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Tihomir Preradović

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Tihomir Preradović
Born (1960-04-06) 6 April 1960 (age 65)
Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
GenresPop music, Rock music
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Producer
  • Arranger
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Keyboards
Years active1974–present

Tihomir Preradović (born on April 6, 1960, in Zagreb[1]) is a Croatian composer, producer, and arranger.

Life and career

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In 1973, Preradović began studying guitar under the instruction of Darko Petrinjak [hr]. In 1974, he enrolled in the I Gymnasium of Zagreb[2] and founded his first band, Homo Kiborg, active until 1988; its sound was described as eclectic. He played guitar, provided vocals, and wrote compositions and arrangements. He also performed in the teen pop band Prva ljubav [hr]. Preradović graduated in 1986 from the Pedagogical Academy in Zagreb.[3]

During the 1980s, Preradović did sound engineering and production for various underground and alternative bands, including Phantasmagoria [hr] and Studeni Studeni.[2] At this time, he started working with composer Vladimir Delač, and consequently began writing and arranging for Delač's collaborators.[3] In the 1990s, he worked with Croatian and Bosnian songwriter and producer Zrinko Tutić [sh]. In collaboration with Tutić, Preradović composed and arranged music for mainstream artists including Crvena Jabuka, Severina, Maja Blagdan, Željko Bebek, and Jasna Zlokić. He performed guitar and backing vocalist for Massimo Savić at Jugovizija 1990.[1] Since the early 1990s, he collaborated with Arsen Dedić on multiple theatre productions.[4] The collaboration would continue into the 2000s, with Preradović providing keyboard arrangements for Dedić.[5]

At the beginning of the 2000s, Preradović began working with teen acts. He produced the song "Ti si moja prva ljubav" and an album for Dino Jelusić; the song won the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 held in Copenhagen. The following year, he arranged Nika Turković's song "Hej Mali", which was the Croatian entry at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004, reaching third place.[1]

Under the pseudonym Slow Mo'T, together with Darko Juranović (D'Knock), he worked with Barbara Tucker.[4][6] He was a co-producer on Kaliopi's 2010 album Poraka.[7] He subsequently composed and arranged music for singers Jacques Houdek[4] and Nina Kraljić,[8] both of whom have represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest.[4]

He has worked as a composer and producer in theatre, film, and documentary series. His film score work includes music for the 1996 film How the War Started on My Island. He has also worked on commercials and various multimedia projects,[9][10] and was an advisor of Houdek in his capacity as The Voice coach.[11] In 2025, he was as a member of the Dora [hr] jury (the Croatian national Eurovision contest).[9]

Awards

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Preradović received a Porin for the best children's album for his work on Junior Eurovision Song Contest (2004).[9] He was one of the producers of Arsen Dedić's 2008 final album, Rebus, which won a Porin.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tko su ljudi koji su birali pjesme za Doru 2025" [Who are the people who picked the songs for Dora 2025]. Index.hr (in Croatian). 5 December 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Nagrada Status - Tihomir Preradović - Dobitnici Nagrade Status". nagrada-status.hgu.hr. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Preradović, Tihomir". hds.hr. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "The Voice - Jacquesovi savjetnici: Marina i Tihomir" [The Voice – Jacques' coaches: Marina i Tihomir]. Croatian Radiotelevision (in Croatian). 13 November 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Feljton: Kronologija života i karijere glazbene dive Gabi Novak" [Feuilleton: Chronology of the life and career of musical diva Gabi Novak]. Nacional (in Croatian). 17 January 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Ekskluzivni video: R´n´B Angels "Making of" videospot". Index.hr (in Croatian). 21 November 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Makedonka Kaliopi snimila novi spot i krenula u osvajanje hrvatske publike" [Macedonian Kaliopi filmed new video and set out to win Croatian audiences]. Index.hr (in Croatian). 10 August 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  8. ^ Kocijan, Ivana (30 September 2016). "Tajna u različitim pristupima: Pobjednica Voicea Nina Kraljić danas objavljuje debi album" [Secret in different approaches: Voice winner Nina Kraljić releases her debut album today]. Novi list (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "Bliski Severinin suradnik u žiriju Dora 2025.: Evo tko je s njim odabrao 24 izvođača" [Severina's close associate in the Dora 2025 jury: Here is who, alongside him, selected the 24 acts]. Dnevno.hr (in Croatian). 5 December 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  10. ^ Lučin, Ana (11 January 2011). "Glazbenici koji su opjevali trgovačke lance". Poslovni dnevnik. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  11. ^ Rožman, Klara (31 January 2015). "Jutarnji list - Oktrivamo tko operira iz sjene: Dečak, Houdek, Indira i Tony izabrali povjerljive savjetnike" [We reveal who is operating from the shadows: Dečak, Houdek, Indira and Tony have chosen confidential advisors]. Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Matija Dedić: Bilo bi mi drago da sam dobio Porin i za Božićnu" [Matija Dedić: I Would Have Been Glad to Receive a Porin for "Božićna"]. eZadar.hr (in Croatian). 13 May 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Porin protekao u znaku Dina Dvornika". eZadar.hr (in Croatian). 10 May 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
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