Nikša Bratoš (born 17 August 1959) is a Croatian musician. He is known for having played in bands Valentino and Crvena jabuka. He has worked on songs for a variety of Croatian pop artists.[1]
Nikša Bratoš | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 1959 Travnik, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Genres | pop, rock |
| Instrument | guitar |
| Formerly of | Crvena jabuka Valentino |
Biography
editBratoš was born in 1959, and graduated from the University of Electronics in Sarajevo in 1985. He played guitar and sang backup vocals in Valentino before transitioning into Crvena jabuka.
Bratoš first worked with Crvena jabuka as a producer. He was recruited to produce 1988's Sanjati, and then every subsequent album. Bratoš was later recruited as a member of the band. He is known for having played many different instruments. Generally he played rhythm guitar, but periodically harmonica, saxophone, mandolin, melodika, clarinet, and woodwinds and sometimes keyboards, synthesizers and singing backup vocals. Bratoš was able to add horn arrangements as well as other string instruments which the band became known for in the 1990s.
In 1990 Bratoš moved to Zagreb where he continued to be involved in music as a guitarist, producer, and keyboard player. In 1994 he became an official member of Crvena jabuka and since then has performed at all of their concerts and their albums. He was also responsible for the production and programming on each album.
He arranged the song "Metak sa posvetom" for Lepa Brena's 2011 album Začarani krug.
Personal life
editBratoš has two sons, Goran and Marko. Son Marko works as a presenter at the radio station Narodni radio in Zagreb.[2] In late 2017, Bratoš filed lawsuit against Želimir Babogredac.[3] At one of the trials, Crvena jabuka frontman Dražen Žerić, was also present.[4] The epilogue took place in 2018.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Nikša Bratoš" (in Croatian). diskografija.com. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Najveći ponos: Zgodni sinovi naših poznatih očeva koji sve više privlače pažnju svojim talentom". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Jutarnji list – ODGOĐENA PRESUDA ŠEFU CROATIA RECORDSA KOJEG JE ZA KLEVETU TUŽIO NIKŠA BRATOŠ Sud naišao na podatke da tuženi direktor ima veću imovinu nego je naveo". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Ponizili su me kad su mi odbili status samostalnog umjetnika u Hrvatskoj". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Jutarnji list – SUDSKI EPILOG ŽESTOKOG ESTRADNOG SUKOBA NEKADAŠNJIH DOBRIH PRIJATELJA Nikša Bratoš dobio tužbu za klevetu protiv šefa Croatia Recordsa". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
External links
editNikša Bratoš discography at Discogs
