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Adolf "Dado" Topić is a singer who sang the entry from Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
together with the band Dragonfly
. He is one of the most popular rock musicians of Croatia
and the former Yugoslavia
. He was the lead singer of Time
, a 1970s progressive rock
band. From 1970 to late 1971, he was also the lead singer of the popular prog-rock band Korni Grupa
(also known as The Kornelyans).
Topić has performed at Etnofest Neum twice: in 1997 with "Na te mislim" and in 2008 with "Nema prodaje".
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
together with the band Dragonfly
Dragonfly (band)
Dragonfly is the group which represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland.Members are Drago Vidakovic, Branko Kuznar, Branko Badanjak and Iva Gluhak....
. He is one of the most popular rock musicians of Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and the former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. He was the lead singer of Time
Time (rock band)
Time was a rock band from Yugoslavia that was formed in 1971 by Dado Topić after leaving his previous band Korni Grupa. The original lineup consisted of, in addition to Topić, Tihomir Pop Asanović , Vedran Božić , Mario Mavrin , Ratko Divjak and Brane Lambert Živković...
, a 1970s progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band. From 1970 to late 1971, he was also the lead singer of the popular prog-rock band Korni Grupa
Korni Grupa
Korni Grupa was a former Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade. Korni Grupa was one of the first former Yugoslav rock bands to achieve major mainstream popularity. The band's first releases were commercial pop-oriented songs. Korni Grupa later turned towards progressive rock, continuing, however, to...
(also known as The Kornelyans).
Topić has performed at Etnofest Neum twice: in 1997 with "Na te mislim" and in 2008 with "Nema prodaje".
Discography
- 1975 - time
- 1976 - time 2
- 1979 - Neosedlani
- 1980 - Šaputanje na jastuku
- 2001 - Otok u moru tisine
- 2004 - Apsolutno sve
- 2007 - Ultimate collection
- 2009 - Live in Kerempuh