Đorđe Novković
| Đorđe Novković | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 September 1943 Šabac, Serbia |
| Died | 6 May 2007 (aged 63) Zagreb, Croatia |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
| Years active | 1967–2007 |
Đorđe Novković (Cyrillic: Ђорђе Новковић; 2 September 1943 – 6 May 2007) was a songwriter who was known for his work in SFR Yugoslavia and Croatia. He is also known as the father of popular singer Boris Novković.
Novković was believed to have been born in Šabac, Serbia, although some sources cite Sarajevo. to a Croatian mother and a Serb father, Vukašin, a violinist, so his musical talent was discovered very early, and he joined the musical school in Sarajevo at the age of 6. After graduating conducting from Musical Academy in Sarajevo, he founded a band Pro Arte during the fall of 1967.
In 1968, Đorđe's wife Ozana gave birth to their son Boris, and the family moved to Zagreb. Boris later became a rock singer-songwriter, but he split abruptly with his father at the age of 19. Đorđe's first hit came in 1969 with the song "Više se neće vratiti" performed by Mišo Kovač and sold in half a million copies, and a later version in 1985 had similar success. In 1973, Pro Arte merged with another Sarajevo pop group Indexi, but the experiment lasted only several months. Pro Arte existed in continuity until 1980, as well as off-and-on throughout the 1980s. In 1989 Novković moved to live in Rovinj, Croatia.
After Pro Arte, Đorđe Novković switched to writing songs, creating material for some of the hits of the former Yugoslavia. He collaborated with performers such as Mišo Kovač, Neda Ukraden, Zdravko Čolić, Tomislav Ivčić, Tereza Kesovija, Ivica Šerfezi, Gabi Novak, Srebrna krila and others.
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