Kico Slabinac
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Krunoslav "Kićo" Slabinac (born 28 March 1944 in Osijek
) is a Croatia
n folk singer. His specialties are the songs inspired by folk music of Slavonia
region of Croatia, and the uses of traditional instruments such as the tamburica. He has performed at the Split Festival
on several occasions.
Kićo represented Yugoslavia
at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
.
On the 15th of November 2008, a tragic accident occurred involving Kićo Slabinac.
Kićo ran over a drunk man named Mirko Brkić, while driving in his car in Feričanci
, Croatia. It still remains unclear whose fault it was in first place.
Osijek
Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...
) is a 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 ...
n folk singer. His specialties are the songs inspired by folk music of Slavonia
Slavonia
Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...
region of Croatia, and the uses of traditional instruments such as the tamburica. He has performed at the Split Festival
Split Festival
The Split Festival is a pop music festival held annually in Split, Croatia. It has been held since 1960. It is one of the premier Croatian music festivals...
on several occasions.
Kićo represented Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the sixteenth Eurovision Song Contest and the first held in Dublin, Ireland. The new voting system that was introduced in this Eurovision did have one big problem: some juries gave fewer points out than others...
.
On the 15th of November 2008, a tragic accident occurred involving Kićo Slabinac.
Kićo ran over a drunk man named Mirko Brkić, while driving in his car in Feričanci
Fericanci
Feričanci is a municipality in Osijek-Baranja county, Croatia. There are 2,418 inhabitants, 96% who are Croats....
, Croatia. It still remains unclear whose fault it was in first place.
Discography
- 1971 - Tvoj dječak je tužan
- 1975 - Hej bećari
- 1978 - Pusti noćas svoje kose
- 1979 - Seoska sam lola
- 1984 - Krunoslav Slabinac
- 1985 - Stani suzo
- 1986 - Dal' se sjećaš
- 1987 - Oj, garava, garava
- 1988 - Tiho, tiho uspomeno
- 1991 - Za tebe
- 1992 - Christmas with Kićo
- 1995 - Ako zora ne svane
- 1995 - Sve najbolje
- 2006 - Zlatna kolekcija