Vice Vukov

Vice Vukov

Vice Vukov (August 3, 1936, ŠibenikSeptember 24, 2008, Zagreb) was a Croatian singer and politician.

Biography

During the 1960s, Vukov was one of the most popular singers in Yugoslavia, appearing at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "Brodovi" and at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "Čežnja".

In the aftermath of the Croatian Spring movement, he was branded a Croatian nationalist by Yugoslav authorities and had his apartment searched by the police during the 1972 wave of arrests of Croatian Spring leaders. Vukov was on an Australian tour at that time. His wife warned him not to return because he could be arrested too, so instead he went to live in France, returning to Yugoslavia in 1976.cite web | url=http://www.nacional.hr/articles/view/24083/5/ | title=Drama u obitelji Vukov | publisher="Nacional" | date=27 March 2006 | first=Plamenko | last=Cvitić | language=Croatian | accessdate=2008-03-02] By that time, the authorities had lost interest in his case, but his singing career was effectively over; he was blacklisted, barred from performing publicly and all his records were pulled out of stores.

In 1989 an album of his new songs, albeit without his name on the cover, reappeared in Croatian music stores, signalling the political change. Soon after, Vukov made a public comeback with a series of 14 sold-out concerts at Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall.

Vice Vukov performed some of the greatest patriotic songs, including "Zvona moga grada" and "Tvoja zemlja".

After the introduction of democracy to Croatia, Vice Vukov became a prominent supporter of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia. He ran several times for the seat in Croatian Parliament, finally succeeding in 2003. [cite web | url=http://www.sabor.hr/Default.aspx?sec=312 | title=Vice Vukov | publisher=Parliament of Croatia | language=Croatian | accessdate=2008-03-02] In 2001 he was suggested as ambassador to Switzerland.

On November 17 2005, while descending the stairs in the Parliament building, Vukov tripped and fell, sustaining a serious head injury. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery, but fell into a coma shortly afterwards. In March 2006, according to his doctors, he was in a persistent vegetative state, with no chance for recovery. [cite web | url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/kultura_i_zivot/panorama/clanak/art-2006,3,28,koma_Vukov,19076.jl | title=Liječnici Vici Vukovu ne daju šanse za oporavak | first=Suzana | last=Ciboci Stunja | publisher="Jutarnji list" | language=Croatian | date=28 March 2006 | accessdate=2008-03-02] However, in November 2007, Vukov was reported as being conscious at times, aware of his surroundings, and his condition was described as stable. [cite web | url=http://www.24sata.hr/index.php?cmd=show_clanak&tekst_id=27703 | title=Vice Vukov budi se iz kome nakon 22 mjeseca? | first=Romana | last=Bilešić | publisher="24 sata" | language=Croatian | date=4 September 2007 | accessdate=2008-03-02] He died aged 72.

References

External links

*hr icon [http://www.porin.info/zivotne/vice-vukov.html Biography]

*hr icon [http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/preminuo-vice-vukov/403290.aspx Preminuo Vice Vukov]

*sr icon [http://www.e-novine.com/sr/region/clanak.php?id=17201 Hronika smrtne oholosti] (Part 1)

*sr icon [http://www.e-novine.com/sr/region/clanak.php?id=17241 Hronika smrtne oholosti] (Part 2)


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