1950s – 2020sPeak: 1980s
Zabavna glazba
About Zabavna glazba
Zabavna glazba is Croatia's festival pop tradition, born on the stages of the Split Festival and Zagrebfest in the 1960s. Orchestral arrangements met Mediterranean melody and unashamed sentiment, producing a canon every Croatian generation still sings from memory. Its Dalmatian wing, led by songwriter Zdenko Runjić and voices like Oliver Dragojević and Mišo Kovač, turned regional song into national identity.
Key Artists
Arsen Dedić
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Doris Dragović
1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Ivo Robić
1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Magazin
1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Mišo Kovač
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Novi fosili
1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Oliver Dragojević
1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Tereza Kesovija
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s