Goran Bregovic

Goran Bregovic

composer, music department, actor

Goran Bregovic was born on Mar 22, 1950 in Yugoslavia. Goran Bregovic's big-screen debut came with Butterfly Cloud directed by Zdravko Randic in 1977. Goran Bregovic is known for Tuvalu directed by Veit Helmer, Denis Lavant stars as Anton and Chulpan Khamatova as Eva. Goran Bregovic has got 2 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Goran Bregovic achieved is Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Goran Bregovic plays is Baikonur which will be released on Sep 01, 2011.

In the end of '70s and all through the '80s, he was the leader of the most popular Yugoslav band "Bijelo dugme" (from Sarajevo). They published more than 10 LPs, selling altogether more than 15 million copies. He was the first one to introduce "shepperd's rock" (a kind of folk-rock) into popular Yugoslav music. He plays guitar and sometimes sings. Very prolific composer, he turned more towards world music since he left Yugoslavia at the beginning of the war. He lives in Paris.

  • Birthday

    Mar 22, 1950
  • Place of Birth

    Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2011
Winner - Festival President's Award
Capri, Hollywood
2003
Winner - Capri Music Award