Oliver Dragojevic
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Oliver Dragojević (born December 7, 1947 in Split ; † July 29, 2018 there ) was a Croatian singer, musician and multi-instrumentalist.
Life
His first encounter with music was when he was 5 years old when his father gave him a harmonica with which he entertained the children on his street and the travelers on the ferry Vela Luka – Split. Oliver Dragojević graduated from the Music School of Split ( Croatia ). There he learned to sing first, then clarinet and guitar. He made his first public appearance in 1961 at the Children's Festival in Split with the song Baloni . In 1963 he was singer and keyboard player for the band Batali . With the song Yesterday by the Beatles he won a national amateur singing competition.
His professional career began in 1967 with an appearance at the Split Festival (Splitski festival) . With the song Picaferaj by Zdenko Runjić he did not make it to the final, but he did succeed in his standard repertoire. After his success at the festivals Split '67 to Split '72, Oliver gained experience for his later interpretations with performances in Western European clubs. After a short episode with the Dubrovački Trubaduri group and a session with the Split superstar band More in 1974, he rejoined the Batali group . With the single Ča će mi Copacabana in 1974 he landed at number 1 in the charts, whereupon he renewed the collaboration with Zdenko Runjić and with whose song Galeb i ja achieved the international breakthrough at the 1975 split festival. In the following decades he received numerous awards for performances at festivals as well as for his singles and albums. Among other things, he has been awarded the Porin , Croatia's most important music prize, 21 times .
Oliver Dragojević sang the film song in the film of the same name " Vjerujem u anđele " (2006), in which the actor Josip Zovko also took part.
Oliver Dragojević died on July 29, 2018 at the age of 70 in the hospital in Split of complications from lung cancer that he had been diagnosed with a year earlier. He left behind his wife Vesna, with whom he was married for 44 years, and three sons.
Discography
- 1974: Anđela
- 1974: Ča će mi Copacabana
- 1975: Ljubavna pjesma
- 1976: Našoj ljubavi je kraj
- 1976: Prva ljubav
- 1976: Split 76
- 1977: Ako izgubim tebe
- 1977: Malinkonija
- 1977: Nedostaješ mi ti
- 1977: Split 77
- 1977: Zagreb 77
- 1978: Molitva za Magdalenu
- 1978: Poeta
- 1978: Split 78
- 1979: Budi tu
- 1979: Danijela
- 1979: Split 79
- 1979: Vjeruj u ljubav
- 1980: Oliver 5
- 1981: Đelozija
- 1981: Jubavi, jubavi
- 1982: Karoca
- 1983: Moje prvo pijanstvo
- 1984: Evo mene među moje
- 1985: Svoju zvizdu slidin
- 1986: Za sva vrimena
- 1987: Oliver
- 1987: Pionirsko kolo
- 1988: Svirajte noćas za moju dušu
- 1989: Oliver and HNK
- 1990: Neka se drugi raduju (I nagrada publike)
- 1990: Ti si moj san (duet: Zorica Kondža; I nagrada žirija)
- 1991: Jedina
- 1992: Teško mi je putovati
- 1994: Neka nova svitanja
- 1994: Sve najbolje
- 1995: Vrime
- 1996: Oliver u Lisinskom
- 1997: Duša mi je more
- 1998: Štorija 1
- 1998: Štorija 2
- 1998: Štorija 3
- 1998: Štorija 4
- 1998: Štorija 5
- 2000: Dvi, tri riči
- 2001: Oliver and Areni
- 2002: Trag u beskraju
- 2003: Vjeruj u ljubav 2003
- 2005: Emocija
- 2005: Vridilo je
- 2006: Oliver al'Olympia
- 2007: Kozmički dalmatinac
- 2010: Samo da je do
- 2013: Tišina Mora
Others
Dragojević sang the song Ditelina s čet'ri lista with various Croatian singers, including the band Dalmatino , which is very popular in Croatian-speaking countries and is often played at weddings.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEjrXMFmL8I
- ↑ Alo !: Umro Oliver Dragojević! In: alo.rs. July 29, 2018, accessed July 29, 2018 (Croatian).
- ↑ Umro je Oliver Dragojević In: direktno.hr of July 29, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dragojevic, Oliver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav or Croatian musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Split , Croatia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 29th July 2018 |
| Place of death | Split , Croatia |