Ivo Robić

Ivo Robić was born on January 28, 1923 in Garešnica near Kutina in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was a Yugoslavian pop singer and died on March 9, 2000 in Rijeka, Croatia. He began his musical career by studying at the conservatory in Zagreb, where he played various instruments such as piano , saxophone , clarinet , flute and bass violin. During his studies, he also worked as a singer in the dance orchestra of Radio Zagreb. Robić became famous through the song “Morgen”.

Career

Rise to pop stardom

In 1948, Robić was discovered by the Yugoslavian record company Jugoton, which produced his first record. In the following years, he released around 100 records with Jugoton and became one of the most successful Yugoslavian pop stars. From 1977, he also recorded for the Czechoslovakian record company Supraphon and expanded his audience beyond the country’s borders.

International success and recognition

His breakthrough in Germany came in 1958 with the single “Morgen”, produced by Bert Kaempfert. The song became a worldwide success and sold over a million copies in Germany alone. Robić appeared in renowned shows such as the Perry Como Show and the Ed Sullivan Show and received recognition for his unique interpretation of international hits.

Later years and legacy

After a series of successes in the 1960s, Robić retired from the international music business in the 1970s and settled in Croatia. He continued to release music for the Yugoslavian market. He was honorary chairman of the Croatian Musicians’ Union until his death in 2000. His final resting place is at the Mirogoj cemetery in Zagreb.

Singles

• 1959 Morning / Ay, ayay Paloma
• 1960 The Happy Muleteer / Rhondaly
• 1960 Endless / So Alone
• 1960 Rhondaly / Muli-Song
• 1960 Finally / So alone
• 1960 Life only begins at 17 / On the sunny side of the world
• 1961 Deep blue sea / When I look into your eyes
• 1961 Believe in it / Jezebel
• 1962 Don’t look around / Dreams of happiness
• 1962 A whole life long / I only think of seeing you again
• 1962 Thank you / Don’t walk by
• 1963 Thank you / Dream song
• 1964 Sunday in Amsterdam / Home, being home again
• 1964 Wedding in Montania / Never let your little girl cry
• 1964 Give me all your tenderness / Never again
• 1966 Red is the wine / Who is as young as you
• 1966 Strangers in the night / Wiederseh’n
• 1967 The world was beautiful / Don’t go past
• 1967 The way it used to be / What will remain
• 1969 Don’t walk past happiness / Who knows the miracle
• 1971 I’ll show you the sunshine / The first love in life

Vinyl albums

• 1968 Ivo Robić sings Kaempfert successes
• 1966 Schlager memories with Ivo Robič
• 1969 Unforgotten hits