About Alfi Kabiljo
Lived 1935 – 2025 (aged 89). Alfi Kabiljo was a Croatian composer, conductor, pianist, librettist, music arranger and composer (music).
Alfons "Alfi" Kabiljo (; 22 December 1935 – 1 April 2025) was a Croatian composer and musician. He was composing for over 60 years. Kabiljo was a president of the Croatian Composers' Society and a member of the FIDOF organization.
Later, he wrote soundtracks for various films, including the 1991 film Scissors, starring Sharon Stone and Ronny Cox, and the 1986 film The Girl. He also wrote soundtracks for over 100 television episodes, including the Croatian TV mini-series Ljubav ili smrt, based on a novel by Ivan Kušan, the TV series Ne daj se Floki, and series about the famous inventor Nikola Tesla.
His songs have been sung by award-winning singers such as Ivo Robić and Tereza Kesovija.
Kabiljo's best-selling and best known work is the musical Jalta, Jalta, for which he received the 2004 Porin award for the magnum opus. To date, the musical has been released in audio format three times and it had its first premiere in 1971. All three releases were sold out decades ago.
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Who was Alfi Kabiljo?
Croatian musical theater and film soundtrack composer (1935-2025)
When was Alfi Kabiljo born?
Alfi Kabiljo was born on 22 December 1935 in Zagreb.
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Alfi Kabiljo died on 1 April 2025 in Zagreb.
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Alfi Kabiljo was a composer, conductor, pianist, librettist, music arranger and composer (music).
What nationality was Alfi Kabiljo?
Alfi Kabiljo was Croatian.
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