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Đuka Čaić (Čakovec, 5 May 1956[1]) is a Croatian musician. He is widely known to the public as the performer of the song "Hrvatine," one of the first patriotic anthems recorded at the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence.[2][3]
Biography
editAlready in childhood he learned singing and playing instruments.[4] He plays twelve different instruments and is also skilled in drawing.[3] While studying at the Music Academy in Zagreb, he passed the audition for the Komedija Theatre, where he worked for 20 years.[5] His first musical performance took place at the Kajkavian Songs Festival in 1982.[6] He also made notable appearances at other domestic and international festivals.[7][8]
Čaić served in the Croatian Army with the rank of captain during the war.[3] He has a career spanning over 45 years and continues to record new songs and plan concerts.[5] In 2017, he became a grandfather.[9]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Dome moj (with the tamburitza orchestra "Ex Panonia"), 1985.
- Evo me moj anđele, 1986.
- Križni put, 1990.
- Hrvatine, 1991.
- Zapalit ću svijeću, 2004.
References
edit- ↑ "The well-known singer Đuka Čaić from Čakovec celebrates his 65th birthday today". emedjimurje.net.hr (in Croatian). 5 May 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "Đuka Čaić otkriva zašto nikada nije postao političar: 'Domoljublje je jedno, a politika drugo'". Večernji.hr (in Croatian). 12 July 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Svi znaju za Đukine 'Hrvatine', no rijetki znaju da Čaić ima dva nevjerojatna talenta". Dnevno.hr (in Croatian). 14 October 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ "Rođen Đuka Čaić, glazbenik, pjevač". Međimurska Kronologija (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- 1 2 "Đuka Čaić: Umjetnici ne poznaju pojmove nerad ili mirovina, rade dok ih ljube muze i bogovi". Mirovina.hr (in Croatian). 20 March 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ "Krapina 1969". Podravske Sesvete (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ "Đuka Čaić". Glazbeni festival Pjesme Podravine i Podravlja (in Croatian). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- 1 2 "Đuka Čaić biography". Last.fm. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ "Legendarni Đuka Čaić postao djed: Stigla je beba Hrvatina". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). 15 June 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ "Đuka Čaić Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
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