Maruška Šinković

Maruška Šinković-Kalogjera is a Croatian pop singer, wife of Stipica Kalogjera, beter known under her maiden name Šinković. She was born in Split on the 27th of April 1936. After finishing her musical education by graduating in 1957 at the Music School Split, Violoncello department, Maruška starts her singing career and soon wins the Split radio music festival "Mikrofon je vaš".

She took part at nearly every Music Festival in former Yugoslavia. She was especially successful at the Split Music Festivals. Among her songs to be remembered are certainly "Dani ča i' nima" (Split '68,Zdenka Runjića, Tomislava Zuppe, "Decembarska pisma" (Split '72, Đeki Srbljenovića, Zdenka Runjić), "Ča je bilo tega više ni" (Split '73, Stipica Kalogjera, Stijepo Mijović). In the years to follow she will also obtain many international music awards. Her last performance was in 1992 at the 100th Anniversary concert of the Split National Theater.

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