Marko Tomasović | |
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 With Danijela Martinović after winning the prize on Croatian Radio Festival in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 18 May 1976 Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Origin | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Genres | Pop, pop rock, rock, world music, blues |
| Occupation(s) | composer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | piano |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Marko Tomasović (born 18 May 1976) is a Croatian composer and songwriter. He composed and wrote more than 300 songs. His work has covered various genres. Marko is a member of Croatian Composers' Society,[1] and he was listed as one of the 10 most performed authors in Croatia in 2004.
Early life and career
He was born on 18 May 1976 in Zagreb, Croatia where he lived most of his life. He grew up listening to artist like Roxette, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Scorpions and Cher.
In 1994, Ladislav Račić gave him a chance to teach music on Rock Academia in Zagreb. Two years later, he had additional training with Professor Vanja Lisak. Lisak recommended Marko to his colleague Zdenka Kovačiček and shortly after that they initiate collaboration.
He worked on three Zdenka's CDs, and they won the Zagrebfest in 2000 and Zadarfest in 2001 for song "Možda ni ne osjećam kraj" (Maybe I don't fell it is end).
Marko points out the song "To nisam bila ja" (That was not me) reminds him of his musical idols. For the vocal performance in the album "Ja živim svoj san" (I am living my dream) with arrangements of Duško Mandić, Zdenka wins the best singer in Croatia in 2001 at the PORIN Awards.[2]
Entertainment manager Boris Šuput discovered him for his talent in writing pop songs and the collaboration lasts for 6 years. It resulted with hits like "Uzmi me", "Hello", "Baby", "Ljubila sam kao mala", and "Jedna noć", all performed by Šuput's daughter Maja and her group called Enjoy. Šuput sent Marko to some singers from Croatian and Slovenian music scene. First major opportunity was given by Marina Tomašević with the song "Ja sam tvoja žena" on Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest (Dora) in 1999. Later, whole Marina's album was named after that song.
With the help of Vladimir Mihaljek, on Croatian Radio Festival in 2001, he was present with 13 different songs. It earned him a nomination for Guinness.
He also worked with other Croatian singers like Emilija Kokić in 2002,[3][4] Emina Arapovic in 2007,[5] and Lidija Bačić in 2008.[6]
Other endeavors
Band-aid
While he was serving civil service for children in Zagreb (known as "Nazorova"), he dedicated to do humanitarian activities. He wrote songs like "Još ima dobrih ljudi" (There are still good people) and "Samo se srcem dobro vidi" (Only with heart you see good) for the Croatian Band Aid.
References
- ↑ HDS: Marko's profile Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
- ↑ Zdenka Kovačiček: Biografija Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
- ↑ "Emilija Kokić: Biography". Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ↑ Article in Croatian newspaper Jutarnji list about I'll Never Fall in Love again Archived 22 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine(in Croatian)
- ↑ Emina Arapović: Biografija (in Croatian)
- ↑ Lidija Bačić: Biografija Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)