Ivica Šerfezi
Ivan "Ivica" Šerfezi (1 December 1935 – 29 May 2004) was a Croatian pop singer hailing from Zagreb. Ivan "Ivica" Šerfezi started singing in dance halls, and his first real success was a duet with Domenico Modugno at the Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb (Modugno had a worldwide hit song, "Volare"). In the 1960s and the 1970s Šerfezi made many tours throughout Yugoslavia, East Germany, as well as the Soviet Union, and his concerts filled up 150 venues.
Ivica Šerfezi
- Name
- Ivan "Ivica" Šerfezi
- Birth Name
- Ivan Šerfezi
- Born
- 1 December 1935
- Birthplace
- Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Died
- 29 May 2004
- Place of death
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Occupation
- Singer
- Nationality
- Croatia
- Fields
- pop music
- Education
- University of Zagreb
- Languages
- Croatian
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His songs were often influenced by Mexican and Greek folk music. The primary composers of his songs were Ivica Krajač and Nikica Kalogjera. Some of his hit songs included "Suze liju plave oči" (Croatian version of the Willie Nelson classic, "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"), "Ruže su crvene" (Croatian version of the Bobby Vinton classic, "Roses are Red"), "Ksimeroni", "Elada", etc. His career lasted for 46 years and he had 15 gold records. He also sang many duets with the very popular female Macedonian 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 the Croatian Peasant Party, he ran as that party's candidate on the elections for Zagreb City Assembly, but his list failed to enter the Assembly. Šerfezi died in May 2004, just months after he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer.
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• Name — Ivan "Ivica" Šerfezi • Birth Name — Ivan Šerfezi • Born — 1 December 1935 • Birthplace — Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia • Died — 29 May 2004 • Place of death — Zagreb, Croatia • Other Names — Ivica • Occupation — Singer • Years Active — 1950's–2004
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Ivica Šerfezi appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a Schlager singer and musician (1 December 1935 – 28 May 2004). The birth of Ivica Šerfezi is recorded on 1 December 1935 in Zagreb, and the death on 28 May 2004.
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• from the song Ruže su crvene: •: Ruže su crvene: tajne su skrivene: slatka je muzika: ali nije kao ti —: Roses are red: secrets are hidden: the music is sweet: but not like you
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2004
Ivica Šerfezi died at Zagreb.
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