Rajko Dujmić

Rajko Dujmić (7 August 1954 – 4 August 2020) was a Croatian songwriter, composer and music producer, best known as a member of the pop group Novi fosili.[1]

Rajko Dujmić
Born(1954-08-07)7 August 1954
Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Died4 August 2020(2020-08-04) (aged 65)
Rijeka, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Occupation
  • Songwriter
  • composer
  • music producer
Spouse(s)
Snježana Dujmić
(
m. 1990⁠–⁠invalid year)
Children1
Musical career
GenresPop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • violin
Labels
Associated actsNovi fosili

He composed the winner entry of Eurovision Song Contest 1989, "Rock me", along with Stevo Cvikić. They also composed the two previous Yugoslavian entries, "Ja sam za ples", sung by Novi fosili, and "Mangup", sung by Srebrna Krila.

He received Croatian music award Porin for lifetime achievement in 2013.[2]

Personal life

He married his wife Snježana on 2 December 1990. The couple had a son, Tin.[3]

After he was involved in a traffic accident in the village of Stari Laz on 29 July 2020,[4] Dujmić died six days later, on 4 August, at the Rijeka Clinical Hospital at age 65.[5]

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References
  1. Simonida Milojković. "Rajko Dujmić: Samo mi je vera pomogla da pobedim rak". Blic, 27 November 2011.
  2. "Rajko Dujmić". Archived 2013-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Rajko i Snježana Dujmić: 'Naša ljubav je ipak prejaka!'". svet, 23 November 2009.
  4. "RAJKO DUJMIĆ U KOMI NAKON TEŠKE PROMETNE NESREĆE: 'LIJEČNICI PODUZIMAJU SVE, NOĆAS JE OPERIRAN'". gloria.hr. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. "Umro Rajko Dujmić: Legendarni glazbenik podlegao teškim ozljedama nakon nesreće". jutarnji.hr. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.


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