Dado Topić | |
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Dragonfly & Dado Topić perform at Eurovision Song Contest 2007 |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Adolf Topić |
Born | September 4, 1949 Nova Gradiška, SR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia | in
Origin | Croatia |
Genres | Rock |
Occupations | Singer |
Years active | 1969–present |
Website | http://www.dadotopic.com |
Adolf "Dado" Topić (born September 4, 1949 in a village near Nova Gradiška, Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a singer who sang the entry from Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 together with the band Dragonfly. He is one of the most popular rock musicians of Croatia and the former Yugoslavia. He was the lead singer of Time, a 1970s progressive rock band. From 1970 to late 1971, he was also the lead singer of the popular prog-rock band Korni Grupa (also known as The Kornelyans).
Topić has performed at Etnofest Neum twice: in 1997 with "Na te mislim" and in 2008 with "Nema prodaje".[1]
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Severina with Moja štikla |
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest (with Dragonfly) 2007 |
Succeeded by Kraljevi ulice & 75 Cents with Romanca |
Preceded by Saša Vasić |
Music Festival Budva winner (tied with Saša Matić) 2003 |
Succeeded by Marija Šerifović |
Preceded by Nina Petković |
Pjesma Mediterana winner (with Slađana Milošević) 2010 |
Succeeded by TBD |
Preceded by Kaliopi & Naum Peterski |
Sunčane Skale winner (with Anita Popović) 2010 |
Succeeded by Qpid |
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