Miroslav Škoro
| Miroslav Škoro | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 July 1962 Osijek, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia (present-day Osijek, Republic of Croatia) |
| Genres | Pop, Folk, Soft rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, politician |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Website | www |
| Miroslav Škoro | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for the 4th electoral district | |
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In office 11 January 2008 – 19 November 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Ivo Sanader |
| Succeeded by | Berislav Rončević |
| Personal details | |
| Political party |
Croatian Democratic Union (2007-2012) Independent (2012-) |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Škoro (m. 1989) |
| Children | Ivana Matija |
| Alma mater | University of Osijek |
Miroslav Škoro (born 29 July 1962, Osijek) is a Croatian musician and politician. His music is characterized by its traditional tamburitza sound, updated to appeal to a contemporary pop audience.
He was elected in the 2007 election to serve as a Member of Parliament for the Croatian Democratic Union, taking office on 11 January 2008. He resigned from office on 19 November 2008 and was replaced in his seat by Berislav Rončević.
Škoro, born in Osijek, completed an engineering degree at the University of Osijek. He subsequently spent some time in the United States of America where he attended two years at the Community College of Allegheny County. During his time in the United States, he co-wrote his first album Ne dirajte mi ravnicu with Pennsylvania native and tamburitza master Jerry Grcevich.
He emerged onto the Croatian music scene with the debut Ne dirajte mi ravnicu and produced a song of the same name which would go on to be one of the most famous Croatian songs. The tambura group Zlatni dukati released their own cover of the song that same year. In 2002 Škoro collaborated with Marko Perković on the song Reci, brate moj ("Tell me, my brother"), the year after collaboration was renewed in the single "Sude mi"("[They're] putting me on trial"), dedicated to former Croatian general Ante Gotovina.
He was president of Croatia Records, the largest record company in the country. In 2003, Škoro was a judge in Story Supernova Music Talents, a reality show aired on Nova TV. In 2003, he sang "Mate" at the funeral of General Janko Bobetko. In 2004, his song Milo moje won the Croatian Musicians Union's annual award for hit song. His 2005 album, Svetinja, sold over 20,000 copies.
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