The Most Famous
MUSICIANS from Croatia
This page contains a list of the greatest Croatian Musicians. The pantheon dataset contains 3,175 Musicians, 5 of which were born in Croatia. This makes Croatia the birth place of the 44th most number of Musicians behind Lebanon, and Azerbaijan.
Top 6
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Croatian Musicians of all time. This list of famous Croatian Musicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Oliver Dragojević (1947 - 2018)
With an HPI of 57.61, Oliver Dragojević is the most famous Croatian Musician. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Oliver Dragojević (pronounced [ǒliʋer drâɡojeʋitɕ]; 7 December 1947 – 29 July 2018) was a Croatian singer and composer, who was considered one of the most enduring musical stars and cultural icons in Croatia with a discography that spanned nearly five decades. His style blended traditional klapa melodies of Dalmatia, a coastal region in his native Croatia, with jazz motifs wrapped up in a modern production. For his influential musical career, he reached critical and commercial acclaim in Croatia and neighbouring countries, and numerous accolades, including numerous Porin and Indexi awards. He is one of the few Croatian musicians who performed at major international venues such as Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, L'Olympia, and Sydney Opera House. In 1995, he was awarded the Order of Danica Hrvatska for his services to culture.
2. Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga (b. 1960)
With an HPI of 49.45, Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga is the 2nd most famous Croatian Musician. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Momčilo Bajagić (Serbian Cyrillic: Момчило Бајагић; born 19 February 1960), better known by his nickname Bajaga (Serbian Cyrillic: Бајага), is a Serbian rock musician. Best known as the leader of Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Bajaga i Instruktori, as well as a former member of rock band Riblja Čorba.
3. Maksim Mrvica (b. 1975)
With an HPI of 45.17, Maksim Mrvica is the 3rd most famous Croatian Musician. His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.
Maksim Mrvica (Croatian pronunciation: [mâksim mr̩̂ʋitsa]; born 3 May 1975) is a Croatian pianist. He plays classical crossover music.
4. Stjepan Hauser (b. 1986)
With an HPI of 43.54, Stjepan Hauser is the 4th most famous Croatian Musician. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Stjepan Hauser (Croatian pronunciation: [stjêpaːn xǎuser]; born 15 June 1986), known professionally as HAUSER, is a Croatian cellist. He was a member of 2CELLOS, along with Luka Šulić, and continues to perform solo.
5. Ana Vidović (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 39.24, Ana Vidović is the 5th most famous Croatian Musician. Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Ana Vidović (born 8 November 1980) is a Croatian classical guitarist. A guitarist child prodigy, she has won a number of prizes and international competitions all over the world.
6. Ana Rucner (b. 1983)
With an HPI of 35.10, Ana Rucner is the 6th most famous Croatian Musician. Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Ana Rucner (born 12 February 1983) is a Croatian cellist. She represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with Dalal Midhat-Talakić, Deen and Jasmin Fazlić Jala with the song "Ljubav je" performing it on 10 May 2016 in the first semi-final but failed to qualify to the final. In the 2017 Zagreb local elections Rucner was elected member of the Zagreb City Assembly as a candidate of Milan Bandić's party list. She was married to Croatian singer Vlado Kalember and has one child with him.
People
Pantheon has 6 people classified as Croatian musicians born between 1947 and 1986. Of these 6, 5 (83.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Croatian musicians include Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga, Maksim Mrvica, and Stjepan Hauser. The most famous deceased Croatian musicians include Oliver Dragojević. As of April 2024, 1 new Croatian musicians have been added to Pantheon including Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga.
Living Croatian Musicians
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Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Maksim Mrvica
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Stjepan Hauser
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.54
Ana Vidović
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.24
Ana Rucner
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.10
