
DRAGO BRITVIĆ
Croatian poet, journalist, songwriter, chanson and pop music and one of the most rewarded by the verses of music festivals.
He was born on 6 July 1935. in Pitomača. He attended primary school in his native Pitomača SLIKA lovely and high school in Karlovac County. A large contribution to Croatian poetry Drago Britvic accounts for almost fifty years work, linking verses with music in various styles; popevci, songs, choral, close-harmony, children's song, theater song, and many other musical genres. Britvic songs performed by many popular singers and actors, and his work can be seen in the school reading books and poetry anthologies. 1993rd he published his first book, a collection of selected poems entitled "God save Croatia." Musical "Who Sings Means No Harm" Britvićev the theatrical debut, performed by Ensemble Lado. Drago Britvic died on Christmas Day 25 December 2005. in Zagreb.
The importance of Virovitica-Podravina area: Together with the artist Ivan Lackovic-Croat donated Pitomača collection "PUŠLEK homeland" that adorns the walls of the municipal hall. Mueller was the first honorary citizen Pitomače.Glazbenom Festival "Songs of Podravina and Podravlje" Pitomaca gave the name in the early years of the festival generously assisted.
The significance for the wider community: 1966th he founded the Festival of Songs Kajkavian in Krapina, and was also one of the founders of second the Radio Zagreb. During the war he wrote the text for the song "God save Croatia." The late 1960s he was president of the Union Association of Croatian musical, winner of numerous national and international awards. Multiple winner of the prize at various festivals and poetry recitals. The holder of the Charter of the City of Zagreb and was awarded the Order of Croatian Danica with figure of Marko Marulić. 2006th was posthumously awarded the Lifetime Achievement Porin. On the basis of verses Drago Britvic rests Croatian popular music the other half of the 20th century.
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