Arsen Dedic
Arsen Dedić (born July 28, 1938 in Šibenik , Kingdom of Yugoslavia , † August 17, 2015 in Zagreb ) was a Yugoslav or Croatian musician and poet.
Life
Dedić's father was Serbian, mother Croatian. He became known in the 1960s through Dalmatian folklore and the Croatian music festival. Over time, Dedić became one of the most famous Yugoslav musicians. In 1982 he received the Tenco Prize for Songwriters.
In addition to songs, Dedić also wrote film music. He is also an excellent poet and bestselling author of the former Yugoslavia. The pieces Brod u Boci (Croatia Concert, Zagreb, 1971), Hotel Balkan (Znanje, Zagreb, 1987), 101 Pjesma (Svjetlost, Sarajevo, 1989) had outstanding success .
Arsen Dedić had been married to Gabi Novak , a well-known Croatian pop singer , since 1973 .
Arsen Dedic died on August 17, 2015 at the age of 77.
Arsen's brother Milutin Dedić is a well-known painter, art historian and lives in Belgrade .
His son Matija Dedić is a well-known jazz musician.
Discography
Vinyl albums:
- Čovjek kao ja (1969)
- Arsenic 2 (1971)
- Homo Volans (1973) double album
- Vraćam se (1975)
- Porodično stablo (1976)
- Arsenal (1976)
- Otisak autora (1976)
- Pjesme sa šlagom (1976)
- Dedić-Golob (1977)
- Kuća pored mora (1978) instrumentals
- Rimska ploča (1980)
- Pjevam pjesnike (1980)
- Naručene pjesme (1980)
- Gabi i Arsen (1980)
- Carevo novo Ruho (1981)
- Arsen pjeva djeci (1982)
- Provincija (1984)
- Kantautor (1985) double album
- Moje Popevke (1986)
- Kino Sloboda (1987)
- Arsen & Bora Čorba Unplugged '87 (1987)
- Hrabri ljudi (1988) Gabi i Arsen
- Glazba za film i TV (1989)
- Svjedoci priče (1989)
CDs:
- Najbolje od Arsena (1991)
- Tihi obrt (1993)
- The Song of Fools of Europe (1995 - literary installation of a libretto by Dževad Karahasan and Herbert Gantschacher for ARBOS - Society for Music and Theater )
- Ko ovo more platit (1995)
- Ministarstvo (1997) / Ministarstvo straha (2000, 2005)
- Herbarium (1999)
- Čovjek kao ja (1969/1999)
- Sloboda cinema (1987/2000)
- UROBOS: Project Time (2001 - Dževad Karahasan and Herbert Gantschacher for ARBOS - Society for Music and Theater and Singapore Arts Festival)
- Kinoteka (2002)
- Homo volans (1973/2003)
- Imena žena (2003)
- Na zlu putu (2004)
- Ministarstvo Straha (2006)
Individual evidence
Web links
- Pieces by Arsen Dedić
- Literature by and about Arsen Dedić in the catalog of the German National Library
- Arsen Dedić in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dedic, arsenic |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav or Croatian singer, composer, actor and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Šibenik |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 2015 |
| Place of death | Zagreb |