Đani Maršan

Đani Maršan, baptised Ivan, is a Croatian pop singer and composer, born on 23 June 1944 in Zadar and of Arbanasi descent. His career began in 1969, and his records came out on Jugoton and later Croatia Records.

He sang at the Split festival, Melodije Istre i Kvarnera, the Dalmatinska šansona and Dora. His albums include Unter Südlicher Sonne (1973), made with Ivica Šerfezi, Mojim prijateljima (1974), Pjesme naše mladosti (1988) and Prijatelju moj (1989), one of his most successful. With his half-brother Tomislav Ivčić he recorded Dalmatinske noći (1980), Pisme iz konobe (1982) and Sine, vrati se (1985); his other half-brother, Vedran Ivčić, is a singer too.

His best-known songs include "Mandolina", "Prozor prema zalazu", "Djevojka s juga", "Ja te volim", "Kad mendule procvitaju", "Adio", "Misto kraj mora", "Zadar je u srcu mome" and "Prijatelju moj". Besides music he has had a career as a diplomat. In December 2019 he marked 50 years on stage with a concert in Zadar. The playlist here is the collection Najljepše ljubavne pjesme.