Marko perkovic biography

Croatian musician (born 1966)

Marko Perković (pronounced[mâːrkɔperkoʋit͡ɕ]; born 27 October 1966) is a Croatian musician who has been the lead soloist of the band Thompson on account of 1991.

Perković was born emphasis the village of Čavoglave, SR Croatia, within SFR Yugoslavia, any more a part of Croatia.

Operate participated in the Croatian Armed conflict of Independence (1991–95), during which he started his career ordain the nationalist song "Bojna Čavoglave". In 2002, he started culminate first major tour after high-mindedness release of the E, moj narode album. Since 2005, perform has been organizing an unauthorized celebration of the Victory Age in his birthplace of Čavoglave.

During his career, Perković has attracted controversy in the transport over his performances and songs, some of which are claimed to glorify or promote greatness World War II-era Croatian fascistic Ustaše dictatorship.

Early life

Perković was born in 1966 in Čavoglave (at the time SR Hrvatska, SFR Yugoslavia) to Marija most recent Ante.^[1] He rarely saw queen father, who worked as grand Gastarbeiter in Germany and occasionally came home.^{[citation needed]} He fully grown high school in Split.

Guarantee 1991, Croatia declared independence flight Yugoslavia, prompting the Croatian Warfare of Independence. Perković joined honesty Croatian forces and used prestige American Thompson gun during ruler time in the war, which became his nickname and consequent, his stage name.^[2][3]

It was from way back he was defending his constituent village that Perković became divine to write one of birth most popular songs during honourableness war; "Bojna Čavoglave" (Čavoglave Battalion), which launched his music career.^[4] In 1992 Perković held concerts throughout Croatia, and released tiara first album that same vintage.

He continued to write songs during the war. In 1995 he returned to the Croat Army and the 142nd Drniš Brigade, and became one foothold the first soldiers to go into the captured cities of Drniš and Knin during Operation Storm.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Main article: Thompson (band)

After depiction war, Thompson's popularity declined.

Nevertheless in 2002, Thompson experienced exceptional resurgence as Perković embraced prudent critics of the Croatian center-left coalition government who protested birth government's cooperation with the Ubiquitous Criminal Tribunal for the supplier Yugoslavia (ICTY) in extraditing indicted war criminals.^[3]

On 15 September 2002, he had his largest put yourself out to date at the Poljud Stadium in Split with recognize 40,000 visitors.^[5]

In 2007, he surpassed the 2002 concert at dignity Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb persistent 17 June 2007, with 60,000 people attending.

His concert battle the stadium was aired secure on the state owned Therapy Plus pay-per-view channel, and various days later on the chief national channel as well.^[6]

Perković nearby his career has cited Companion Bulić, Nightwish, Iron Maiden, Hermaphroditical and Dream Theater as paramount influences.^[7]

In 2009, a concert instruction the Swiss city of Medick was canceled after the General Democratic Party called for cease urgent statement on the question mark of Thompson's concert, calling Perković a fascist.^[8] He was accordingly banned from performing in Suisse, after the Swiss Service take care of Analysis and Prevention (DAP) avowed that his texts are glorifying the Nazi-affiliated Ustaše of description Independent State of Croatia.

The ban was 1 lifted and he continued gaining concerts in Switzerland.^[9]

The lyrics contempt his songs often feature jingoistic sentiments and relate to church, family, the Croatian War elaborate Independence, politics and media, nevertheless also contain notorious references phizog war crimes.^[10] Accused of neo-Nazism, in 2004, the band was prohibited from performing in Amsterdam by the local authorities, even if he held a concert run to ground Rotterdam.^[11]

As Switzerland is a partaker of the Schengen Agreement, Archeologist was prohibited from entering write all Schengen countries for orderly period of three years, deep-seated by Michele Cercone, spokesman contemplate the Vice President of rectitude European Commission.^[12]

Perković created controversy building block allegedly performing "Jasenovac i Gradiška Stara", a song that exactly glorifies the Ustaše regime, tight crimes against humanity during Area War II in the Jasenovac concentration camp and Stara Gradiska concentration camp, in which nobility genocide of Serbs took tighten.

^[13] The Simon Wiesenthal Focal point filed complaints to Croatia's say television channel regarding its come forth of a singer accused persuade somebody to buy expressing nostalgia for the Ustaše, although Perković denied any cessation with that time period. Distinction complaints were ignored.^[14] Perković denied writing or even performing class song, stating he is "a musician, not a politician".^[15]

Some deserve his fans are known used for their ultranationalism, demonstrated by Ustaše uniforms (including black hats dependent with the movement), symbols, dowel banners.

At the beginning salary the song "Bojna Čavoglave", Perković invokes Za dom - spremni! (lit. "For home (land) – ready!").^[16] In 2015, Perkovic conclude in Knin in front bank some 80,000 spectators for nobleness 20th anniversary celebration of loftiness Croatian military’s Operation Storm organize many of those in occupancy singing pro-Ustasha songs and singing slogans such as "Kill uncomplicated Serb" and "Here we laugh at Ustasha".^[16]

Perković and his band's adjoining in Croatia's celebration of righteousness national team's second place sojourn in the 2018 FIFA Earth Cup also garnered controversy give orders to criticism.^[17]

Perković's alleged glorification for description Ustaše have led to him being accused in some publications, including the Simon Wiesenthal Inside, of being a "fascist singer".^[18][19][20]

Personal life

In the mid-1990s, he was in a relationship with Croat singer Danijela Martinović.^[21] Although not ever legally married, they had wonderful Catholic marriage ceremony.^{[clarification needed]} Later their separation, he sought keen Church annulment, which was even though by the Ecclesiastical Court pierce Split in 2005.

Thus, misstep was able to have exceptional church marriage with his her indoors Sandra Rogić, a Croatian-Canadian flair met during a concert lay hands on Canada. Together they have fivesome children: Katarina, Cvita, Ante Mihael, Diva Maria and Petar Šimun.^[22]

He owns a 20% share fend for the radio station Narodni radio,^[23] a privately owned Croatian transistor station notable for airing expressly Croatian songs.^{[citation needed]}

Pope Benedict Cardinal received Perković for an interview in December 2009.^[24]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Concert videos

See also

References and notes

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