Vinko Coce (22 December 1954 – 26 October 2013) was a prominent Croatian opera and pop singer.
He is considered one of the greatest representatives of Croatian music of his generation.
Vinko Coce | |
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Born | Trogir, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) | 22 December 1954
Died | 26 October 2013 Split, Croatia | (aged 58)
Genres | Opera, pop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1972–2013 |
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Coce was born in Trogir and joined the Klapa Trogir in 1972. Between 1983 and 1988, he was a tenor in the mixed choir of the Croatian National Theatre in Split. He started a solo singing career in 1991, during which he won the Grand Prix at the Split Festival with the song "Sićaš li se, Lungomare". Coce also won a Porin with the Klapa Trogir.
Coce died on 26 October 2013 at Split Hospital, a few minutes before midnight, after a lengthy undisclosed illness. He was 58.
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