Massimo Savić Explained

Massimo
Birth Name:Massimo Moreno Savić
Birth Date:6 June 1962
Death Place:Zagreb, Croatia[1]
Burial Place:Zadar City Cemetery
Occupation:Singer
Father:Sergio Savić
Mother:Elda Klapčić
Spouse:[2] [3]
Children:1
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Years Active:1982–2022
Genre:Pop
Label:Aquarius Records
Past Member Of:Dorian Gray

Massimo Moreno Savić (6 June 1962 – 23 December 2022), also known simply as Massimo, was a Croatian pop singer.

Biography

Savić was born in Pula. His father Sergio was from Banjevci, Municipality of Stankovci, near Lake Vrana.[4] His mother Elda was an Italian from Nedešćina.[5] [6]

He first became popular in the 1980s with his band Dorian Gray, and then soon embarked on a successful solo career.[7] [8] He won five Porin awards for best male vocal performance, 2004–2007, and in 2012.[9]

In 2013, Massimo's thirty-year anniversary concert sold out the Pula Arena. It featured Vlado Kreslin, Neno Belan, and Nina Badrić as guests, and was also broadcast live by the Croatian Radiotelevision.[10] He was one of the judges on the second series of X Factor Adria.[11]

Massimo died from lung cancer at Sisters of Charity Hospital in Zagreb on 23 December 2022, at the age of 60.[12] [13] [14] He was buried at the Zadar City Cemetery on 3 January 2023.[12]

Discography

Albums

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CRO
[15]
"Neka ti plove brodovi"20172Sada
"Nama se nikud ne žuri"
(with Vatra)
20181Nama se nikud ne žuri
"Mali krug velikih ljudi"20201rowspan="2"
"Putujemo i kad stojimo"20211
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Preminuo Massimo Savić . . 2022-12-23 . 2022-12-24 . bs.
  2. Web site: Massimo sa suprugom Eni uživao u modnom izlasku . 29 October 2015 . 31 December 2022 . hr . Gloria.
  3. Web site: Massimo je sa suprugom Eni bio preko 30 godina: "Mislio sam da je izvan moje lige" . . 2022-12-23 . 2022-12-24 . hr.
  4. Web site: Massimo će biti sahranjen u Zadru, on vuče korijene iz zadarskog zaleđa: 'Moj otac je iz sela s najviše doktora na svijetu. Znao sam biti teško bolestan, tamo mi sve prođe' . . 2022-12-24 . 2023-09-09 . hr . Diana . Barbarić.
  5. Web site: "Zašto vezati privatni život i karijeru": Ovako su Massimo i Bebi Dol govorili 1988. . Yugo Papir . 2022-12-26 . 2023-09-09 . hr . Index.hr.
  6. Web site: Prijatelj Ivan Mohorović Đoser iz Raše: Za nas Rašane Massimo će uvijek biti sjaj u tami . . Branko . Biočić . 2023-01-08 . 2023-09-09 . hr.
  7. News: Massimo Savić: Sretan sam kad smetlar zviždi 'Sjaj u tami' . hr . . 19 October 2008 . 3 November 2012.
  8. News: Massimo Savić kao klinac zarađivao raznoseći novine . hr . . 29 January 2012 . 3 November 2012.
  9. Web site: Dodjela Porina: TBF ima album godine, Bare i Majke pjesmu godine, Urban i Dečak se poljubili, a Mišo Kovač zaradio ovacije . hr . . Porina za najbolju mušku vokalnu izvedbu peti je put zaredom osvojio Massimo koji je u toj kategoriji pobijedio Jacquesa i Olivera i pritom izjavio: "Meni je Oliver ipak najbolji". . 3 November 2012.
  10. News: FOTO Nikad bolji Massimo potvrdio je svoju eleganciju i kvalitetu . . hr . Aleksandar . Dragaš . Aleksandar Dragaš . 18 August 2013 . 18 August 2013.
  11. Web site: SUPEREKSKLUZIVNO: Ovo su sudije X Factora!. 23 February 2015.
  12. Web site: Massimo Moreno Savić . 31 December 2022 . hr . Nekros . 30 December 2022.
  13. https://ba.n1info.com/english/news/croatian-musician-massimo-savic-dies-aged-61/ Croatian musician Massimo Savic dies aged 61
  14. News: Preminuo je Massimo Savić . hr . . 23 December 2022 . 23 December 2022.
  15. Peak positions in Croatia:
    • "Neka ti plove brodovi": Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 36 2017. 7 September 2017. top-lista. Croatian. 22 February 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210115172346/http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-36-tjedan-2017-28-08-2017-03-09-2017/. 15 January 2021.
    • "Nama se nikud ne žuri": Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 9 2018. 4 March 2018. top-lista. Croatian. 22 February 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200930092135/http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-09-tjedan-2018-19-02-2018-25-02-2018/. 30 September 2020.
    • "Mali krug velikih ljudi": Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 7 2021. 21 February 2021. top-lista. Croatian. 22 February 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210221161044/http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-07-tjedan-2021-08-02-2021-14-02-2021/. 21 February 2021.
    • "Putujemo i kad stojimo": Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 19 2021. 16 May 2021. top-lista. Croatian. 28 May 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210518205006/http://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-19-tjedan-2021-03-05-2021-09-05-2021/. 18 May 2021.