Ivica Šerfezi
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Ivica Šerfezi was a Croatia
n pop singer from Zagreb
.
Šerfezi started singing in dance halls, and his first real success was a duet with Domenico Modugno
on the Maksimir stadium
. In the 1960s and the 1970s he toured Yugoslavia
, East Germany as well as the Soviet Union
, and his concerts filled up 150 venues.
His songs were often influenced by Greek folkore. The primary composer of his songs was Nikica Kalogjera. Some of his hit songs included Suze liju plave oči ("Blue eyes shedding tears"), Ruže su crvene ("Roses are red"), Ksimeroni, etc.
His career lasted for 46 years and he had golden records fifteen times. He also sang many duets with the Macedonia
n singer Ljupka Dimitrovska.
Šerfezi was nicknamed Šerfa, and called "the golden boy of home show business". He was an avid tennis
and golf
player, and in later years also a politician. In 2001, as a longtime supporter of Croatian Peasant Party
, he ran as that party's candidate on the elections for Zagreb City Assembly, but he and his list failed to enter the Assembly.
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 ...
n pop singer from Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
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Šerfezi started singing in dance halls, and his first real success was a duet with Domenico Modugno
Domenico Modugno
Domenico Modugno was an Italian singer, songwriter, actor, and later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu "...
on the Maksimir stadium
Maksimir Stadium
Maksimir Stadium is a stadium in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. It takes its name from the neighbourhood of Maksimir. It is primarily the home of Dinamo Zagreb, the top football team in the country. It is also home to Dinamo Zagreb's farm team NK Lokomotiva....
. In the 1960s and the 1970s he toured Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, East Germany as well as the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, and his concerts filled up 150 venues.
His songs were often influenced by Greek folkore. The primary composer of his songs was Nikica Kalogjera. Some of his hit songs included Suze liju plave oči ("Blue eyes shedding tears"), Ruže su crvene ("Roses are red"), Ksimeroni, etc.
His career lasted for 46 years and he had golden records fifteen times. He also sang many duets with the Macedonia
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
n singer Ljupka Dimitrovska.
Šerfezi was nicknamed Šerfa, and called "the golden boy of home show business". He was an avid tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
and golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
player, and in later years also a politician. In 2001, as a longtime supporter of Croatian Peasant Party
Croatian Peasant Party
The Croatian Peasant Party is a center and socially conservative political party in Croatia.-Austria-Hungary:The Croatian People's Peasant Party was formed on December 22, 1904 by Antun Radić along with his brother Stjepan Radić. The party contested elections for the first time in the Kingdom of...
, he ran as that party's candidate on the elections for Zagreb City Assembly, but he and his list failed to enter the Assembly.
Lyrics
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