Zdravo Marijo is the tenth studio album by Croatia

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 Severina. It was released in 2008. The album has been very popular in former Yugoslavia

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...

, especially in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

 (Gold for 10,000 copies sold) and Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

. Due to her success in Serbia, Severina performed at the Belgrade Arena

Belgrade Arena

The Belgrade Arena is an indoor arena located in Novi Beograd, Belgrade. It is designed as a universal hall for sport, cultural events and other programs. With a total space that covers 48,000 square metres, and an official total capacity of 19,982 seats , it is one of the largest indoor arenas in...

 in front of 17,000 people. The album has caused media interest because of his folkish sound some compared to turbo folk.

Writers

Every song on the album was written by Marina Tucaković

Marina Tucaković

Marina Tucaković is a Serbian songwriter who has composed several hit albums in former Yugoslavia. She is a known collaborator with Ceca, Lepa Brena, Jelena Karleusa among others...

, Ljiljana Jorgovanović and Goran Bregovic

Goran Bregovic

Goran Bregović is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Balkans. He currently splits his time between Paris and Belgrade, where he settled down during the Yugoslav Wars.Bregović has composed for such varied artists as Iggy Pop and Cesária Évora...

, with an exception of "Haljinica Boje Lila", which was written by Nikola Pejaković

Nikola Pejaković

- Kolja i Smak Bijelog Dugmeta :The songs Pejaković had composed during the mid-1980s were released on his debut album Mama, nemoj plakati , released by System Records in 2001. Influenced by diverse range genres and crossing them with witty and a bit vulgar lyrics, Pejaković described his musical...

.

Track listing

1. "Gas Gas"
2. "Pucajte U Tamburaše" (Shoot at the tamburitza
   Tamburitza
   Tamburica or Tamboura refers to any member of a family of long-necked lutes popular in Eastern and Southern Europe, particularly Croatia , Serbia and Hungary. It is also known in southern Slovenia and Burgenland...
   
    players)
3. "Muškarcu Samo Treba Kurva" (A man only needs a whore)
4. "Gade" (Bastard)
5. "Da Nisi Možda Gej" (Maybe you're gay?)
6. "Ljute Cigare" (Strong cigars)
7. "Haljinica Boje Lila" (Purple-coloured dress)
8. "Što To Ona Ima što Ja Nemam" (What does she have that I don't have?)
9. "Tridesete
   Tridesete
   "Tridesete" is a song by Croatian singer Severina from her 9th studio album, Zdravo Marijo . Written by Marina Tucakovic, Ljiljana Jorgovanovic, Goran Bregovic and Severina and produced by Goran Bregovic...
   
   " (Thirties)
10. "Zdravo Marijo" (Hail Mary)

External links

• Severina official site
• Streaming of songs from album