Gabi Novak
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Gabi Novak (born 8 July 1936) is a Croatia
n pop and jazz singer. She became famous in the 1960s.
Gabi was born to a Croatian
father and a German
mother.
She is married to Arsen Dedić
, a renowned singer-songwriter who also composed many of her songs.
Gabi Novak is the winner of several Porin
awards:
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n pop and jazz singer. She became famous in the 1960s.
Gabi was born to a Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
father and a German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
mother.
She is married to Arsen Dedić
Arsen Dedic
Arsen Dedić is a Croatian singer-songwriter who has been prominent in the Croatian as well as former Yugoslav music scene. Dedić writes and performs chansons as well as film music...
, a renowned singer-songwriter who also composed many of her songs.
Gabi Novak is the winner of several Porin
Porin (music award)
Porin is Croatian music award founded by Croatian Phonographic Association, Croatian Musicians Union, Croatian Radiotelevision and Croatian Composers' Society.-Lifetime Achievement Award:...
awards:
- Best Jazz Performance (2002)
- Album of the Year (2003)
- Best Female Vocal Performance (2003)
- Best Pop Album (2003)
- Best Vocal Collaboration (2003)
- Lifetime Achievement Award (2006)