Zlatan Stipišic Gibonni
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Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni (born August 13, 1968) is a Croatia
n singer, musician and composer from Split
.
Born in a family with a strong musical tradition (his father, Ljubo Stipišić was a well known composer), Zlatan Stipišić, who later embraced the nickname Gibonni, began his career in 1980s with the heavy metal band Osmi putnik
.
Gibonni started his solo career in 1990s with songs that combined elements of rock, modern pop and Dalmatia
n folk songs. He soon created a huge following, especially among Croatian youth. Gibonni's popularity continued to grow beyond Croatia and he is currently one of the most popular and influential musicians in the territories of former Yugoslavia
.
Gibonni wrote the song "Cesarica" for Oliver Dragojević
, which became a very big hit, which became one of the most popular and well known songs in Croatia.
In 2003 Zlatan Stipišić was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He is involved in many humanitarian concerts and organizations fighting hunger and poverty.
Gibonni has three children: daughter Tanja was born in 1986 and son Rando was born in 1998. It is believed that his name Rando (short from 'random') comes from Gibonni's indeterminacy to give him a name. That indeterminacy is shown again in August 2005, when his third child was born, and had no name for several months, until finally he was given the name Lorenzo.
Gibonni released his long awaited new album Unca fibre in May 2006 after a five-year period following his award-winning album Mirakul, and was praised by critics. In 2010 he released the album Tolerança.
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, musician and composer 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...
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Born in a family with a strong musical tradition (his father, Ljubo Stipišić was a well known composer), Zlatan Stipišić, who later embraced the nickname Gibonni, began his career in 1980s with the heavy metal band Osmi putnik
Osmi putnik
Osmi putnik is a Croatian and former Yugoslav hard rock/heavy metal band.-1985 - 1989:...
.
Gibonni started his solo career in 1990s with songs that combined elements of rock, modern pop and 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 songs. He soon created a huge following, especially among Croatian youth. Gibonni's popularity continued to grow beyond Croatia and he is currently one of the most popular and influential musicians in the territories of former Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
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Gibonni wrote the song "Cesarica" for 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...
, which became a very big hit, which became one of the most popular and well known songs in Croatia.
In 2003 Zlatan Stipišić was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He is involved in many humanitarian concerts and organizations fighting hunger and poverty.
Gibonni has three children: daughter Tanja was born in 1986 and son Rando was born in 1998. It is believed that his name Rando (short from 'random') comes from Gibonni's indeterminacy to give him a name. That indeterminacy is shown again in August 2005, when his third child was born, and had no name for several months, until finally he was given the name Lorenzo.
Gibonni released his long awaited new album Unca fibre in May 2006 after a five-year period following his award-winning album Mirakul, and was praised by critics. In 2010 he released the album Tolerança.
Discography
- 1991 Sa mnom ili bez mene, Croatia RecordsCroatia RecordsCroatia Records is the largest major record label in Croatia, based in Dubrava in Zagreb.-Summary:Croatia Records d.d. is a joint stock company currently led by the Chairman of the Board of directors Želimir Babogredac, a notable sound engineer...
- 1993 Noina arka, Croatia RecordsCroatia RecordsCroatia Records is the largest major record label in Croatia, based in Dubrava in Zagreb.-Summary:Croatia Records d.d. is a joint stock company currently led by the Chairman of the Board of directors Želimir Babogredac, a notable sound engineer...
- 1994 Kruna od perja, Croatia RecordsCroatia RecordsCroatia Records is the largest major record label in Croatia, based in Dubrava in Zagreb.-Summary:Croatia Records d.d. is a joint stock company currently led by the Chairman of the Board of directors Želimir Babogredac, a notable sound engineer...
- 1995 Koncert (live album), Croatia RecordsCroatia RecordsCroatia Records is the largest major record label in Croatia, based in Dubrava in Zagreb.-Summary:Croatia Records d.d. is a joint stock company currently led by the Chairman of the Board of directors Želimir Babogredac, a notable sound engineer...
- 1997 Ruža vjetrova, Croatia RecordsCroatia RecordsCroatia Records is the largest major record label in Croatia, based in Dubrava in Zagreb.-Summary:Croatia Records d.d. is a joint stock company currently led by the Chairman of the Board of directors Želimir Babogredac, a notable sound engineer...
- 1999 Judi, zviri i beštimje Dallas RecordsDallas RecordsDallas Records is a Croatian record label. It was established in 1987, and is owned and run by Goran Lisica - Fox, a music producer and manager who started his career in the 1970s as a music journalist....
- 1999 24 karata / 18 Velikih, Croatia RecordsCroatia RecordsCroatia Records is the largest major record label in Croatia, based in Dubrava in Zagreb.-Summary:Croatia Records d.d. is a joint stock company currently led by the Chairman of the Board of directors Želimir Babogredac, a notable sound engineer...
- 2000 HTisdn Millennium Koncert (DVD, live album), Dallas RecordsDallas RecordsDallas Records is a Croatian record label. It was established in 1987, and is owned and run by Goran Lisica - Fox, a music producer and manager who started his career in the 1970s as a music journalist....
- 2001 Mirakul, Dallas RecordsDallas RecordsDallas Records is a Croatian record label. It was established in 1987, and is owned and run by Goran Lisica - Fox, a music producer and manager who started his career in the 1970s as a music journalist....
- 2003 Svi moji punti kad se zbroje (box set), Dallas RecordsDallas RecordsDallas Records is a Croatian record label. It was established in 1987, and is owned and run by Goran Lisica - Fox, a music producer and manager who started his career in the 1970s as a music journalist....
- 2004 ZG Mirakul live (DVD, live album), Dallas RecordsDallas RecordsDallas Records is a Croatian record label. It was established in 1987, and is owned and run by Goran Lisica - Fox, a music producer and manager who started his career in the 1970s as a music journalist....
- 2006 Unca fibre, Dallas RecordsDallas RecordsDallas Records is a Croatian record label. It was established in 1987, and is owned and run by Goran Lisica - Fox, a music producer and manager who started his career in the 1970s as a music journalist....
- 2006 The platinum collection, Croatia RecordsCroatia RecordsCroatia Records is the largest major record label in Croatia, based in Dubrava in Zagreb.-Summary:Croatia Records d.d. is a joint stock company currently led by the Chairman of the Board of directors Želimir Babogredac, a notable sound engineer...
- 2007 Acoustic:Electric (live album), Dallas RecordsDallas RecordsDallas Records is a Croatian record label. It was established in 1987, and is owned and run by Goran Lisica - Fox, a music producer and manager who started his career in the 1970s as a music journalist....
- 2008 Acoustic:Electric special Christmas limited edition, Dallas RecordsDallas RecordsDallas Records is a Croatian record label. It was established in 1987, and is owned and run by Goran Lisica - Fox, a music producer and manager who started his career in the 1970s as a music journalist....
- 2010 Toleranca, Dallas RecordsDallas RecordsDallas Records is a Croatian record label. It was established in 1987, and is owned and run by Goran Lisica - Fox, a music producer and manager who started his career in the 1970s as a music journalist....
See also
- Croatian music
- Zdenko RunjićZdenko RunjicZdenko Runjić was Croatian songwriter based in Split....
- Oliver DragojevićOliver DragojevicOliver 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...
- ZadarfestZadarfestZadarfest is a music festival held annually in Zadar, Croatia. The festival was first held in 1993.The festival gives out several awards, its highest being the Grand Prix.- Festival winners :*1993 - Gibonni with "Život me umorio"...
- DalmatiaDalmatiaDalmatia 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....