Ivica Šerfezi

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Ivica Šerfezi ( Cyrillic  Ивица Шерфези ; * December 1, 1935 in Zagreb , Kingdom of Yugoslavia ; † May 29, 2004 ibid., Croatia ) was a Yugoslav or Croatian pop singer who sang German-language hits produced in the GDR .

biography

Ivica Šerfezi studied at the Pedagogical University in Zagreb and was one of the best tennis players in Yugoslavia in the 1950s . Since the early 1960s he was one of the most popular pop singers in Yugoslavia. His stylistic spectrum ranged from beat to popular hits in the Oberkrainer style. From the beginning of the 1970s he also appeared in the GDR with German-language hits.

Many of his Yugoslav hits were composed by Nikica Kalogjera ; also Đorđe Novković wrote several hits for him. In addition, Šerfezi covered numerous western pieces such as “Things” (Ja za ljubav dosad nisam znao) by Bobby Darin and the “Schwarze Rose, Rosemarie” (Crna Rosemarie, composed by Werner Scharfenberger ), originally sung by Peter Kraus . He made joint recordings with the bands Crveni Koralji (Red Coral) and Pro Arte as well as with Zdenka Vučković . Later he sang Serbo-Croatian cover versions of "Mama Leone" (originally sung by Bino , composed by Drafi Deutscher ) and "Santa Maria" (by Oliver Onions , known in Germany in the version by Roland Kaiser ).

His greatest success in the GDR was "Sea blue eyes like the Adriatic" (1972), composed by Rudi Werion . Ralf Petersen composed for him "When the Sun Sinks by the Sea" (1985), "Wedding Day" (1986) and "You have my word" (1987). In the 1980s he sang duets with Ljupka Dimitrovska in both Serbo-Croatian and German . Some of the German-language songs are German versions of songs that were originally recorded in Serbo-Croatian.

At the beginning of the Croatian War, Ivica Šerfezi joined the Croatian Music Aid , the later Croatian Music Union . On January 16, 1992 he performed with Croatian musicians at the Moja Domovina (My Home) concert in the “Vatroslav Lisinski” concert hall on the occasion of Croatia's international recognition .

Ivica Šerfezi's grave in the Mirogoj cemetery in Zagreb .

Just a few days before his death, Ivica Šerfezi held his last concert in Dubrovnik and had already arranged his summer tour on the Adriatic coast as well as autumn concerts with Ljupka Dimitrovska in several German cities.

Ivica Šerfezi died of cancer at the age of 68. After his death he was buried in the Mirogoj cemetery in Zagreb .

Discography

The discography is still incomplete. In total there were about 50 singles and 6 LPs in Yugoslavia, some singles and 6 LPs in the GDR, 5 LPs in the USSR and 1 LP in Canada. Furthermore various single tracks on LP from festivals Split, Zagreb, Krapina etc.

Yugoslavia

  • Ivica Šerfezi i Ansambl "Crveni Koralji": Crvene ruže; Ja za ljubav dosad nisam znao; Zov divljene; Pravi se sretnom kad si tužna (1964, EP, Jugoton EPY-3478)
  • Vrati mi srce; Crna Rosemarie; Duga nad tvojom ulicom; Ne, ne, Valentina (1966, EP, Jugoton EPY-3615)
  • Ivica Šerfezi i Kvartet Melos: Marija Elena (and 3 other pieces, 1967, EP, Jugoton EPY-3860)
  • U dvoje je ljepše (1980, with Ljupka Dimitrovska)
  • Slovenska veselica (1985, with Ljupka Dimitrovska)

GDR / Germany

  • Sea blue eyes (1973, single, Amiga 455892)
  • Under the southern sun (1973, LP, Amiga 855293, only A-side Ivica Šerfezi, B-side Dani Maršan)
  • Silver Nights over Montenegro (1974, LP, Amiga 855386)
  • Where the tavern is; Every summer goes by (1974, single, Amiga 456010)
  • Your farewell letter (1975, single, Amiga 456178)
  • Serenade for you (1979, LP, Amiga 855688)
  • Ljupka & Ivica: guitar guitar; It's better for two (1982, single, Amiga 456516)
  • Ljupka & Ivica: Where the torrent rushes (1985, LP, Amiga 856156)
  • Ljupka & Ivica: Where the Alpine Roses Bloom (1989, LP, Amiga 856430)
  • 1990 CD Alpenklänge aus Oberkrain - Where the alpine roses bloom - Ljupka & Ivica (18 tracks from LP 1985/89, DORADO 2155 071)
  • 1990 CD Alpenklänge aus Oberkrain - Where the alpine roses bloom - Ljupka & Ivica (18 tracks from LP 1985/89, Fortune 3242-2)
  • 2004 CD "His 20 greatest hits" (BMG-Amiga)
  • 2009 3 CD-Box - The hits from the brother countries - CD 1 - Alpenklänge with Ljupka & Ivica (LP 1985/89 without title "That was always so" because of 80 min.) - CD 2 - The most beautiful melodies in the Adriatic sound - Ljupka, Ivica, Miro Ungar, Dani Marsan, Tereza Kesovija - CD 3 - As colorful as a bouquet of flowers - hit successes Bruderländer

Croatia

  • 1994 Romantično (Croatia Records)
  • 1995 Slovenska veselica (Croatia Records)
  • 1998 Gold Mix Šerfezi (incl. "Neka Suze Teku", Croatia Records)
  • 2000 Zlatni časi (ZG ZOE, tracks 10 and 12 of the track list are missing !!!)
  • 2001 Pjesme za dušu (Memphis Zagreb)
  • 2002 Zeko i potočić (Croatia records, 6 children's songs from 1967/68)
  • 2004 Moj život, moje pjesme (Croatia Records)
  • 2004 Vječni Šerfa - Zadnja želja (Memphis Zagreb)
  • 2007 Vječni Šerfa - Zadnja želja (Maestro Zagreb)
  • 2009 The Platinum Collection - 48 velikih hitova (Croatia Records)

Slovenia

  • 1998 Gold Mix Šerfezi (including Oberkrainer Medley, Megaton Records CD 071)
  • 1999 Malaika (Megaton Records CD 085)
  • 1999 V tvoje je lepše (Muzika UD-29)
  • 2000 Zlati časi (S-records SRS / CD 06)
  • 2003 Zlatne pjesme zlatnog dečka - 18 najljepših pjesma (Slovenija Records SRS / CD-32)
  • 2004 Zlatne pjesme zlatnog dečka (only changed cover - blue)
  • 2005 Best of Ivica Šerfezi (NANA Records CD 1014, Megaton, like Gold Mix slo. Version)
  • 2006 Najlepši dueti - Ljupka & Ivica (Muzika PCD 1089, tracks like CD "V tvoje je lepše" 1999)

Canada

  • Sjećanja Na Rodni Kraj - Memories Of Home (ca.1969)

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Croatian Music Union ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / web.hgu.hr
  2. ↑ Vjesnik  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.vjesnik.com  
  3. ↑ Mladina "Umrl per Ivica Šerfezi, zlati decko hrvaške estrade"
personal data
SURNAME Šerfezi, Ivica
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Yugoslavian pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Zagreb , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
DATE OF DEATH May 29, 2004
Place of death Zagreb , Croatia