Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni

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Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni
Gibonni performing live, September 2007.
Gibonni performing live, September 2007.
Background information
Birth name Zlatan Stipišić
Also known as Gibonni
Born August 13, 1968
Origin Split, Croatia
Genre(s) Rock, Pop
Occupation(s) Vocalist
Years active 1986 - present
Label(s) Dallas Records
Associated acts Osmi Putnik, Divlje Jagode

Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni, born August 13, 1968, is a Croatian singer, musician and composer from Split.

Born in a family with a strong musical tradition (his father, Ljubo Stipišić is a well known composer), Zlatan Stipišić, who later embraced the nickname Gibonni, began his career in 1980s with the heavy metal band Osmi putnik.

Gibonni started his solo career in 1990s with songs that combined elements of rock, modern pop and Dalmatian folk songs. He soon created a huge following, especially among Croatian youth. Critics close to then-President Franjo Tuđman and his government also praised him due to lyrics of his songs expressing strong patriotism, as well as promoting Catholic and traditional values.[citation needed]

Gibonni's popularity continued to grow beyond Croatia and he is currently one of the most popular and influential musicians in the territories of former Yugoslavia.

Gibonni wrote the song "Cesarica" for Oliver Dragojević, which became a very big hit, and became one of the most popular and well known songs in Croatia.

In 2003 Zlatan Stipišić was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He is involved in many humanitarian concerts and organizations fighting hunger and poverty. Gibonni has three children: daughter Tanja was born in 1986, and son Rando was born in 1998. It is believed that his name Rando (short from 'random') comes from Gibonni's indeterminacy to give him a name. That indeterminacy is shown again in August of 2005, when his third child was born, and had no name for several months, until finally he was given the name Lorenzo.

Gibonni released his long awaited new album 'Unca fibre in May 2006 after a five-year period following his award-winning album Mirakul, and was praised by critics.

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