Rajko Dujmić
Rajko Dujmić | |
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| Born | 7 August 1954 |
| Died | 4 August 2020 (aged 65) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1974–2020 |
| Spouse |
Snježana Dujmić (m. 1990) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instruments |
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| Labels | |
| Formerly of | Novi fosili |
Rajko Dujmić (7 August 1954 – 4 August 2020) was a Croatian songwriter, composer and music producer best known as a member of the pop group Novi fosili.[1]
He composed the winner entry of Eurovision Song Contest 1989, "Rock me", along with Stevo Cvikić. They also composed the two previous Yugoslav entries, "Ja sam za ples", sung by Novi fosili, and "Mangup", sung by Srebrna Krila.
He received the Porin award for lifetime achievement at the Croatian music awards in 2013.[2][3]
Personal life
Dujmić was of paternal Croat and maternal Austrian descent.[4] He married his wife Snježana on 2 December 1990. He had a son Tin from a previous relationship with a Novi fosili backing vocalist Vesna Srećković.[5]
After involvement in a traffic accident in the village of Stari Laz, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, on 29 July 2020,[6] Dujmić died six days later, on 4 August, at the Rijeka Clinical Hospital Center. He was 65.[7]
References
- ^ Milojković, Simonida (27 November 2011). "Rajko Dujmić: Samo mi je vera pomogla da pobedim rak" (in Serbian). Blic.
- ^ "Rajko Dujmić". arhiva.porin.info (in Croatian).
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Sertić, Valentina (2022-08-10). "Retrospektiva: Rajko Dujmić u tri poglavlja". Glazba.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "Rajko i Snježana Dujmić: 'Naša ljubav je ipak prejaka!'". Svet.rs (in Serbian). 23 November 2009.
- ^ "RAJKO DUJMIĆ U KOMI NAKON TEŠKE PROMETNE NESREĆE: 'LIJEČNICI PODUZIMAJU SVE, NOĆAS JE OPERIRAN'" (in Croatian). Gloria. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Umro Rajko Dujmić: Legendarni glazbenik podlegao teškim ozljedama nakon nesreće" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
External links
- Rajko Dujmić discography at Discogs
- Rajko Dujmić at IMDb
