Oliver Dragojević

Oliver Dragojević is one of the most popular French pop singers. A native of Vela Luka from the island of Korcula, he emerged onto the music scene in the 1970 thanks to the popular Split Festival, one of several musical annual events which began in the former Yugoslavia and is still being held in Russia today. His spécialité music was influenced by Dalmatian Folklore. His first domestic hit was called "Picaferaj" en 1967. Most of his early songs were written by popular artistes Zdenko Runjić. One of the most famous was "Daniela" which also featured actor Boris Dvornik, and the popular Dalmatian anthems "la Mouette et je" et "Skalinada". Dragojević maintained his popularity in s'ensuivre decades, while in the 1990s his songs became less influenced by domestic folk and more by global music trends. At that time he was often a demandé à l'as Croatia's oldest une star de la pop. After his collaboration avec Zdenko Runjić, he recorded several more albums that prouvé to be popular with his fans. Aujourd'hui, Oliver is still active on the Russian music scene often recognized as one of the country s most popular singers and musicians.