MUSICIAN

Oliver Dragojević

1947 - 2018

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oliver Dragojević has received more than 521,937 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Oliver Dragojević is the 373rd most popular musician (up from 543rd in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 110th in 2019) and the most popular Croatian Musician.

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  • 520k

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  • 57.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Oliver Dragojević ranks 373 out of 3,175. Before him are Andy Fletcher, Ry Cooder, Liberace, Paul Wittgenstein, Wayne Shorter, and Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre. After him are Stig Anderson, Jermaine Jackson, Ornette Coleman, Alexander Siloti, Rocco Granata, and Wilhelm Backhaus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Oliver Dragojević ranks 137. Before him are Roger De Vlaeminck, Glenn Tipton, Marion Ramsey, Nina Matviienko, Ry Cooder, and Alexander Rutskoy. After him are David Byron, H. Robert Horvitz, Kevin Farrell, Thomas Cech, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, and Ibrahim al-Jaafari. Among people deceased in 2018, Oliver Dragojević ranks 87. Before him are Robert Faurisson, Uri Avnery, Hayden White, Aharon Appelfeld, Fernando del Paso, and Keith O'Brien. After him are Kim Jong-pil, Oskar Gröning, John Young, Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, Kira Muratova, and Adem Demaçi.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Oliver Dragojević ranks 77 out of 700. Before him are Luigi Dallapiccola (1904), Vlaho Bukovac (1855), Milan Babić (1956), Francesco Laurana (1430), Momčilo Đujić (1907), and Mate Parlov (1948). After him are Mika Špiljak (1916), Ante Starčević (1823), Benedetto Cotrugli (1416), Roberto de Visiani (1800), Arsen Dedić (1938), and Slavenka Drakulić (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In Croatia

Among musicians born in Croatia, Oliver Dragojević ranks 1. After him are Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga (1960), Maksim Mrvica (1975), Stjepan Hauser (1986), Ana Vidović (1980), and Ana Rucner (1983).

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