Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni

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Name = Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Zlatan Stipišić
Alias = Gibonni
Born = August 13, 1968 (age 39)
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Origin = Split, Croatia
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Genre = Rock, Pop
Occupation = Vocalist
Years_active = 1986 - present
Label = Dallas Records
Associated_acts = Osmi Putnik, Divlje Jagode
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Zlatan Stipišić "Gibonni", born August 13, 1968, is a Croatian singer, musician and composer from Split.

Born in a family with a strong musical tradition (his father, Ljubo Stipišić is 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 Dalmatian folk songs. He soon created a huge following, especially among Croatian youth. Critics close to then-President Franjo Tuđman and his government also praised him due to lyrics of his songs expressing strong patriotism, as well as promoting Catholic and traditional values.Fact|date=October 2007

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, and 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 of 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.

Discography

* 1991 Sa mnom ili bez mene, Croatia Records
* 1993 Noina arka, Croatia Records
* 1994 Kruna od perja, Croatia Records
* 1995 Koncert (live album), Croatia Records
* 1996 Ruža vjetrova, Croatia Records
* 1999 Judi, zviri i beštimje Dallas Records, s.i.n.
* 1999 24 karata / 18 Velikih, Croatia Records
* 2001 Mirakul, Dallas Records
* 2001 HTisdn Millennium Koncert (DVD, live album), Dallas Records
* 2003 Svi moji punti kad se zbroje (box set), Dallas Records
* 2004 ZG Mirakul live (DVD, live album), Dallas Records
* 2006 Unca fibre, Dallas Records
* 2007 Acoustic/Electric (live album), Dallas Records

ee also

*Zadarfest

External links

* [http://www.gibonni.net/ Gibonni]
* [http://www.diskografija.com/umjetnik/zlatan-stipisic-gibonni.htm Compositions of Gibonni]
* [http://www.brodolomci.com Gibonnijevi Brodolomci]
* [http://www.andeli-cuvari.com Fan club Gibonni]
* [http://www.osijek031.com/galerija/thumbnails.php?album=110 Gibonni concert (august 2006.), Osijek (Zrinjevac) photo gallery]