Mario Mihaljević (born 1951)[citation needed] is a Croatian musician, lyricist, journalist, columnist and a poem-writer, radio-editor. He has created "legendary" shows such as Crvena jabuka and Zeleni megaherc among others. During his almost 50-year long career, Mihaljević has worked on numerous songs, including the Yugoslav entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Croatian by Montenegrin singer Daniel Popović which achieved the fourth place.[1]
Mario Mihaljević | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mario Mihaljević 1951 |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, journalist, novelist, radio editor |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Awards | Split Award |
Life and career
editHe is the son of father Branko Mihaljević, a Croatian musician, writer, journalist and radio editor. He has one son, Branimir Mihaljević who works as an arranger, producer, singer and musician.
Mihaljević has lived in Zagreb and Rijeka.[1] As of 2023, he is working on the biography of the Yugoslav pop band Novi fosili.[1] His career has lasted for longer than 50 years. He has additionally published work under the pseudonym Branimir Mursini under which he has sent a song to the Belgrade Spring festival and worked anonymously from his father. At the time, he received the third award for his entry.[1]
On 3 March 2023, Mihaljević was a guest on the talk show 5.com s Danielom on HRT together with Matija Cvek. During the show, he gave an interview together with the other guest in which he gave an introspective view of his career.[1]
Songwriting work
editHis most famous work include the lyrics for the song "Džuli" with which Danijel Popović won the 4th place at Eurovision Song Contest 1989 and "Hrvatine" performed by Đuka Čaić.[2][3] He has additionally written lyrics for songs of numerous Croatian artists, including Mišo Kovač and Krunoslav Slabinac. He has written the song "Vrati se s kišom" by Neda Ukraden and the music for Slavonske Lole.[4]
In 2009, he suggested that the cult child song "Zeko i potočić" written by his father receives a monument at the "Trg bana Jelačića", in front of the children theater.[5] He has also directed a brief, 4:30-long cartoon for the song.[6]
He has also written a song titled "Mario" which is dedicated to himself.[1] In 2019, he modified the lyrics of "Hrvatine", this time naming it "Hrvatine 2", which he published in 2019, inspired by Croatian politics and the political situation in the wider region.[4][7] That same year, he published the song "Oprostite, meni se ne slavi" in which he offered resistance to the celebration of Operation Storm in Croatia and quite vocally condemned it as a "fake celebration"; his poem was first shared by Kurir and then all media in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8]
Work in politics
editHe has briefly ventured in politics during the 1990s, for the political parties Croatian Democratic Union and Croatian Party of Rights. He left the former party in the 2010s.[9]
Awards and nominations
editHe received an award at the 2022 Split Awards for "Kad se rodiš usrid Splita" performed by Luka Nižetić.[1]
Private life
editMihajlevi has briefly discussed his spiritual life in an interview in 2012, saying that he managed to "find himself" at 41 only after he realized that his life is at stake during his home country's war. He came up with the idea of following the religion of the church of universal life with a seat in California. He titled his subdivision "amorizam" and gave himself the spiritual name of Amior. In the church, that he had been a priest in for 8 years by the time of the interview, he wanted to get rid of hierarchies and only keep the one where people can be ranked by their age. He also shared the view that he would officially register same-sex marriages in his church.[10] By 2013, he revealed that he officialized 11 same-sex marriages, of which 8 were of lesbian pairs and 3 of gay pairs. He revealed that he got contacted by the spouses through Twitter or the Internet website of the church.[10][11]
During an interview, he revealed that he has a fear of dentists.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h 5.com s Danielom: Matija Cvek i Mario Mihaljević. Hrvatska radiotelevizija. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Tko je tajanstvena Džuli iz hit pjesme Danijela Popovića" [Who is the Mysterious Džuli from the Hit Song by Danijel Popović] (in Croatian). Hrvatski medijski servis. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
S pjesmom "Džuli" koju je napisao Mario Mihaljević glazbenik Danijel Popović je prije 40 godina nastupio na Eurosongu u Njemačkoj i osvojio četvrto mjesto.
- ^ Grgić, Barbara (14 October 2023). "Svi znaju za Đukine 'Hrvatine', no rijetki znaju da Čaić ima dva nevjerojatna talenta" [Everyone Knows About Đuka's 'Hrvatine', but Only a Few Know that Čaić has Two Incredible Talents]. Dnevno.hr. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
Ponosan sam bio kada sam došao sa prve crte, sreo Maria Mihaljevića i rekao 'Mi smo na prvoj crti, nemamo nijednu pjesmu, idemo napisat pjesmu. Nastale su tako 'Hrvatine'.
- ^ a b "Mario Mihaljević napisao novu verziju 'Hrvatina'! Kako vam se sviđa tekst?" [Mario Mihaljević Wrote a New Version of 'Hrvatina'! How do you like the lyrics?]. Direktno.hr. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Levak, Tomislav (4 February 2010). "Kultna dječja pjesma 'Zeko i potočić' konačno će dobiti spomenik u Osijeku?" [Cult Child Song 'Zeko i potočić' Will Finally Receive a Monument in Osijek?]. Osijek031.com (in Croatian). Osijek. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
Spomenik mi je pao na pamet nedugo nakon što je otac preminuo. Sve gradske vlasti načelno su podržavale tu ideju, ali dalje od toga nismo stigli. U duhovnom smislu, to bi bio spomenik svim našim djetinjstvima
- ^ "Zeko repa uz potočić" [Zeko Raps Next to the SPring] (in Croatian). Gloria.hr. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Mihaljević napisao novu verziju hita: 'Prazni su nam džepovi...'" [Mihaljević Wrote the New Version of the Hit: 'Our Pockets Are Full...']. 24sata.hr. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Mario Mihajlević Hit u Srbiji: "Zašto se meni ne slavi Oluja"". Maxportal.hr (in Croatian). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Jurković, Edi (19 March 2011). "Mario Mihaljević i Snježana Mehun napustili HDZ". Vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ a b Pacek, Tatjana (24 June 2013). "Voditelj M. Mihaljević: Već sam sklopio 11 istospolnih brakova" (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Pacek, Tatjana (14 October 2012). "Mario Mihaljević u amorističkoj će crkvi ženiti i gay parove". Vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 April 2024.