ZORA JE SVANULA

Steven Wagner - Stevan Vagner, Podrum COLLEGIUM MELODIUM, World music museum in BELGRADE and HELEN from Russia, present Zora, the Croatian composer George Novkovića written in 1985 for NEDA UKRADEN, one of the most popular singer in the former Yugoslavia, originally from the Croatian.
The song is a mix of musical motifs Zagora and common folk, but at the time he created was targeted by critics who characterize it as pure turbo-folk.
Đorđe Novković wanted to call the song "Milan swan," but Neda was just then divorced wife of Milan and is vehemently opposed to such a proposal. In cooperation with Nenad NINČEVIĆ, George and Ned finish it as text and are, according to Neda's instinct, decided to use the freshest in the song of the day - morning, and cast a bit strange, "Milan swan". When they finally decided to verses Zora has dawned, it was necessary to find another arranger. Although so far it almost always, when Neda was concerned, did Dujmić Rajko, this time he did it then a young and relatively new arranger Mato Dosen. Namely, after Rajko made a deal, Neda was not impressed, so he got mad at her, and left the studio. It is interesting that participated in the writing of the text Tucaković Marina, which is thanks to one, and only, written in verse, "Tears of the cannula eye", has received over 100 000 euros you talk about the success of this song.