Goran Karan (born 2 April 1964) is a Croatian vocalist. He specializes in songs influenced by Dalmatian folk music and is known for his powerful and refined tenor voice. Karan's collaboration with composer Zdenko Runjić led to some of his most acclaimed work, which won him several awards.
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Birth name | Goran Karan |
Born | (1964-04-02) 2 April 1964 (age 58)[1] Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia[1] |
Genres | Pop, Disco |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | vocals, piano, hammond organ, acoustic guitar |
Years active | 1988–present |
Labels | Hayat Production, Menart |
Website | www |
Karan was the lead singer of Croatian rock group Big Blue, before becoming a solo artist in 1997.[1]
In 2000 he represented Croatia at Eurovision Song Contest, after winning the Croatian pre-selection Dora. In the Eurovision Song Contest, he ended up in the ninth place with his song "Ostani" ("Stay").[1]
In 2005 he was one of the judges in Hrvatski idol, Croatian version of Pop Idol. Karan's song "Ružo moja bila" won the 2005 Split Festival song competition, as well as 2005 Sunčane skale festival in Herceg Novi.[1]
In summer 2007, deeply moved by the Kornati fire tragedy, in which 13 volunteer firemen perished, composed in the spur of the moment the song "Ovo nije kraj" ("This Is Not the End"), gathered under the name Split Star a group of famous singers (Oliver Dragojević, Marko Perković Thompson, Tedi Spalato, Dražen Zečić, Alen Nižetić, Hari Rončević) from the Split area, that performed it with him in a music video, all of this in less than fifteen days .
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Preceded by Doris Dragović with "Marija Magdalena" |
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 |
Succeeded by Vanna with "Strings of My Heart" |
Preceded by Romana Panić |
Sunčane Skale winner 2005 |
Succeeded by Milena Vučić |
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Season | 29 September 2008 — 5 January 2009 |
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