Alfi Kabiljo

Alfi Kabiljo (pronounced|ˈâlfi kaˈbǐˑʎo, born on December 22, 1935 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a Croatian composer and musician. He has been composing for over 60 years.. During that time he has created an opus of more than 40 film and more than 100 episode soundtracks, eleven musical theaters, two musical films and two ballets. His musical theaters have been performed over 2000 times.

He was taught music by the Croatian composer Rudolf Matz and later enrolled the Vatroslav Lisinski music school. Roger Samyn helped him brush up his composing skills. Although he received a degree on the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Zagreb, Alfi Kabiljo has never made use of it. He has spent most of his life in the Zagreb neighborhood of Šalata, although he stayed in Paris for a short while.cite web
url = http://www.h-alter.org/tekst/kbc-salata-sustavno-truje-zagrepcane/5388
title = KBC Šalata sustavno truje Zagrepčane
date = 2007-05-14
last = Iličković
first = Mladen
accessdate = 2008-08-07
work = H-Alter
language = Croatian] Kabiljo is a former president of the Croatian Composers' Society ( _hr. Hrvatsko društvo skladatelja) and a member of the FIDOF organization.

Alfi wrote his first song when he was eight years old.cite journal
url = http://www.nacional.hr/articles/view/13748/5/
title = 'Jalta, Jalta' će ponovo puniti kazališta
date = 2004-03-02
last = Skender
first = Melisa
accessdate = 2008-09-27
journal = Nacional
issue = № 433
language = Croatian] Since then, he has written soundtracks for various films, including the 1991 film "Scissors", starring Sharon Stone and Ronny Cox, and the 2000 film "The Girl". He has also written soundtracks for over 100 television episodes, including the Croatian TV mini-series "Ljubav ili smrt", based on a novel by Ivan Kušan, the TV series "Ne daj se Floki", and series about the famous inventor Nikola Tesla. His songs have been sung by award-winning singers such as Ivo Robić and Tereza Kesovija.

Kabiljo's best-selling and best known work is the musical "Jalta, Jalta", for which he received the 2004 Porin award for the magnum opus.cite web
url = http://www.croatianpopmusic.com/Alfi%20Kabiljo%20Biografija.htm
title = Alfi Kabiljo
accessdate = 2008-09-28
work = Croatian Pop Music
language = Croatian] To date, the musical has been released in audio format three times and it had its first premiere in 1971. All three releases have been sold out decades ago.

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External links

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* [http://www.fandango.com/alfikabiljo/filmography/p96533 Alfi Kabiljo's filmography] at Fandango.com
* [http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Alfi_Kabiljo/3237314 Alfi Kabiljo at Hollywood.com]

Persondata
NAME = Kabiljo, Alfi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Kabiljo, Alfie
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Croatian musical theater and film soundtrack composer
DATE OF BIRTH = December 22, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH = Zagreb, Croatia
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =