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Alen Vitasović (born 5 July 1968) is a Croatian pop singer and songwriter. Born in Pula, many of his songs are about his native Istria and mostly written in Chakavian dialect. Vitasović began his music career early, learning how to play the harmonica at the age of five, and by twelve he was singing in bands, mainly in the tourist regions around Istria. After finishing music school in Pula, where he learned to play the piano and saxophone, he continued to play in bands across Croatia and Slovenia, until he was discovered while working at Radio HR Pula in the early 1990s. In 1993, Vitasović released his first single and continued to tour all over Croatia, making a name for himself.

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  • Alen Vitasović (born 5 July 1968) is a Croatian pop singer and songwriter. Born in Pula, many of his songs are about his native Istria and mostly written in Chakavian dialect. Vitasović began his music career early, learning how to play the harmonica at the age of five, and by twelve he was singing in bands, mainly in the tourist regions around Istria. After finishing music school in Pula, where he learned to play the piano and saxophone, he continued to play in bands across Croatia and Slovenia, until he was discovered while working at Radio HR Pula in the early 1990s. In 1993, Vitasović released his first single and continued to tour all over Croatia, making a name for himself. Vitasović continued with his success, winning numerous festivals and awards throughout Croatia. In 1995, he was nominated for five Porin music awards, and was also the winner of the festivals in Split, Zadar, Pula, Vodice, and Korčula. In 1997, he was awarded the Order of Danica Hrvatska "Marko Marulić" (Red Danice hrvatske s likom Marka Marulića) by the President of Croatia for his contribution to Croatian music and culture. Vitasović has collaborated with various music acts, including Crvena jabuka, Hari Rončević, Lisa Hunt, and Marko Perković. (en)
  • Alen Vitasović, född 5 juli 1968 i Pula, är en kroatisk popsångare och låtskrivare. Han är känd för att sjunga sina låtar på den čakaviska dialekten. Alen Vitasović började spela dragspel från fem års ålder och bildade sitt första band när han var tolv år. Han fick undervisning i musik, däribland i saxofon och piano. Under sin militärtjänstgöring i Kosovska Mitrovica spelade han i en musikgrupp. Under 1980- och 90-talen arbetade han som musikredaktör på den kroatiska radions lokalavdelning i Pula. Vitasovićs solokarriär började 1993 då han släppte sin första singel (Ne moren bez nje). Debutalbumet Gušti su gušti släpptes året efter. 1995 vann han musikfestivalen i Split och samma år nominerades han i fem kategorier för det prestigefyllda musikpriset Porin. Han vann en Porin i kategorin ”årets bästa nykomling”. 1997 tilldelades han av president Franjo Tuđman utmärkelsen (Kroatiska morgonstjärnan) med en bild av Marko Marulić för sitt arbete inom kroatisk musik. Vitasović deltog i den kroatiska uttagningen (Dora) till Eurovision Song Contest 1996 med bidraget Marija och kom på 13:e plats. Han deltog igen 2000 med bidraget Ja ne gren och kom på 9:e plats (av 26 bidrag), 2002 med bidraget Ja san Istrijan (6:e plats av 20 bidrag) och 2003 med bidraget Lakse je kad se kraj ne vidi (11:e plats av 12 bidrag). Han deltog återigen 2006 med bidraget Škifo och kom på sista plats och 2007, då han inte lyckades kvalificera sig till final med bidraget Sve bi za nju da. Hans senaste deltagande i tävlingen var 2009 då han tillsammans med framförde bidraget Tamo gdje ljubav počinje. De lyckades inte kvalificera sig till finalen. Vitasović har samarbetat med artister och musikgrupper som , , , , , , , , och . (sv)
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  • Alen Vitasović (born 5 July 1968) is a Croatian pop singer and songwriter. Born in Pula, many of his songs are about his native Istria and mostly written in Chakavian dialect. Vitasović began his music career early, learning how to play the harmonica at the age of five, and by twelve he was singing in bands, mainly in the tourist regions around Istria. After finishing music school in Pula, where he learned to play the piano and saxophone, he continued to play in bands across Croatia and Slovenia, until he was discovered while working at Radio HR Pula in the early 1990s. In 1993, Vitasović released his first single and continued to tour all over Croatia, making a name for himself. (en)
  • Alen Vitasović, född 5 juli 1968 i Pula, är en kroatisk popsångare och låtskrivare. Han är känd för att sjunga sina låtar på den čakaviska dialekten. Alen Vitasović började spela dragspel från fem års ålder och bildade sitt första band när han var tolv år. Han fick undervisning i musik, däribland i saxofon och piano. Under sin militärtjänstgöring i Kosovska Mitrovica spelade han i en musikgrupp. Under 1980- och 90-talen arbetade han som musikredaktör på den kroatiska radions lokalavdelning i Pula. Vitasović har samarbetat med artister och musikgrupper som , , , , , , , , och . (sv)
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