Petar Grašo
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Petar Grašo is a Croatia
n pop singer and songwriter. Born in Zagreb
to parents hailing from Dalmatia
, he gained prominence when Oliver Dragojević
performed one of his first songs "Boginja" ("Goddess") on the Dora contest in 1995. Since then, he has collaborated greatly with Oliver, and has also worked with Doris Dragović
, Danijela Martinović
, Tonči Huljić
,
In 1996, he won the Zadarfest
music festival in Zadar
with his song "Trebam nekoga" ("I need someone"), which promulgated him to wide fame. He placed second in Dora 1997
, Croatia's qualifying competition for Eurovision Song Contest 1997
. Today, he is one of the most popular male pop singers in Croatia
, and is also well known in Serbia
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Slovenia
, and Macedonia
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 and songwriter. Born in 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...
to parents hailing from Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
, he gained prominence when Oliver Dragojević
Oliver Dragojevic
Oliver Dragojević is one of the most popular Croatian pop singers. A native of Vela Luka from the island of Korčula, he emerged onto the music scene in the 1970s thanks to the popular Split Festival, one of several musical annual events which began in the former Yugoslavia and still is being held...
performed one of his first songs "Boginja" ("Goddess") on the Dora contest in 1995. Since then, he has collaborated greatly with Oliver, and has also worked with Doris Dragović
Doris Dragovic
Dorotea "Doris" Dragović is a Croatian singer-songwriter. She represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Željo moja", finishing the 11th with 49 points, and Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Marija Magdalena", finishing fourth with 118...
, Danijela Martinović
Danijela Martinovic
Danijela Martinović, known artistically as Danijela is a popular Croatian singer with success across all of the Balkans.-Biography:...
, Tonči Huljić
Tonci Huljic
Tonči Huljić is a Croatian musician, songwriter and music producer from Split.Huljić made his name in the late 1970s as the founder and key member of pop band Dalmatinski magazin...
,
In 1996, he won the Zadarfest
Zadarfest
Zadarfest is a music festival held annually in Zadar, Croatia. The festival was first held in 1993.The festival gives out several awards, its highest being the Grand Prix.- Festival winners :*1993 - Gibonni with "Život me umorio"...
music festival in Zadar
Zadar
Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...
with his song "Trebam nekoga" ("I need someone"), which promulgated him to wide fame. He placed second in Dora 1997
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 by E.N.I. with the song "Probudi me". The quartet were the winners of Dora 1997, which selected the fifth Croatian entry for the contest.-Background:...
, Croatia's qualifying competition for Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
The Eurovision Song Contest 1997, was the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest and it was held at the Point Theatre Dublin, Ireland, on 3 May 1997. Boyzone member Ronan Keating and Carrie Crowley were the presenters of the show....
. Today, he is one of the most popular male pop singers in 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 is also well known in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, and Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
Discography
- 1997 Mjesec iznad oblaka
- 1999 Utorak
- 2003 Šporke riči
- 2007 Best of Petar Graso Uvertira 1995. - 2005.