Miroslav Škoro
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Miroslav Škoro is a Croatia
n musician. Škoro's music is characterized by its traditional tamburitza sound, updated to appeal to a contemporary pop audience.
. He subsequently spent some time in the United States of America where he attended two years at the Community College of Allegheny County
. During his time in America he co-wrote his first album Ne dirajte mi ravnicu with Pennsylvania
native, tamburitza
master Jerry Grcevich.
.In 2002 Škoro had a collaboration with Marko Perković
on the song Reci, brate moj ("Tell me, my brother"), the year after collaboration was renewed in the single "Sude mi"("[They're] putting me on trial"), dedicated to former Croatian general Ante Gotovina
. He made a memorable performance of the song in the 2003 concert at Zagreb
Sport hall, in which Skoro broke into tears.
The two together with Herzegovinian
folk singer Mate Bulić
were collectively known as the "Tri Kuma" ("The Three Godfathers") and they were recognized as leaders of a well defined group of singers, in Croatian pop music scene.
, the largest record company in the country. His leadership of the company, together with the now deceased popular music auctor Đorđe Novković, was very successful in popularizing a renovated traditional Croatian music scene, also in the younger Croatian generation, winning over the urbanized
cosmopolitan
Mtv
-style tendencies.
In 2003, Škoro gained a great deal of popularity as a judge in Story Supernova Music Talents
, a reality show aired on Nova TV. Many found his witty comments directed at contestants amusing. Škoro has a reputation of having a definite talent regarding comedy and jokes, and in several of his concert he proved able to amuse audiences with them.
Also in 2003, he sung Mate at the funeral of General Janko Bobetko
.
In 2004, his song Milo moje won the Croatian Musicians Union's annual award for hit song. Škoro's 2005 album Svetinja
sold over 20,000 copies.
to Hungary
.
On the 30 October 2007, he joined Croatian Democratic Union
thus becoming candidate on 2007 parliamentary elections
. He was elected into parliament. After that he was appointed as HdZ
's candidate for Mayor
seat, in his hometown and largest Slavonian city Osijek
.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n musician. Škoro's music is characterized by its traditional tamburitza sound, updated to appeal to a contemporary pop audience.
Biography
Škoro, born in Osijek, completed an engineering degree at the University of OsijekUniversity of Osijek
The Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek is a university located in Osijek, Croatia. It was founded in 1975 and is organized in 11 faculties.-History:...
. He subsequently spent some time in the United States of America where he attended two years at the Community College of Allegheny County
Community College of Allegheny County
Community College of Allegheny County, or CCAC as it is officially abbreviated, is a community college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With four campuses and six centers, the college offers associate's degrees, certificate and diploma programs....
. During his time in America he co-wrote his first album Ne dirajte mi ravnicu with Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
native, tamburitza
Tamburitza
Tamburica or Tamboura refers to any member of a family of long-necked lutes popular in Eastern and Southern Europe, particularly Croatia , Serbia and Hungary. It is also known in southern Slovenia and Burgenland...
master Jerry Grcevich.
Music career
He emerged onto the Croatian music scene with the debut Ne dirajte mi ravnicu and produced a song of the same name which would go on to be one of the most famous Croatian songs. The tambura group Zlatni dukati released their own cover of the song that same year. Another very popular song of his in the wartime period was the delicate and tragic Mata (Matthew), in with he also deals with the previously highly-forbidden themes of Bleiburg massacreBleiburg massacre
The Bleiburg massacre, which also encompasses Operation Keelhaul is a term encompassing events that took place during mid-May 1945 near the Carinthian town of Bleiburg, itself some four kilometres from the Austrian-Slovenian border....
.In 2002 Škoro had a collaboration with Marko Perković
Marko Perkovic
Marko Perković is a Croatian musician and is the lead singer of the band Thompson since 1991....
on the song Reci, brate moj ("Tell me, my brother"), the year after collaboration was renewed in the single "Sude mi"("[They're] putting me on trial"), dedicated to former Croatian general Ante Gotovina
Ante Gotovina
Ante Gotovina is a former Senior Corporal of the French Foreign Legion and former Lieutenant General of the Croatian Army who served in the Croatian War for Independence...
. He made a memorable performance of the song in the 2003 concert at Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
Sport hall, in which Skoro broke into tears.
