Oliver Dragojević (born December 7, 1947 in Vela Luka, FPR Yugoslavia) is one of the most popular Croatian pop singers.[1] A native of Vela Luka from the island of Korčula, he emerged onto the music scene in the 1970s thanks to the popular Split Festival, one of several musical annual events which began in the former Yugoslavia and still is being held in Croatia today.
His speciality was music influenced by Dalmatian Folklore.[2] His first domestic hit was called "Picaferaj" in 1967. Most of his early songs were written by popular songwriter Zdenko Runjić. One of the most famous was "Nadalina" which also featured actor Boris Dvornik, and the popular Dalmatian anthems "Galeb i ja" and "Skalinada".
Dragojević maintained his popularity in ensuing decades, while in the 1990s his songs became less influenced by domestic folk and more by global music trends. At that time he was often referenced as Croatia's oldest pop star. After his collaboration with Zdenko Runjić, he recorded several more albums that proved to be popular with his fan base.
Today, Oliver is still active on the Croatian music scene often recognized as one of the country's most popular singers and musicians. He will always be a national treasure.
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- 1975 Ljubavna pjesma
- 1976 Našoj ljubavi je kraj
- 1976 Split 76'
- 1977 Malinkonija
- 1978 Poeta
- 1979 Vjeruj u ljubav
- 1980 Oliver 5
- 1981 Đelozija
- 1982 Jubavi, jubavi
- 1984 Evo mene među moje
- 1985 Svoju zvizdu slidin
- 1986 Za sva vrimene
- 1987 Oliver
- 1987 Pionirsko kolo
- 1988 Svirajte noćas za moju dušu
- 1989 Oliver u HNK
- 1990 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 u Areni
- 2002 Trag u beskraju
- 2003 Vjeruj u ljubav 2003
- 2005 Vridilo je
- 2006 The Platinum Collection
- 2006 Oliver a L'Olympia
- 2007 Kozmički dalmatinac
- 2010 Samo da je tu
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Croatian pop singer |
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December 7, 1947 |
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