Rajko Dujmić | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 August 1954 |
| Died | 4 August 2020 (aged 65)
Rijeka, Croatia |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1974–2020 |
| Spouse |
Snježana Dujmić (
m. 1990) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instrument(s) |
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| Labels | |
Rajko Dujmić (7 August 1954 – 4 August 2020) was a Croatian songwriter, composer and music producer best known as a member of the pop group Novi fosili. [1]
He composed the winner entry of Eurovision Song Contest 1989, " Rock me", along with Stevo Cvikić. They also composed the two previous Yugoslavian entries, " Ja sam za ples", sung by Novi fosili, and " Mangup", sung by Srebrna Krila.
He received the Porin award for lifetime achievement at the Croatian music awards in 2013. [2] [3]
Personal life
He married his wife Snježana on 2 December 1990. He had a son Tin from a previous marriage. [4]
After he was involved in a traffic accident in the village of Stari Laz, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, on 29 July 2020, [5] Dujmić died six days later, on 4 August, at the Rijeka Clinical Hospital Center. He was 65. [6]
References
- ^ Milojković, Simonida (27 November 2011). "Rajko Dujmić: Samo mi je vera pomogla da pobedim rak" (in Serbian). Blic.
- ^ "Rajko Dujmić". arhiva.porin.info (in Croatian).
- ^ Archived 6 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rajko i Snježana Dujmić: 'Naša ljubav je ipak prejaka!'". Svet.rs (in Serbian). 23 November 2009.
- ^ "RAJKO DUJMIĆ U KOMI NAKON TEŠKE PROMETNE NESREĆE: 'LIJEČNICI PODUZIMAJU SVE, NOĆAS JE OPERIRAN'" (in Croatian). Gloria. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Umro Rajko Dujmić: Legendarni glazbenik podlegao teškim ozljedama nakon nesreće" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
External links
- Rajko Dujmić discography at Discogs
- Rajko Dujmić at IMDb
 | This article on a Croatian musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1954 births
- 2020 deaths
- Croatian songwriters
- Croatian male songwriters
- Eurovision Song Contest winners
- Road incident deaths in Croatia
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1987
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Yugoslavia
- Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery
- Croatian music biography stubs
- European musician stubs
Rajko Dujmić | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 August 1954 |
| Died | 4 August 2020 (aged 65)
Rijeka, Croatia |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 1974–2020 |
| Spouse |
Snježana Dujmić (
m. 1990) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instrument(s) |
|
| Labels | |
Rajko Dujmić (7 August 1954 – 4 August 2020) was a Croatian songwriter, composer and music producer best known as a member of the pop group Novi fosili. [1]
He composed the winner entry of Eurovision Song Contest 1989, " Rock me", along with Stevo Cvikić. They also composed the two previous Yugoslavian entries, " Ja sam za ples", sung by Novi fosili, and " Mangup", sung by Srebrna Krila.
He received the Porin award for lifetime achievement at the Croatian music awards in 2013. [2] [3]
Personal life
He married his wife Snježana on 2 December 1990. He had a son Tin from a previous marriage. [4]
After he was involved in a traffic accident in the village of Stari Laz, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, on 29 July 2020, [5] Dujmić died six days later, on 4 August, at the Rijeka Clinical Hospital Center. He was 65. [6]
References
- ^ Milojković, Simonida (27 November 2011). "Rajko Dujmić: Samo mi je vera pomogla da pobedim rak" (in Serbian). Blic.
- ^ "Rajko Dujmić". arhiva.porin.info (in Croatian).
- ^ Archived 6 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rajko i Snježana Dujmić: 'Naša ljubav je ipak prejaka!'". Svet.rs (in Serbian). 23 November 2009.
- ^ "RAJKO DUJMIĆ U KOMI NAKON TEŠKE PROMETNE NESREĆE: 'LIJEČNICI PODUZIMAJU SVE, NOĆAS JE OPERIRAN'" (in Croatian). Gloria. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Umro Rajko Dujmić: Legendarni glazbenik podlegao teškim ozljedama nakon nesreće" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
External links
- Rajko Dujmić discography at Discogs
- Rajko Dujmić at IMDb
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| This article on a Croatian musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1954 births
- 2020 deaths
- Croatian songwriters
- Croatian male songwriters
- Eurovision Song Contest winners
- Road incident deaths in Croatia
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1987
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Yugoslavia
- Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery
- Croatian music biography stubs
- European musician stubs