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The Most Famous

SINGERS from Croatia

This page contains a list of the greatest Croatian Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 3,528 Singers, 33 of which were born in Croatia. This makes Croatia the birth place of the 23rd most number of Singers behind Israel and Ireland.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Croatian Singers of all time. This list of famous Croatian Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Croatian Singers.

1. Tereza Kesovija (1938 - )

With an HPI of 57.51, Tereza Kesovija is the most famous Croatian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.

Tereza Ana Kesovija (pronounced [terěːza âna kesǒʋija]; born 3 October 1938) is an internationally acclaimed Croatian recording artist. She was one of the most recognizable figures on the music scene in former Yugoslavia and is renowned for her wide vocal range and operatic style. She also had a successful career in France. She has held many concerts around the world, being one of the few Yugoslav musicians to have sold out shows in The Royal Albert Hall, L'Olympia and Carnegie Hall.

2. Neda Ukraden (1950 - )

With an HPI of 55.69, Neda Ukraden is the 2nd most famous Croatian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Neda Ukraden (born 16 August 1950) is a Croatian singer. Her professional career stretches back to 1967.

3. Arsen Dedić (1938 - 2015)

With an HPI of 54.55, Arsen Dedić is the 3rd most famous Croatian Singer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Arsenije "Arsen" Dedić (pronounced [ǎrsɛːnijɛ ǎrsen děːditɕ]; 28 July 1938 – 17 August 2015) was a Croatian singer-songwriter. He wrote and performed chansons, as well as film music. He was also an award-winning poet, and was one of the best-selling poets of former Yugoslavia and Croatia.

4. Vice Vukov (1936 - 2008)

With an HPI of 52.30, Vice Vukov is the 4th most famous Croatian Singer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Vinko "Vice" Vukov (3 August 1936 – 24 September 2008) was a Croatian singer and politician.

5. Zinka Milanov (1906 - 1989)

With an HPI of 52.15, Zinka Milanov is the 5th most famous Croatian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Zinka Milanov (Croatian pronunciation: [zîːŋka milǎnoʋ]; May 17, 1906 – May 30, 1989) was a Croatian operatic dramatic soprano who had a major career centered on the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. After finishing her education in Zagreb, Milanov made her debut in 1927 in Ljubljana as Leonora in Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore. From 1928 to 1936, she was the leading soprano of the Croatian National Theatre. In 1937, Milanov performed at the Metropolitan Opera for the first time, where she continued to sing until 1966. She also performed as a concert singer and was a noted vocal coach and teacher. Milanov is the sister of the composer and pianist Božidar Kunc.

6. Sergio Endrigo (1933 - 2005)

With an HPI of 51.67, Sergio Endrigo is the 6th most famous Croatian Singer. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Sergio Endrigo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɛrdʒo enˈdriːɡo]; 15 June 1933 – 7 September 2005) was an Italian singer-songwriter. Born in Pola, Istria in Italy (now Pula, Croatia), he has been often compared—for style and nature—to authors of the so-called "Genoa school" like Gino Paoli, Fabrizio De André, Luigi Tenco, and Bruno Lauzi. He won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1968 with the song "Canzone per te", sung with Roberto Carlos. The same year he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Marianne." His hits also include "L'arca di Noè", "Io che amo solo te" and "Adesso sì".

7. Dado Topić (1949 - )

With an HPI of 51.62, Dado Topić is the 7th most famous Croatian Singer. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Adolf "Dado" Topić (born 4 September 1949, Siverić near Drniš) is a rock musician from Croatia. He was the lead singer and founder of Time, a 1970s progressive rock band from the former Yugoslavia. From 1970 to late 1971, he was also the lead singer of the popular prog-rock band Korni Grupa (also known as The Kornelyans). He is a male vocalist who sang the entry from Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, together with the band Dragonfly.

8. Josipa Lisac (1950 - )

With an HPI of 49.70, Josipa Lisac is the 8th most famous Croatian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Josipa Lisac (pronounced [jɔ̌sipa lǐːsat͡s]; born 14 February 1950) is a Croatian pop rock singer.

9. Kićo Slabinac (1944 - 2020)

With an HPI of 49.15, Kićo Slabinac is the 9th most famous Croatian Singer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

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. Slabinac's song "Zbog jedne divne crne 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. His song "Letaj mi" became an evergreen in Macedonia, 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.

10. Doris Dragović (1961 - )

With an HPI of 47.84, Doris Dragović is the 10th most famous Croatian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Dorotea Budimir (née Dragović; born 16 April 1961), better known as Doris Dragović (pronounced [dôːris drâːɡoʋitɕ]) or simply Doris, is a Croatian singer who has represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Željo moja", finishing 11th with 49 points, and Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Marija Magdalena", finishing fourth with 118 points.

People

Pantheon has 33 people classified as singers born between 1906 and 2000. Of these 33, 27 (81.82%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living singers include Tereza Kesovija, Neda Ukraden, and Dado Topić. The most famous deceased singers include Arsen Dedić, Vice Vukov, and Zinka Milanov. As of April 2022, 3 new singers have been added to Pantheon including Kićo Slabinac, Radojka Šverko, and Albina Grčić.