The two together with Herzegovinian
Herzegovinian
Herzegovinian may refer to:* Something of, or related to Herzegovina* Herzegovinians . See also Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina. For specific Herzegovinians, see List of Bosnians and Herzegovinians.* Note that there is no language called "Herzegovinian"...
folk singer Mate Bulić
Mate Bulic
Mate Bulić is a Bosnian Croat pop/folk singer.Many of his songs are influenced by the region of Herzegovina. Bulić finished his schooling in Čitluk and at Mostar, where he graduated in electrical engineering...
were collectively known as the "Tri Kuma" ("The Three Godfathers") and they were recognized as leaders of a well defined group of singers, in Croatian pop music scene.
Business
He was also the president of Croatia RecordsCroatia Records
Croatia Records is the largest major record label in Croatia, based in Dubrava in Zagreb.-Summary:Croatia Records d.d. is a joint stock company currently led by the Chairman of the Board of directors Želimir Babogredac, a notable sound engineer...
, the largest record company in the country. His leadership of the company, together with the now deceased popular music auctor Đorđe Novković, was very successful in popularizing a renovated traditional Croatian music scene, also in the younger Croatian generation, winning over the urbanized
Urbanized
Urbanized is a 2011 documentary film by Gary Hustwit released on 26 October 2011 and considered the third of a three-part series on design known as the Design Trilogy, the first being Helvetica about the typeface and the second being Objectified about industrial design.The documentary discusses...
cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
Mtv
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
-style tendencies.
In 2003, Škoro gained a great deal of popularity as a judge in Story Supernova Music Talents
Story Supernova Music Talents
Story Supernova Music Talents was one of Croatia's versions of the TV reality show American Idol. The program aired in 2003 on Nova TV, and became its most popular reality show at the time...
, a reality show aired on Nova TV. Many found his witty comments directed at contestants amusing. Škoro has a reputation of having a definite talent regarding comedy and jokes, and in several of his concert he proved able to amuse audiences with them.
Also in 2003, he sung Mate at the funeral of General Janko Bobetko
Janko Bobetko
Janko Bobetko was a Croatian Army general and Chief of the General Staff during the Croatian War of Independence from 1992 until his retirement in 1995. Bobetko had been charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia but died before he could be tried...
.
In 2004, his song Milo moje won the Croatian Musicians Union's annual award for hit song. Škoro's 2005 album Svetinja
Svetinja
Svetinja is an album of Croatian singer Miroslav Škoro. It was released in 2005 on the Croatia Records record label.-Track listing:# "Uvod" # "Vrime" # "Plati piće" # "Heroji ne plaču"...
sold over 20,000 copies.
Government and Politics
From 1995 to 1997 Škoro was the Croatian general consulConsul (representative)
The political title Consul is used for the official representatives of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the peoples of the two countries...
to Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
.
On the 30 October 2007, he joined Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
thus becoming candidate on 2007 parliamentary elections
Croatian parliamentary election, 2007
Parliamentary elections to the Croatian Parliament were held on 25 November 2007 in Croatia and on 24 November and 25 November 2007 abroad. The campaign officially started on 3 November...
. He was elected into parliament. After that he was appointed as HdZ
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
's candidate for Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
seat, in his hometown and largest Slavonian city Osijek
Osijek
Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...
.
Music festival appearances
Festivals won are in bold.- Daleko je kuća moja, Herzegovinian Radio FestivalHerzegovinian Radio FestivalThe Herzegovinian Radio Festival is a Croatian music festival held annually in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is based on the Croatian Radio Festival, with which it also shares its acronym.- Festival winners :...
2007 - Šil, dil, daj, Croatian Radio FestivalCroatian Radio FestivalThe Croatian Radio Festival is a music festival held annually in Croatia. The festival was first held in 1997 in Vodice. It remained in Vodice until 2002, when it was held in Šibenik. After two years in Šibenik, Rijeka and Požega were co-hosts for the 2004 festival...
2007 - Golubica, Zlatne žice SlavonijeZlatne žice SlavonijeZlatne žice Slavonije is a music festival for both tambura and pop music held annually in Požega, Croatia. The modern festival has been held annually since 1990.The first music festival in Požega began in 1969 and was held annually until 1981....
2005 - Vrime, Split FestivalSplit FestivalThe Split Festival is a pop music festival held annually in Split, Croatia. It has been held since 1960. It is one of the premier Croatian music festivals...
