Gabrijela "Gabi" Novak (pronounced [ɡâbi nôʋaːk]; born 8 July 1936) is a Croatian pop and jazz singer. A wife of the prominent Croatian singer-songwriter Arsen Dedić, whom she married in 1973, Novak became popular in the 1960s.
Gabi Novak | |
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.jpg) Novak performing in Maribor, January 1961 | |
| Born | Gabrijela Novak 8 July 1936 |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1959–present |
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| Children | 1 |
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| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Biography
editBorn in Berlin into a family of father Đuro Novak, a Croat from Hvar, and mother Elizabeth Reiman, a German from Berlin, Gabi Novak spent her childhood in her hometown but later she moved to Yugoslavia. Her father was killed in 1945.[1][2]
Novak was married to the prominent composer Stipica Kalogjera but in 1970, they got divorced. On 30 March 1973, she married Arsen Dedić,[3] a renowned singer-songwriter who also composed many of her songs.[4] The couple had one son Matija, today a renowned jazz pianist.[5]
Awards
editGabi Novak is the winner of several Porin awards:
References
edit- ^ "Gabi Novak - Menart" (in Croatian). Menart. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ Premec, Tina (12 April 2014). "GABI I ARSEN VEĆ 40 GODINA SKUPA 'Zaziremo od moderne tehnologije. Arsen mi je priznao da se zna služiti samo portafonom'". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ Lampe, John R. (2000). Yugoslavia as History: Twice There was a Country. Cambridge University Press. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-521-77401-7.
- ^ "GABI NOVAK - ZLATNA KOLEKCIJA u prodaji" (in Croatian). Croatia Records. 21 February 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ^ Mikuličin, Petar (7 August 2017). "Matija Dedić o roditeljima, Gabi Novak i pokojnom Arsenu, glazbi, ljubavi prema šibenskoj Varoši... Moj otac u Šibeniku zaslužuje spomen" (in Croatian). Šibenski.hr. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Porin 2002" (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Porin 2003" (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "GABI NOVAK - PRVA DOBITNICA PORINA ZA ŽIVOTNO DJELO" (in Croatian). Croatia Records. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
External links
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- Biography (in Croatian)
- Gabi Novak (in Croatian)