Goran Karan | |
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| Born | Goran Karan (1964-04-02)2 April 1964 (age 61)[1] |
| Origin | Split, Croatia |
| Genres | Pop,Disco |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | vocals,piano,hammond organ,acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Hayat Production,Menart |
| Website | www |
Goran Karan (born 2 April 1964) is aCroatiansinger-songwriter. He specializes in songs influenced byDalmatian folk music and is known for his powerful and refinedtenor voice. Karan's collaboration with composerZdenko Runjić led to some of his most acclaimed work, which won him several awards.
Karan was the lead singer of Croatian rock group Big Blue, before becoming a solo artist in 1997.[1]
In 2000, he represented Croatia at theEurovision Song Contest, after winning the Croatian pre-selectionDora. In the Eurovision Song Contest, he ended up in ninth place with his song "Kad zaspu anđeli" ("When Angels Fall Asleep").[1]
In 2005 he was one of the judges inHrvatski idol, the Croatian version ofPop Idol. Karan's song "Ružo moja bila" won the 2005 Split Festival song competition, as well as the 2005 Sunčane skale festival inHerceg Novi.[1]
In summer 2007, deeply moved by theKornati fire tragedy, in which 13volunteer firemen perished, he composed in the spur of the moment the song "Ovo nije kraj" ("This Is Not the End") and gathered under the name Split Star a group of famous singers (Oliver Dragojević,Marko Perković Thompson,Tedi Spalato,Dražen Zečić,Alen Nižetić,Hari Rončević) from theSplit area, who performed it with him in a music video, all of this in less than fifteen days.[2]
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| Preceded by | Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Sunčane Skale winner 2005 | Succeeded by |
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