Kićo Slabinac

Krunoslav Slabinac
Krunoslav Slabinac
Born	28 March 1944; Osijek, Independent State of Croatia
Died	13 November 2020 (aged 76); Zagreb, Croatia
Nationality	Croatian
Occupation	Musician; composer; arranger;
Years active	1960s–2020
	Musical career
Genres	Rock; pop; folk;
Instruments	Vocals; guitar;
Labels	Jugoton; Croatia Records;

Krunoslav "Kićo" Slabinac (28 March 1944 – 13 November 2020) was a Croatian pop singer. His specialties were the songs nowadays inspired by folk music of Slavonia region of Croatia, and the uses of traditional instruments such as the tamburica.

In the 1960s Slabinac was a member of several rock'n'roll bands. He then opted for a solo career as a pop singer and moved to Zagreb. While performing in a club, he was noticed by Nikica Kalogjera who gave him a chance to appear as a newcomer at the 1969 Split Festival. A year later, in 1970, Slabinac won the first prize at the Opatija Festival. He represented Yugoslavia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with "Tvoj dječak je tužan", placing 14th.[1]

Slabinac's song "Zbog jedne divne žene" was a huge hit which solidified his status as a singer. However, in the 1970s, legal troubles and time spent abroad set back his career. After his return from the United States, Slabinac focused on folk music, although he remained active in the pop music scene.[1]

His song "Letaj mi" became an evergreen in Macedonia,[2] particularly because it was sung in Macedonian on the festival "MakFest" in 1989.

He died on 13 November 2020 in Zagreb, following a long and complicated illness.[3][4][5]

Discography

1971 – Tvoj dječak je tužan
1975 – Hej bećari
1978 – Pusti noćas svoje kose
1979 – Seoska sam lola
1984 – Krunoslav Slabinac
1984 – Christmas with Kićo
1985 – Stani suzo
1986 – Da l' se sjećaš
1987 – Oj, garava, garava
1988 – Tiho, tiho uspomeno
1991 – Za tebe
1995 – Ako zora ne svane
1995 – Sve najbolje
2006 – Zlatna kolekcija
2008 – Dignite čaše svatovi
2015 – 50 originalnih pjesama

References

"Krunoslav Kićo Slabinac". crorec.hr (in Croatian). Croatia Records. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
Edinaeset casovi se borea lekari za mojot zivot Archived 2012-07-29 at Archive.today, an interview with Kico Slabinac in Macedonian.
Rožman, Klara (13 November 2020). "Umro je Krunoslav Kićo Slabinac". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
"ŽIVOT ISPREPLETEN VELIKIM TUGAMA I RADOSTIMA: KIĆO TRAGIČNU 1989. NIJE ZABORAVIO, NO USPIO JE KRENUTI DALJE". Gloria.hr (in Croatian). 13 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
Rožman, Klara (13 November 2020). "'Tata je zauvijek zaspao, a ja nisam smio biti uz njega'". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

External links

Preceded by Eva Sršen	Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971	Succeeded by Tereza Kesovija

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[crorec-1] "Krunoslav Kićo Slabinac". crorec.hr (in Croatian). Croatia Records. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[2] Edinaeset casovi se borea lekari za mojot zivot Archived 2012-07-29 at Archive.today, an interview with Kico Slabinac in Macedonian.

[3] Rožman, Klara (13 November 2020). "Umro je Krunoslav Kićo Slabinac". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[4] "ŽIVOT ISPREPLETEN VELIKIM TUGAMA I RADOSTIMA: KIĆO TRAGIČNU 1989. NIJE ZABORAVIO, NO USPIO JE KRENUTI DALJE". Gloria.hr (in Croatian). 13 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

[5] Rožman, Klara (13 November 2020). "'Tata je zauvijek zaspao, a ja nisam smio biti uz njega'". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 14 November 2020.