Rajka Vali
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Valerija Raukar most commonly known by her stage name Rajka Vali is an Croatia
n pop music
singer who enjoyed success through the 1940s and 1950s.
Valerija Raukar was borned in the Croat family in East Syrmia
n village of Ruma
(today located in Vojvodina
, Serbia
).
She began singing in the school choir in high school in Zagreb
. Her professional singer career began accidentally in 1943. One of members of Trio Delinski was ill and since there was an urgent need for replacement. Valerija Raukar was literally dragged by her friends into the studio of Krugovalna postaja Zagreb.
She sang with Trio Delinski until the end of WWII. Afterwards she continued as vocal soloist, sometimes making records with dance orchestras.
She often sang in duet with Croatian legend Ivo Robić
, Zvonimir Krkljuš and Bruno Petrali.
She studied architecture in Zagreb and graduated in 1955.
She was married twice. Her first marriage was with known pre-WWII Croatian jazz
-musician Bojan Hohnjec, who influenced her early singing style. Her second husband was known Croatian jazz-musician, drummer Marijan Moša Marjanović.
In 1960 Rajka Vali moved with her husband to Germany. After moving to Germany, she continued her singer career. She also had concerts in France, Spain and Germany. She ended her singing career due her career as architect.
In Germany she specialized medical technique and projecting, so she designed several clinics and hospitals.
In 1980's she returned to Croatia, to Zagreb.
in the period 1951.-1957. Only 19 of those records are saved.
Incomplete list of singles
In 2001 Croatia Records (ex-Jugoton) made a tribute to forgotten Croatian stars.
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 music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer who enjoyed success through the 1940s and 1950s.
Valerija Raukar was borned in the Croat family in East Syrmia
Syrmia
Syrmia is a fertile region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe, between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia in the east and Croatia in the west....
n village of Ruma
Ruma
Ruma is a town and municipality located in Vojvodina, Serbia at . In 2002 the town had a total population of 34,229, while Ruma municipality had a population of 60,006.-History:...
(today located in Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
, 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...
).
She began singing in the school choir in high school 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...
. Her professional singer career began accidentally in 1943. One of members of Trio Delinski was ill and since there was an urgent need for replacement. Valerija Raukar was literally dragged by her friends into the studio of Krugovalna postaja Zagreb.
She sang with Trio Delinski until the end of WWII. Afterwards she continued as vocal soloist, sometimes making records with dance orchestras.
She often sang in duet with Croatian legend Ivo Robić
Ivo Robic
Ivo Robić was Croatian singer and songwriter.-Domestic career:Robić began his career as a soloist with the Radio Zagreb Orchestra, while studying at the same time in Zagreb...
, Zvonimir Krkljuš and Bruno Petrali.
She studied architecture in Zagreb and graduated in 1955.
She was married twice. Her first marriage was with known pre-WWII Croatian jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
-musician Bojan Hohnjec, who influenced her early singing style. Her second husband was known Croatian jazz-musician, drummer Marijan Moša Marjanović.
In 1960 Rajka Vali moved with her husband to Germany. After moving to Germany, she continued her singer career. She also had concerts in France, Spain and Germany. She ended her singing career due her career as architect.
In Germany she specialized medical technique and projecting, so she designed several clinics and hospitals.
In 1980's she returned to Croatia, to Zagreb.
Discography
Rajka Vali recorded 26 singles for JugotonJugoton
Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia based in Zagreb, Socialist Republic of Croatia. After the breakup of Yugoslavia the company continued to work in independent Republic of Croatia under the name Croatia...
in the period 1951.-1957. Only 19 of those records are saved.
Incomplete list of singles
- Ti si radost mi sva (You belong to my heart)
- Ti si biće mog sna
- Mambo, mambo, 1954
- Dal' znaš?, 1954
- Često se pitam
- Svatko za nečim čezne (To each his own)
- Srček dela tika taka - Rajka Vali i Ivo Robić
- Plavi dim, 1955
- Ti i ja
- Kad bi me volio
- Je li ljubav to (So this is love)
- San je želja (Dream is a wish)
- U iščekivanju (I'm thrilled)
- Tampico
- Baš je divan sunčan dan - Rajka Vali i Ivo Robic
- Tvoj (Yours) - Rajka Vali i Ivo Robić
- Sastanak (Danas opet)
- Kapljice kiše
In 2001 Croatia Records (ex-Jugoton) made a tribute to forgotten Croatian stars.
- Prozor u pedesete: Zaboravljene zvijezde, Forgotten Stars — trostruki luksuzni album: Zvonimir Krkljuš, Rajka Vali, Bruno Petrali pjevaju vam svoje uspjehe, Croatia Records, Perfekt Music, 2001