The Split Festival (officially ''Festival zabavne glazbe Split'' or ''Splitski Festival'') is a pop
music festival
A music festival is a festival, community event with music, performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock music, rock, blues, folk music, folk, jazz, classical music), nation ...
held annually, in July, in
Split
Split(s) or The Split may refer to:
Places
* Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia
* Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay
* Split Island, Falkland Islands
* Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua
Arts, enter ...
,
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
. It has been held since 1960.
It is one of the premier
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
n
music festivals
A music festival is a festival, community event with music, performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock music, rock, blues, folk music, folk, jazz, classical music), nation ...
.
Since its inception, the festival has had over 800 compositions by the country's most famous composers (
Zdenko Runjić,
Arsen Dedić,
Milica Milisavljević Dugalić,
Đelo Jusić,
Nikica Kalogjera,
Rajko Dujmić,
Zrinko Tutić,
Đorđe Novković
Đorđe Novković (; 2 September 1943 - 6 May 2007) was a Croatian songwriter of partly Serbian descent who was known for his work in Yugoslavia and Croatia. Novković composed more than 2,500 songs and sold approximately 20 million records. He is ...
,
Alfi Kabiljo), performed by some of the nation's best singers (
Oliver Dragojević,
Tereza Kesovija
Tereza Ana Kesovija (; born 3 October 1938) is an internationally acclaimed Croatian recording artist. She was one of the most recognizable figures on the music scene in the former Yugoslavia and is renowned for her wide vocal range and operati ...
,
Kemal Monteno,
Radojka Šverko,
Ibrica Jusić,
Miki Jevremović,
Meri Cetinić,
Tedi Spalato,
Zorica Kondža,
Matko Jelavić) and groups (
Dubrovački trubaduri,
Pro arte,
Indexi,
Teška industrija,
Novi fosili,
Magazin, 777),
Đorđi Peruzović, and others.
See also
*
Croatian music festivals
References
External links
Split Festival Official Website
Music festivals in Croatia
Festival
A festival is an event celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, Melā, mela, or Muslim holidays, eid. A ...
Music festivals established in 1960
Croatian popular music
Music festivals in Yugoslavia
Festival
A festival is an event celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, Melā, mela, or Muslim holidays, eid. A ...
1960 establishments in Yugoslavia
1960s establishments in Croatia
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