2005 - Svetinja, Croatian Radio FestivalCroatian Radio FestivalThe Croatian Radio Festival is a music festival held annually in Croatia. The festival was first held in 1997 in Vodice. It remained in Vodice until 2002, when it was held in Šibenik. After two years in Šibenik, Rijeka and Požega were co-hosts for the 2004 festival...
2005 - Četri vitra, Split Festival 2003
- Milo moje, Croatian Radio FestivalCroatian Radio FestivalThe Croatian Radio Festival is a music festival held annually in Croatia. The festival was first held in 1997 in Vodice. It remained in Vodice until 2002, when it was held in Šibenik. After two years in Šibenik, Rijeka and Požega were co-hosts for the 2004 festival...
2003 - Sve od Drave, pa do Jadrana, Zlatne Žice PožegeZlatne žice SlavonijeZlatne žice Slavonije is a music festival for both tambura and pop music held annually in Požega, Croatia. The modern festival has been held annually since 1990.The first music festival in Požega began in 1969 and was held annually until 1981....
2002 - Reci, brate moj, MHJ 2002
- Dida, Etnofest Neum 2001
- Maria de la Lovrez, Croatian Radio FestivalCroatian Radio FestivalThe Croatian Radio Festival is a music festival held annually in Croatia. The festival was first held in 1997 in Vodice. It remained in Vodice until 2002, when it was held in Šibenik. After two years in Šibenik, Rijeka and Požega were co-hosts for the 2004 festival...
2001 - Ptica samica, Etnofest Neum 1999
- Što te imam, moj živote, Croatian Radio FestivalCroatian Radio FestivalThe Croatian Radio Festival is a music festival held annually in Croatia. The festival was first held in 1997 in Vodice. It remained in Vodice until 2002, when it was held in Šibenik. After two years in Šibenik, Rijeka and Požega were co-hosts for the 2004 festival...
1999 - Lako ćemo mi, Požega 1998
- Čovjek sunčani, MHJ 1994
Discography
- Ne dirajte mi ravnicuNe dirajte mi ravnicuNe dirajte mi ravnicu was the first album of Croatian singer Miroslav Škoro. It was released in 1992. The album produced a hit song of the same name. Ne dirajte mi ravnicu translates as "Do not touch my plain", which was particularly poignant during the Croatian War of Independence. This helped...
– 1992 - Miroslav Škoro i RavnicaMiroslav Škoro i RavnicaMiroslav Škoro i Ravnica is an album of Croatian singer Miroslav Škoro. It was released in 1993 on the Croatia Records record label. The song Ej, salaši is originally by Zvonko Bogdan.-Track listing:# "Otvor' ženo kapiju"...
– 1993 - Sitan vezSitan vezSitan vez is an album of Croatian singer Miroslav Škoro. It was released in 1996 on the Croatia Records record label.-Track listing:# "Konji bili, konji vrani" # "Misli Baja"...
– 1996 - Miroslav Škoro, uživoMiroslav Škoro, uživoMiroslav Škoro, uživo is an album of Croatian singer Miroslav Škoro. It was released in 1998 on the Croatia Records record label.-Track listing:# "Konji bili, konji vrani"# "Misli baja"# "Ja sam taj što voli tambure"# "Stari čikl"# "Majko jedina"...
– 1998 - Ptica samicaPtica samicaPtica samica is an album of Croatian singer Miroslav Škoro. It was released in 1999 on the Croatia Records record label.-Track listing:# "Što te imam, moj živote" # "Dvorište"...
– 1999 - SlagalicaSlagalicaSlagalica is an album of Croatian singer Miroslav Škoro. It was released in 2001 by Menart Records.-Track listing:# "Dida" # "Suza krene sama od sebe" # "Maria de la Lovrez"...
– 2001 - Milo mojeMilo mojeMilo moje is an album of Croatian singer Miroslav Škoro. It was released in 2003 on the Croatia Records record label.-Track listing:# "Ne vjeruje srce pameti"...
– 2003 - SvetinjaSvetinjaSvetinja is an album of Croatian singer Miroslav Škoro. It was released in 2005 on the Croatia Records record label.-Track listing:# "Uvod" # "Vrime" # "Plati piće" # "Heroji ne plaču"...
– 2005 - Sve najbolje – 2007
- "Moje Boje" – 2008