Oliver Dragojević was a singer from Vela Luka, on the island of Korčula. His songs and the festivals where he sang them are how Croatia remembers a beloved voice. People knew him by his first name. He died in 2018, and the farewell was already a public mourning.
Fotografie
Frka · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fotografie
Frka · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fotografie
Frka · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gând
A sample thought. A colleague would remember the work, and the way it was done.
Paul
Gând
A sample thought. The family would write here what they still say at the table.
Elena
Poveste
The walk home
This is a sample story, so the page can show a longer memory. A daughter would write the walk home, the song in the kitchen, and the sentence that is still repeated.
Anna
Lumânare
For the songs, and for Sunday.
Elena
Lumânare
A sample candle left beside the story.
Anna
Videoclipuri
A piece played at home
A sample film for Oliver Dragojević. The family would put here a song or a piece of footage they still play.
Muzică
A song they loved
The family
Dar
Lumânare
A sample gift of light.
Helen
Dar
Carte
A sample card for Oliver Dragojević.
Mark
Dar
Floare
A sample flower, left on the page.
Iris
Cronologie
Born in Vela Luka
Oliver Dragojević was born in Vela Luka.
Cronologie
A voice at the festivals
Through the 1970s his singing at festivals made him a voice the country shared.
Cronologie
Died
He died in 2018. The mourning was public, in the way of a singer people had grown up with.
Întâlnire
A Sunday visit
A sample gathering for Oliver Dragojević. The family would write the time, the place, and who is welcome.
The family
1947
1975
2018