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
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region of Croatia, and the uses of traditional instruments such as the
tamburica
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.
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 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 ...
. A year later, in 1970, Slabinac won the first prize at the Opatija Festival. He represented
Yugoslavia
, common_name = Yugoslavia
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, p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia
, flag_p ...
at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the 16th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following the country's victory at the with the song " All Kinds of Everything" by Dana. Organised by the European Broadcas ...
with "
Tvoj dječak je tužan", 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
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* North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia
* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
* Macedonia (Greece), a former administr ...
, particularly because it was sung in
Macedonian
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Macedonian(s) may refer to:
People Modern
* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Macedonia
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on the festival "
MakFest" 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
Musicians from Osijek
Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery
Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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