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| Born | (1944-03-28)28 March 1944 |
| Died | 13 November 2020(2020-11-13) (aged 76) Zagreb, Croatia |
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| Years active | 1960s–2020 |
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Krunoslav "Kićo" Slabinac (28 March 1944 – 13 November 2020) was a Croatian pop singer. His specialties were the songs nowadays inspired by folk music ofSlavonia region of Croatia, and the uses of traditional instruments such as thetamburica.
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 byNikica Kalogjera who gave him a chance to appear as a newcomer at the 1969Split Festival. A year later, in 1970, Slabinac won the first prize at the Opatija Festival. He representedYugoslavia at theEurovision Song Contest 1971 with "Tvoj dječak je tužan", placing 14th.[1]
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.[1]
His song "Letaj mi" became an evergreen inMacedonia,[2] particularly because it was sung inMacedonian on the festival "MakFest" in 1989.
He died on 13 November 2020 in Zagreb, following a long and complicated illness.[3][4][5]
| Preceded by | Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 | Succeeded by |
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