Tomislav Ivčić
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Tomislav Ivčić (1953 – March 4, 1993) was a Croatian singer, songwriter and politician. He died in a car accident and is buried in Zagreb at the Mirogoj Cemetery.
A native of Zadar, Tomislav Ivčić became one of the most popular singers and songwriters thanks to his appearances on 1970s pop music festivals. His specialty was pop music inspired by Dalmatian folklore. Tomislav Ivčić also wrote and performed Večeras je naša fešta, a song that would become semi-official anthem of Dalmatia, often sung and performed whenever a Dalmatian athlete or sports team won a title or important game.
During the war in Croatia, Ivčić wrote the song Stop the War in Croatia which was something of a hit. It even charted in the Top 10 in Australia in 1991. In 1990 Tomislav Ivčić also became a member of Croatian Democratic Union. He expressed his patriotism through the song Bože čuvaj Hrvatsku, that would become semi-official anthem of his party. In February 1993 he ran as his party's candidate for House of Chambers of Croatian Parliament. He won a seat. Few weeks before he was supposed to take office and shortly after a Globus interview in which he was described as "first Croatian senator", his automobile was involved in traffic accident that would claim his and lives of three more people.
His older half-brother Đani Maršan is also accomplished singer and songwriter.
[edit] Tonight is our fiesta / Večeras je Naša Fešta
Here are the lyrics for one of his most famous songs, Večeras je Naša Fešta:
- Svako misto svoju feštu ima, svako misto ima svoj dan
- A fešta je draga je svima, jer tu se piva, po cili dan
- A mi volimo feštu, i ribu kod staroga Duje,
- Večeras je naša fešta, nek se daleko čuje!
- Večeras je naša fešta,
- Večeras se vino pije,
- Nek se igra, nek se piva,
- Jer tko ne piva Dalmatinac nije.
Here are the lyrics to the song "Stop the War, in Croatia", sang and preformed in English.
- Stop the war, in the name of love,
- Stop the war, in the name of God,
- Stop the war, in the name of children,
- STOP THE WAR, IN CROATIA!
- We want to share the European Dream,
- We want democracy and peace,
- Let Croatia be, one of Europe's Stars,
- EUROPE, YOU CAN STOP THE WAR!
- Stop the war, in the name of love,
- Stop the war, in the name of God,
- Stop the war, in the name of children,
- STOP THE WAR, IN CROATIA!
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