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.
He composed the winner entry of
Eurovision Song Contest 1989
The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lausanne, Switzerland, following Céline Dion's victory at the with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Organised by the European Broad ...
, "
Rock me", along with Stevo Cvikić. They also composed the two previous Yugoslavian entries, "
Ja sam za ples
Yugoslavia participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, held in Brussels, Belgium. It was represented by song "Ja sam za ples", performed by band Novi fosili. The selection process used a revised system for nominations and scoring. In the ...
", sung by Novi fosili, and "
Mangup
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", sung by
Srebrna Krila.
He received the
Porin award for lifetime achievement at the Croatian music awards in 2013.
Personal life
He married his wife Snježana on 2 December 1990. He had a son Tin from a previous marriage.
After he was involved in a traffic accident in the village of Stari Laz,
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County ( hr, Primorsko-goranska županija, ) is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northern Croatian Littoral, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar. Its center is Rijeka. The ...
, on 29 July 2020,
Dujmić died six days later, on 4 August, at the
Rijeka Clinical Hospital Center. He was 65.
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1954 births
2020 deaths
Croatian songwriters
Eurovision Song Contest winners
Road incident deaths in Croatia
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1987
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Yugoslavia
Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery
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