- Tomislav Ivčić
Tomislav Ivčić (
January 6 ,1953 –March 4 ,1993 ) was aCroatia n singer, songwriter and politician. He died in a car accident and is buried in Zagreb at theMirogoj Cemetery .A native of
Zadar , Tomislav Ivčić became one of the most popular singers and songwriters during his appearances on 1970s pop music festivals. His specialty was pop music inspired by Dalmatianfolklore . Ivčić also wrote and performed "Večeras je naša fešta", a song that would become a semi-official anthem ofDalmatia , often sung and performed whenever a Dalmatian athlete or sports team won a title or important game. He has written over two hundred songs and released twenty three albums during his career.During the war in Croatia, Ivčić wrote the song "Stop the War in Croatia" which became a hit. It even charted in the Top 10 in
Australia in 1991. In 1990, Ivčić also became a member ofCroatian Democratic Union . He expressed hispatriotism through the song "Bože čuvaj Hrvatsku", that would become semi-official anthem of his party. In February 1993 he ran as his party's candidate for House of Chambers ofCroatian Parliament , and won a seat. A few weeks before he was supposed to take office and shortly after a "Globus" interview in which he was described as "first Croatian senator", his automobile was involved in traffic accident that would claim his and lives of three more people.His older half-brother
Đani Maršan is also an accomplished singer and songwriter, and his other older brotherVedran Ivčić , was, to a lesser degree, as well.External links
* [http://www.diskografija.com/umjetnik/tomislav-ivcic.htm Discography of Tomislav Ivčić]
* [http://www.cuspajz.com/tekstovi-pjesama/tomislav-ivcic.artist-lyrics.html Tomislav Ivčić lyrics]
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