Magazin
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Magazin is a Croatia
n pop band from Split
.
Founded in the 1970s under the name Dalmatinski magazin ("Dalmatia
n Magazine" in Croatian), the band quickly began to make a mark on local pop music festivals with its songs influenced by Dalmatian folk music. Its gradual rise in popularity continued in 1980s with series of prestigious festival victories.
But the zenith was reached in 1980s while Ljiljana Nikolovska
was the band's lead singer. Band's leader and songwriter Tonči Huljić
began to insert elements of folk music of other European countries in his songs, often being criticised for promoting turbo folk in Croatia. This didn't matter much to the audience and Magazin became one of the most popular and most influential music band in Croatia. Magazin albums sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, which is the biggest ever record for a Yugoslavian musical act. Their biggest hits are "Put putujem" (I'm traveling), "Ti si želja mog zivota" (You are the wish of my life), "Sve bi me curice ljubile" (All girls would kiss me), "Balkanska ulica" (Balkan street), "Istanbul
", "Zna srce, zna" (The heart knows, knows), "Sve bi seke ljubile mornare" (All girls would like to kiss sailors), "Boli me" (It hurts), "Besane noći" (Sleepless nights) and many more. Most of these songs are considered classic in former Yugoslavia.
The band represented Croatia in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest with "Nostalgija
".
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 band 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...
.
Founded in the 1970s under the name Dalmatinski magazin ("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 Magazine" in Croatian), the band quickly began to make a mark on local pop music festivals with its songs influenced by Dalmatian folk music. Its gradual rise in popularity continued in 1980s with series of prestigious festival victories.
But the zenith was reached in 1980s while Ljiljana Nikolovska
Ljiljana Nikolovska
Ljiljana Nikolovska Ljiljana Nikolovska Ljiljana Nikolovska (also spelled Nikolovski or Nikoloski, born August 24, 1964 in Split, Croatia, is a Croatian singer. Ljiljana is of mixed Croatian and Macedonian ethnicity. She is best known for being the original lead singer with Magazin, and for...
was the band's lead singer. Band's leader and songwriter Tonči Huljić
Tonci Huljic
Tonči Huljić is a Croatian musician, songwriter and music producer from Split.Huljić made his name in the late 1970s as the founder and key member of pop band Dalmatinski magazin...
began to insert elements of folk music of other European countries in his songs, often being criticised for promoting turbo folk in Croatia. This didn't matter much to the audience and Magazin became one of the most popular and most influential music band in Croatia. Magazin albums sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, which is the biggest ever record for a Yugoslavian musical act. Their biggest hits are "Put putujem" (I'm traveling), "Ti si želja mog zivota" (You are the wish of my life), "Sve bi me curice ljubile" (All girls would kiss me), "Balkanska ulica" (Balkan street), "Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
", "Zna srce, zna" (The heart knows, knows), "Sve bi seke ljubile mornare" (All girls would like to kiss sailors), "Boli me" (It hurts), "Besane noći" (Sleepless nights) and many more. Most of these songs are considered classic in former Yugoslavia.
The band represented Croatia in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest with "Nostalgija
Nostalgija
"Nostalgija" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performed in Croatian by Magazin and Lidija....
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Discography
- Slatko stanje (1982) (The Sweet State) singer Marija Kuzmić, 200000 copies sold /first year
- Kokolo (1983) singer Ljiljana Nikolovska, 270000 copies sold /first year
- O, la, la (1984) singer Ljiljana Nikolovska, 12000 copies sold / first year
- Piši mi (1985) (Write to Me) singer Ljiljana Nikolovska, 380000 copies sold / first year
- Put putujem (1986) (I am Traveling) singer Ljiljana Nikolovska, 670000 copies sold
- Magazin (1987) (Magazine) singer Ljiljana Nikolovska, 630000 copise sold / first year
- Besane noći (1988) (Sleepless Nights) singer Ljiljana Nikolovska, 460000 copies sold / first year
- Dobro jutro (1989) (Good Morning) singer Ljiljana Nikolovska, 380000 copies sold / first year
- Da mi te zaljubit u mene (1991) (If I Could Make You Fall In Love With Me) singer Danijela Martinovic, 50000 copies sold / first year
- Došlo vrijeme (1993) (The Time Has Come) singer Danijela Martinović, 400000 copies sold
- Najbolje godine (1993) (The Best Years) singer Ljiljana Nikolovska, 430000 copies sold
- Simpatija (1994) (Sympathy) singer Danijela Martinović, 41000 copies sold
- Nebo boje moje ljubavi (1996) (The sky in the color of my Love)
- Da si ti ja (1998) (If you were Me) singer Jelena Rozga, 120000 copies sold/ first year
- Minus i plus (2000) (Minus and Plus) singer Jelena Rozga, 420000 copies sold / first year
- S druge strane mjeseca (2002) (From the other side of the Moon) singer Jelena Rozga, 22000copies sold / first year
- Paaa..? (2004) (Well...) singer Jelena Rozga, 28000 copies sold / first year
- Dama i car (2007) (Lady and Emperor) singer Ivana Kovač, 8500 copies sold / first year
- Bossa n' Magazin (2008) singer Ivana Kovač, 5000 copies sold / first year