Rajko Dujmić
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. He composed the winner entry of Eurovision Song Contest 1989, "Rock me", along with Stevo Cvikić. They also composed the two previous Yugoslav entries, "Ja sam za ples", sung by Novi fosili, and "Mangup", sung by Srebrna Krila.
Rajko Dujmić
- Name
- Rajko Dujmić
- Born
- 7 August 1954
- Birthplace
- Zagreb, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia
- Died
- 4 August 2020
- Place of death
- Sušak, Croatia
- Occupation
- * Songwriter
- Nationality
- Croatia
- Fields
- pop
- Honours
- Porin Award
- Languages
- Croatian
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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. He composed the winner entry of Eurovision Song Contest 1989, "Rock me", along with Stevo Cvikić. They also composed the two previous Yugoslav entries, "Ja sam za ples", sung by Novi fosili, and "Mangup", sung by Srebrna Krila.
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Rajko Dujmić (1954–2020) was a Croatian composer and songwriter. Born in Zagreb, the composer died in Rijeka. Rajko Dujmić was a member of Croatian Composers' Society and Novi fosili.
Genres include pop. Languages used include Croatian. The composer received Porin Award.
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Biography
He received the Porin award for lifetime achievement at the Croatian music awards in 2013.
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• Name — Rajko Dujmić • Born — 7 August 1954 • Birthplace — Zagreb, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia • Died — 4 August 2020 • Place of death — Sušak, Croatia • Occupation — * Songwriter • composer • music producer • Years Active — 1974–2020 • Children — 1
Personal life
Personal life
Dujmić was of paternal Croat and maternal Austrian descent. He married his wife Snježana on 2 December 1990. He had a son Tin from a previous relationship with a Novi fosili backing vocalist Vesna Srećković. After involvement in a traffic accident in the village of Stari Laz, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, on 29 July 2020, Dujmić died six days later, on 4 August, at the Rijeka Clinical Hospital Center. He was 65.
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Rajko Dujmić is recorded with the occupation songwriter. Classed in the genre pop music. Recorded as songwriter and composer.
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1954
Rajko Dujmić was born on 7 August 1954.
2020
Rajko Dujmić died on 4 August 2020.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 134648447, Rajko, Dujmic.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1257039: Rajko Dujmić
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- 1.Milojković, Simonida. Rajko Dujmić: Samo mi je vera pomogla da pobedim rak. Blic. 27 November 2011.
- 2.Rajko Dujmić. arhiva.porin.info.
- 3.Archived copy.
- 4.Sertić, Valentina. Retrospektiva: Rajko Dujmić u tri poglavlja. Glazba.hr. 2022-08-10.
- 5.Rajko i Snježana Dujmić: 'Naša ljubav je ipak prejaka!'. Svet.rs. 23 November 2009.
- 6.Gloria. RAJKO DUJMIĆ U KOMI NAKON TEŠKE PROMETNE NESREĆE: 'LIJEČNICI PODUZIMAJU SVE, NOĆAS JE OPERIRAN'. 30 July 2020.
- 7.Jutarnji list. Umro Rajko Dujmić: Legendarni glazbenik podlegao teškim ozljedama nakon nesreće. 4 August 2020.
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