Acting

Oliver Dragojević

Born — Died

1947-12-07 — 2018-07-29

Place of birth

Vela Luka, Croatia

Known for

Acting

Credits

6 titles

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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 in Croatia today. His speciality was music influenced by Dalmatian Folklore. His first domestic hit was called "Picaferaj" in 1967. Most of his early songs were written by popular songwriter Zdenko Runjić. One of the most famous was "Nadalina" which also featured actor Boris Dvornik, and the popular Dalmatian anthems "Galeb i ja" and "Skalinada". Dragojević maintained his popularity in ensuing deca…

Known for

Dora is the national selection used by Croatia to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Dora: Croatia's Eurovision National Selection

1993

Documentary about the life and work of Oliver Dragojević, famous Croatian singer.

Trace into Infinity

2018

A documentary about Zoran Stajduhar-Zoff, an eccentric frontman of Croatian band Grc from the city of Rijeka. No matter of his age, he keeps up to the band's controversial image with the suggestive performances involving chain saw, cow's head, cold weapons and blood.

Zoffski Grč

2013

A made-for-TV musical comedy featuring popular Yugoslav music ensemble Sedmorica mladih, in which they act as a traveling troupe and perform various numbers in a circus settings.

The Circus of the Seven Young Men

1981

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Oliver & Hauser - Live in Split 2014

2014

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After he won over the public at home, it was time to use his unique musical style to entertain the international public, who await his concerts with excitement. In 2005, in the Parisian concert hall Olympia, Oliver started making all the dreams he dreamt as a boy come true.