Josipa Lisac

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Josipa Lisac
Lisac performing live in 2009
Born (1950-02-14) 14 February 1950 (age 73)
Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
OccupationSinger
Years active1968–present
PartnerKarlo Metikoš (1971–1991)
Musical career
Genres
  • Pop
  • rock
  • funk
  • jazz
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
  • Croatia Records[1]
  • Jugoton
Websitewww.josipalisac.com

Josipa Lisac (pronounced [jɔ̌sipa lǐːsat͡s]; born 14 February 1950) is a Croatian pop rock singer.

Biography[edit]

During the 1960s, Lisac was the vocalist of the group Zlatni Akordi. Her first solo album, Dnevnik jedne ljubavi (The Diary of a Love), recorded in 1973, was a huge success and remains today one of the most legendary albums in Croatia. Journalist and producer Peca Popović noted that Dnevnik jedne ljubavi was also only the fourth rock record and the first female-fronted record released in Yugoslavia.[2]

Gubec-beg was the first Croatian rock opera where Josipa had the demanding role of Jana. The opera premiered in 1975, and the aria "Ave Maria" was a standout song that Josipa still performs in concert today. The rock opera was created by Karlo Metikoš, Ivica Krajač and Miljenko Prohaska.[1] The show was performed around Yugoslavia, as well as in Budapest, Trieste, Rome, and Saint Petersburg. It was seen by approximately one million people.[3] The same year, she recorded a jazz album in collaboration with Ernie Wilkins, Clark Terry, Albert Mangelsdorff, and Johnny Basso, produced by Boško Petrović and Karlo Metikoš.[1]

During 1987, Josipa Lisac served as a contestant in the preselection competition, Jugovizija, with hopes to represent Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987. She sang her hit, "Gdje Dunav ljubi nebo" (Where the Danube Kisses the Sky) and finished in ninth place out of 24.[4] Soon after releasing her album Boginja (Goddess), she became an acclaimed pop artist throughout Yugoslavia.

She had numerous big rock hits, and also sang Bosnian sevdalinka songs ("Omer beže"), as well as Croatian Christmas songs.

Beside being a top act within the world of Croatian popular music, she was also highly acclaimed in the former Yugoslav rock scene. She is known for her strong voice, which she describes as contralto,[5] as well as her unique sense of fashion.[6]

On 5 March 2015, the 40th anniversary of Gubec-beg was celebrated. [3]

In 2018, Josipa performed in Belgrade, Skopje, Sarajevo, Podgorica, Krk, Zürich, Varaždin, Munich, Gothenburg, Stockholm, and Zadar, among other venues. [7]

She was in a relationship with the Croatian musician Karlo Metikoš (who also performed under the pseudonym Matt Collins), who she had met in 1971. He died in December 1991. Together they collaborated on 13 LPs.[8]

In February 2020, Lisac performed the Croatian national anthem at the inauguration of President Zoran Milanović.[9] A criminal complaint was submitted against her by attorney Boško Županović for "performing and intoning the Croatian national anthem in a derogatory way" during the inauguration.[10]

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

Title Year Album
"Naša ljubav" / "Niko nije kao ti" 1969 non-album singles
"Živim samo za tebe" / "Prijatelji"
"Život moj" / "Spustila se kiša" 1970
"Kapetane moj" / "I teče, teče vrijeme"
"Oluja" / "Osamljenost"
"Samujem u samoći sama" / "Sve majke svijeta uz more" 1971
"Dok razmišljam o nama" / "Bez tebe" 1972
"Raduj se srce moje" / "Još te čekam"
"Na, na, na, na" / "Veče u luna parku" 1973
"Omer beže" / "Niz polje idu babo" 1974
"Ostaješ mi samo ti" / "Ležaj od suza"[A]
"Ljubavna pjesma"
(with Miro Ungar)
1975
"Činim sve u krivi čas" / "Čovjek" 1976
"Danas sam luda" / "Lažeš da si moj" 1987 Boginja
"Ja bolujem" Balade
"Samo iluzija" 1991 Split '91
"1000 razloga" 2007 Živim po svome
"Tu" 2015 non-album singles
"Daleko" 2020
"Lijepa naša domovino"
"A gdje si ti" 2023

As featuring artist[edit]

Title Year Album
"Moja domovina"
(as part of Hrvatski Band Aid)
1991 Moja domovina
"O jednoj mladosti"
(Flyer featuring Josipa Lisac)
2004 Epopeja
"Put ka sreći"
(as part of Hrvatski glazbenici za Ivu Josipovića)
2010 non-album single
"Ljubav"
(Quasarr featuring Josipa Lisac)
2013 Sjene
"Tebi putujem"
(Chui featuring Josipa Lisac)
2017 Chui ovu glazbu

Guest appearances[edit]

Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"Što me čini sretnom" 1968 none Opatija 68
"Ljubav što se gasi" 1969 15. jubilarni festival zabavnih melodija Zagreb 69
"Krenule su lađe" IX internacionalni festival zabavne muzike Split '69
"Večernja elegija" 1970 IX festival vojničkih pesama
"Mreže ljubavi" 1971 17. festival zabavne glazbe Zagreb 71
"Zaboravi sve" 1973 Zagreb 73
"Ostavi trag" 1974 Tihomir Pop Asanović Majko Zemljo
"Djevojčici mjesto igračke (Ljerka)" Rade Šerbedžija Ne daj se Ines
"Dvanaesta je majka Slavonije" 1975 Ladarice Festival revolucionarne i rodoljubne pjesme 1975
"Janino ludilo" Marijan Kašaj, Branko Blaće, Zbor Kazališta Komedija Gubec-beg rock opera
"Ave Maria" Zbor Kazališta Komedija
"Čudno, vrlo čudno" 1977 none Koncert za stare prijatelje
"Jugend" 1980 Internationales Schlagerfestival Dresden 1980
"Krivo je sve" 26. festival Zagreb – večer zabavne glazbe
"Lice mladosti" 1983 Titovo doba – Dan mladosti 83.
"Ja mislim trista na sat" 1986 Bajaga i Instruktori Jahači magle
"Welcome My Friend" 1987 none Welcome My Friend – Welcome to Yugoslavia
"Sloboda i mir" 1991 Guido Mineo Moja domovina
"Rušila sam mostove od sna" 1993 Dino Dvornik Priroda & društvo
"Vjernost" none Koktel melodija 2
"Kao mir" 1994 Boa Kraj djetinjstva
"Dynamo" Montažstroj Dynamo
"Radical Cathedral"
"Vila Velebita" 1996 none Cro Etno Neum '96 Volume 1
"Dođi sada Gospode" 1997 Prljavo kazalište 20 godina
"Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" 1998 none 1. hrvatski jazz sabor Vol 2
"Over the Rainbow" Ante Mažuran
"Na na na na" Cubismo Viva la Habana!
"Dalmatino, povišću pritrujena" 2000 Tedi Spalato Live in Lisinski
"Paučina" 2001 none Melodije Kvarnera 2001
"Još uvik slipo virujen" (Live) 2005 Petar Grašo Uvertira 1995–2005 Best of
"La passion c'est trop court terme" Elvis Stanić Group Bolja strana svijeta / La meileure parte du monde
"Posve slobodna"
"Sexy Cool" Divas Tulum u Big Brother kući
"S tobom pristajem na sve" Ivana Husar Divas & Dive (Live)
"Danas sam luda"
"Đelem đelem" Cubismo, Šaban Bajramović A Night with Cubismo Live in Lisinski
"Ritam grada" 2006 Stoka Kravlje ludilo
"Omer beže, na kuli sjedaše" Hanka Paldum Hanka Paldum i prijatelji
"Nek' se dijete zove kao ja" 2007 Gibonni Koncert
"Amazing Grace" 2008 none Gospel u Komediji
"Ljubavna pjesma (Gubec-beg)" Đani Stipaničev Live in Komedija
"Kalino mome" 2010 Garo, Tavitjan Brothers Makedonskoto srce čuka vo 7/8
"Rušila sam mostove od sna" Gibonni Kontra regule – Tribute to Dino Dvornik
"Neon (Shusuglao)" 2011 Siddharta Stadion Stožice 18.6.2011
"Moja magija" 2016 none The Best of 2016 – Pop Rock
"Vino noći" (Live) Neno Belan & Fiumens Sanjaj!
"Soundtrack za život" 2017 Hladno pivo 30 godina (Greatest Hits)
"Jano mori" 2019 Vlatko Stefanovski Live at Lisinski
"YSL" 2020 Full Ferry, Bruns Lay House vibra

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Ležaj od suza" is included in Dnevnik jedne ljubavi.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "JOSIPA LISAC". Croatia Records. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ Mesić, Veronika (13 February 2014). "Josipa Lisac: Gradim sliku žene koja se usudi biti drugačija!". Vox feminae. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "40 Godina Od Praizvedbe "Gubec Bega"". josipalisac. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. ^ "1987 – Beograd". Eurosong.hr. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  5. ^ Siloborčić, Dobroslav (18 December 2015). "JOSIPA LISAC 'Iskreno, nisam ja ljepotica. Ali, ja sam interesantna žena. I slaba sam i nježna i - snažna zvijer...'". Jutarnji. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Josipa Lisac". Extravagant. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Koncerti". josipalisac. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Fakin i diva: Najveća ljubavna priča hrvatske glazbene scene". Zadovoljna.hr. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. ^ "ANKETA: Josipa Lisac otpjevala himnu na inauguraciji Zorana Milanovića, poslušajte njezinu posebnu izvedbu". Dnevnik. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Podnesena kaznena prijava protiv Josipe Lisac zbog izvedbe himne: "Očekivao sam da će zavijati, ali ovako nešto..."". Dnevnik. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

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