SKU: CD/Oliver/Platinum

The incomparable, indescribable OLIVER DRAGOJEVIC........2 Cd's and 40 of his major hits! This collection is truly remarkable and was produced by CROATIA RECORDS in 2006.A native of Vela Luka on the island of Korcula, Dragojevic emerged onto the music scene in the 1970s thanks to the popular Split Festival, one of several musical annual music events from the former Yugoslavia still functional in Croatia today. His speciality was music influenced by Dalmatian folklore. His first domestic hit was called "Picaferaj" in 1967. Most of his early songs were written by popular songwriter Zdenko Runjic. One of the most famous was "Nadalina", which also featured actor Boris Dvornik, and the popular 'Dalmatian anthems' "Galeb i ja" and "Skalinada".Dragojevic maintained his popularity in ensuing 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 referenced as Croatia's oldest pop star. After his collaboration with Zdenko Runjic, he recorded several more albums that proved to be popular with his fan base.Today, Oliver is still active on the Croatian music scene often recognized as one of the country's more popular singers and pianists. (from Wikipedia)

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