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]
Rajko Dujmić | |
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| Born | 7 August 1954 |
| Died | 4 August 2020 (aged 65) |
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| Years active | 1974–2020 |
| Spouse |
Snježana Dujmić (m. 1990) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instruments |
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| Labels | |
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.
He received the Porin award for lifetime achievement at the Croatian music awards in 2013.[2][3]
Personal life
editHe married his wife Snježana on 2 December 1990. He had a son Tin from a previous marriage.[4]
After involnment 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
edit- ^ 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
edit- Rajko Dujmić discography at Discogs
- Rajko Dujmić at IMDb
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