Goran Karan
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Goran Karan is a Croatia
n singer from Split
. He specializes in songs influenced by Dalmatia
n folk music and is known for his powerful and refined tenor
voice. Karan's collaboration with composer Zdenko Runjić
led to some of his finest work, which won him several awards.
Karan was the lead singer of Croatian rock group Big Blue, before becoming a solo artist in 1997.
In 2000 he represented Croatia at Eurovision Song Contest
, after winning the Croatian pre-selection Dora. In the Eurovision Song Contest, he won the ninth place with his song "Ostani" ("Stay").
In 2005 he was one of the judges in Hrvatski idol, Croatian version of Pop Idol
. Karan's song "Ružo moja bila" won the 2005 Split Festival song competition, as well as 2005 Sunčane skale festival in Herceg Novi
.
In summer 2007, deeply moved by the Kornati
fire tragedy, in which 13 volunteer firemen perished, composed in the spur of the moment the song "Ovo nije kraj" ("This Is Not the End"), gathered under the name Split Star a group of famous singers (Oliver Dragojević
, Marko Perković Thompson
, Tedi Spalato, Dražen Zečić
, Giuliano, Alen Nižetić, Hari Rončević) from the Split
area, that performed it with him in a music video, all of this in less than fifteen days http://www.goran-karan.info/bs_ba/video/index.php?Itemid=27.
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 singer from Split
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
. He specializes in songs influenced by Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
n folk music and is known for his powerful and refined tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
voice. Karan's collaboration with composer Zdenko Runjić
Zdenko Runjic
Zdenko Runjić was Croatian songwriter based in Split....
led to some of his finest work, which won him several awards.
Karan was the lead singer of Croatian rock group Big Blue, before becoming a solo artist in 1997.
In 2000 he represented Croatia at Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, after winning the Croatian pre-selection Dora. In the Eurovision Song Contest, he won the ninth place with his song "Ostani" ("Stay").
In 2005 he was one of the judges in Hrvatski idol, Croatian version of Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
. Karan's song "Ružo moja bila" won the 2005 Split Festival song competition, as well as 2005 Sunčane skale festival in Herceg Novi
Herceg Novi
Herceg Novi is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 inhabitants...
.
In summer 2007, deeply moved by the Kornati
Kornati
The Kornati archipelago in Croatia is located in the northern part of Dalmatia, west from Šibenik, in the Šibenik-Knin county. With 35 km in length and 140 islands, some large, some small, in a sea area of about 320 km², Kornati are the densest archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea...
fire tragedy, in which 13 volunteer firemen perished, composed in the spur of the moment the song "Ovo nije kraj" ("This Is Not the End"), gathered under the name Split Star a group of famous singers (Oliver Dragojević
Oliver Dragojevic
Oliver Dragojević is one of the most popular Croatian pop singers. 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...
, Marko Perković Thompson
Thompson (band)
Thompson is a Croatian rock band. The group was founded by Marko Perković "Thompson", who is often identified with the band itself, "Thompson" being his stage name. Perković is the songwriter and lead vocalist...
, Tedi Spalato, Dražen Zečić
Dražen Zečić
Dražen Zečić is a Croatian pop singer and song-writer.Dražen Zečić was born in Split in 1967. He initially began his career as a song-writer, writing for musicians such as Mate Bulić, Zlatko Pejaković, and Mišo Kovač...
, Giuliano, Alen Nižetić, Hari Rončević) from the Split
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
area, that performed it with him in a music video, all of this in less than fifteen days http://www.goran-karan.info/bs_ba/video/index.php?Itemid=27.
Albums
- Kao da te ne volim (Like I Don't Love You) - 1999
- Vagabundo (Vagabund) - 2000
- Ahoj! (Ahoy!) - 2003
- Od srca do usana (From Heart to the Lips) - 2005
- Zlatna kolekcija (Golden Collection) - 2005
- Dite Ljubavi (Child of Love) - 2008