Dino Dvornik

Dino Dvornik (; 20 August 1964 – 7 September 2008), was a Croatian musician, music producer, actor and reality television star. Often referred to by the nickname "Kralj funka" ("King of Funk"), Dvornik was a highly popular act in Croatian and Yugoslav popular music.

Son of renowned actor Boris Dvornik, Dino Dvornik appeared as a child actor in several Yugoslav films and television series, before starting his musical career in the funk band Kineski Zid, which he formed with his brother Dean Dvornik in 1982. The group split up after releasing only one album, with Dino deciding to start a career as solo artist. His self-titled debut album was released in 1989, gaining commercial success and critical acclaim with its funk and soul sound. His following studio album Kreativni nered, released in 1990, maintained his large mainstream popularity in Yugoslavia. However, the outbreak of the Yugoslav Wars brought discontinuity in his career. During the 1990s and early 2000s, he recorded four more studio albums, all of them well-received by critics and the general public.

Dvornik died in 2008 after overdosing on a mixture of sleeping pills, analgesics and antidepressants. His eighth and last studio album Pandorina kutija was released posthumously during the same year and was followed by a number of tributes to Dvornik by artists from Croatia and the former Yugoslav region.

Biography Early life A son of renowned actor Boris Dvornik and mother Diana Dvornik (née Tomić), Dino was born Miljenko Dvornik on 20 August 1964 in the city of Split, at that time within Yugoslav republic of Croatia. He would play alongside his father in 1970s Yugoslav films and TV series,

Musical career Early career (1982–1983) Dino Dvornik had his musical debut in the early 1980s, recording the 7-inch single "Mille non pieu mille" / "Pižolot" with his father.

In 1997, Dvornik released his fourth studio album, the autobiographical Enfant terrible. The album featured guest appearances by Davor Gobac, Daleka Obala frontman Marijan Ban, singer Stjepan "Jimmy" Stanić, Songkillers, and other acts. In 1991, he appeared as guest on the album Ja verujem (I Believe) by rock singer Viktorija, in the duet "Od Splita do Beograda (Ove Noći)" ("From Split to Belgrade (This Night)"). Dvornik composed songs and wrote music arrangements for and produced Oliver Dragojević's 1994 album Neka nova svitanja (Some New Dawns). His wife Danijela found him dead in bed in their apartment at 11:00 AM. Three days later, Dvornik was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery in Zagreb.

Posthumous releases Following Dvornik's death, Dancing Bear record label released the maxi single "Hipnotiziran", featuring three different versions of the song, with remixes done by Sinteks, Jan Peters and Rene aka Maker.

Discography Studio albums Dino Dvornik (1989) Kreativni nered (1990) Priroda & društvo (1993) Enfant terrible (1997) Big Mamma (1999) Svicky (2002) Pandorina kutija (2008)

Live albums Live in Munich (1994)

Compilation albums Vidi ove pisme: The Best of Dino Dvornik 1988–1998 (1998) The Ultimate Collection (2009) Zimzeleno A novo (2018) Greatest Hits Collection (2019)

Box sets Pandorina kutija Special Edition (2010) Original Album Collection (2014)

Singles "Jače manijače" (maxi single, 1990) "Imam rep" (maxi single, 1992) "Afrika" (1996) "2002 godine u Splitu!" (2001) "Hipnotiziran" (maxi single, 2008)