring countries. Early life Kondža was born in Split to Dalmatian parents. Soon after her birth, the family relocated to Kaštel Sućurac, where she spent most of her childhood. In her youth, she didn't originally develop a passion for singing, rather acting. Even though she didn't want to pursue a music career, she preferred singing, and was originally influenced by American jazz and RnB musicians, such as Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Ray Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
