Petar Grašo
Petar Grašo (born 19 March 1976) is a Croatian pop singer and songwriter. Born in Split to basketball player Zoran Grašo, he rose to prominence when Oliver Dragojević performed one of his first songs "Boginja" on the Dora contest in 1995.[1] Since then, he has collaborated greatly with Dragojević, and has also worked with Doris Dragović,[1] Danijela Martinović,[1] Tonči Huljić,[2] Goran Bregović,[2] and Lepa Brena.[2]
Petar Grašo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 March 1976 |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse(s) | Danijela Martinović (partner) |
| Website | https://petargraso.com/ |
In 1996, he won the Zadarfest music festival in Zadar with his song "Trebam nekoga", which promulgated him to wide fame.[1] He placed second in Dora 1997, Croatia's qualifying competition for Eurovision Song Contest 1997.[1] Today, he is one of the most popular male pop singers in Croatia, and is also well known in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, and Macedonia.[1]
Grašo co-wrote the lyrics to the song "Metak sa posvetom" with Antonija Šola for Lepa Brena's 2011 album Začarani krug, and composed the music himself.[2]
His songs "Volim i postojim" (1997) and "Ko nam brani?" (1999) are credited with helping the public cope with the coronavirus pandemic.[3][4][5][6]
Discography
Albums
- Mjesec iznad oblaka (1997)
- Utorak (1999)
- Šporke riči (2003)
- Best of Petar Grašo Uvertira 1995. – 2005. (2007)
References
- "Petar Grašo". crorec.hr (in Croatian). Croatia Records. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "Petar Grašo: Sa Brenom sam baš rizikovao" (in Serbian). 26 November 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- SUDAMJA 2020: Grašo na praznom Peristilu u čast svetog Dujma i Dana grada Splita
- [https://www.jutarnji.hr/spektakli/domace-zvijezde/video-pogledajte-ekskluzivni-koncert-ante-gelo-ft-petar-graso-jutarnji-vam-donosi-jedinstveni-glazbeni-online-projekt/10227082/ 'HRVATSKA PJEVA' NA JUTARNJI.HR VIDEO: POGLEDAJTE EKSKLUZIVNI KONCERT: ANTE GELO FT. PETAR GRAŠO Jutarnji vam donosi jedinstveni glazbeni online projekt (in Croatian)]
- Petar Graso: Bem ti Covid!
- Peak positions in Croatia:
- For "Fritula": "HR TOP 40 Week 01 2019" (in Croatian). toplista. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- For "Voli me": "HR TOP 40 Week 19 2019" (in Croatian). toplista. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- For "Neće nas zauvik bit": "HR TOP 40 Week 42 2020" (in Croatian). toplista. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
