Siniša Vuco


Siniša Vuco, his stage name being simply Vuco, is a Croatian recording artist and singer-songwriter. Common, recurring themes in his songs include: addiction, alcoholism, love, the past, and suffering.

Musical beginnings

Siniša Vuco, began his career as a pop musician, but his big break came in early 1990s when he appeared in the Split Music Festival. He presented himself as one of the first Croatian Pop musicians to reintroduce the accordion, Roma music and oriental sounds in his work, in a time when it was considered "politically incorrect" for Croatians to do so because it was somehow redolent of Turbo-folk music. Vuco, much to the dismay of pop/folk critics and social commentators, introduced elements of turbo-folk to Croatian pop music.
Although officially frowned upon, such trends apparently struck the chord among a large section of the Croatian public and Vuco acquired a loyal following.
One of his newer singles is "Volim narodno" in which he copied parts from popular song "We Will Rock You". The song is a duet with popular Serbian folk singer Mitar Mirić. He has also collaborated with other big names in the industry, which include Džej Ramadanovski and Vesna Zmijanac.

Rock background and various projects

Apart from having a turbo-folk career, Siniša Vuco is a founder and vocalist and guitarist for the hard rock band Živo blato. While playing for Živo blato, he takes the stage name General Vasilij Mitu. He is also a member of the heavy metal band Klanje ljudi, for which he performs using the stage name Admiral Koljač . Vuco played bass in a thrash metal band Evil Blood, alongside drummer Toni Silobrčić and vocalist Denis Gabrić. Also he gained acclaim as the vocalist for heavy metal band Witchcraft.
Vuco has also written songs for others, some of which have become semi-hits, for example the song "Stari se" was written by him for Thompson.
He is infamous for his often eccentric performances; for example: Klanje ljudi's Split concert of 2004 stands out as lambs were being roasted on stage as the band played, and spectators could simply walk up to the stage and grab a piece of lamb to eat.
Similar appearances occurred during the 2003 parliamentary elections when he appeared on Croatian Radiotelevision as an independent candidate. Although many in Croatian public considered his TV presentation to be the most original and the most entertaining part of the entire campaign, most people saw his candidacy more as a publicity stunt than a genuine effort to start a political career.

Personal life

Siniša Vuco was married twice and divorced once. He has 4 children.

Discography

Studio albums

Track listing
  1. "Dobro večer tugo" – 3:56
  2. "Nek' sam pijan" – 3:12
  3. "A gdje si ti?" – 3:17
  4. "Proklete da su" – 2:53
  5. "Nedjelja" – 3:54
  6. "Bog me kaznio" – 3:28
  7. "Molim te, vrati se" – 3:34
  8. "Tebe nema" – 3:52
  9. "Proljeće" – 2:56
  10. "Ostajem u suzama" – 3:35
  11. "Ti si me izdala" – 2:57
  12. "Kada odem ja" – 4:06
Track listing
  1. "Crna ženo" – 3:49
  2. "Pije mi se" – 4:13
  3. "Sestro, odlazi" – 2:40
  4. "Rajske kočije" – 3:49
  5. "Draga" – 3:25
  6. "Siromasi" – 3:55
  7. "Duša seljačka" – 4:57
  8. "Vode se ne napila" – 3:26
  9. "Zbogom majko, zbogom oče" – 3:09
  10. "Razbijam ovu čašu" – 3:26
  11. "Putuj" – 2:58
  12. "Petar Krešimir" – 4:50
Track listing
  1. "Danas je moj dan" – 3:38
  2. "Curice u gradu" – 2:51
  3. "Zabluda" – 4:54
  4. "Sretan put" – 3:33
  5. "Gdje si sad?" – 5:05
  6. "Nevjero" – 3:21
  7. "Vrijeme prolazi" – 3:49
  8. "U našem dvorištu" – 3:51
  9. "Udavi me, udavi" – 3:30
  10. "Pjesma ratnika" – 5:32
Track listing
  1. "Evo mene Dunave" – 4:14
  2. "Upamtit ćeš" – 3:23
  3. "Zbogom ženo" – 3:00
  4. "Uzalud" – 3:34
  5. "Mornarska" – 4:17
  6. "E, draga, draga" – 4:38
  7. "Moja draga putuje" – 3:15
  8. "Splite grade" – 3:29
  9. "Razbolio se ja" – 4:08
  10. "Šta je, šta je?" – 3:40
  11. "Ulica" – 3:23
  12. "Zaboravi" – 5:26
Track listing
  1. "Volim piti i ljubiti" – 3:25
  2. "Pusti me da pijem" – 3:18
  3. "Podigla me iz pepela" – 3:23
  4. "Na vjenčanju tvome" – 3:02
  5. "Nijedna me htjela nije" – 2:58
  6. "Pijanica" – 3:03
  7. "Rujna zora" – 3:07
  8. "Ima žena, nema broja" – 3:24
  9. "Nisi ti od jučer" – 3:27
  10. "Mostarska" – 3:55
Track listing
  1. "Calen Bite" - 3:28
  2. "Vrati se, vrati" - 4:19, featuring Vesna Zmijanac
  3. "Klošar" - 2:56
  4. "Poslije Njega" - 3:45
  5. "Da Se Sredim" - 3:09
  6. "Napijte Me, Napijte" - 3:29
  7. "Ne Volim Te" - 3:23
  8. "Pijem Vino " - 3:02
  9. "Nije Meni Suđeno" - 3:14
  10. "Cetina" - 4:28
Track listing
  1. "U kafani" – 3:19
  2. "Sanja" – 3:06
  3. "U napad" – 4:09
  4. "Idi do vraga" – 5:48, along with "Mjesec žut" were originally recorded in 1996, but due to political messages, they were not released on the demand by the publisher. They were released on this album.
  5. "E, da si bar tu" – 4:16
  6. "Maska" – 2:37
  7. "Ljeto 2004" – 3:02
  8. "Umrijet ćeš ti od starosti" – 3:27
  9. "Zamaglio se pogled " – 3:50
  10. "Od ljubavi davne ne živi se" – 3:50
  11. "Mjesec žut" – 5:10
  12. "Cetina" – 4:28