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Miso Kovac was born on July 16, 1941 and is 84 years old now.
Birthday: July 16, 1941
How Old - Age: 84
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Miso Kovac - Biography
Mate Kovač alias Mišo (born 16 July 1941) is a Croatian singer who was one of the most pop-folk musical icons of the former Yugoslavia, and still popular today in Croatia.
His first huge hit came in 1969 with the song, "Više se nećeš vratiti" (You won't be coming back), written by Đorđe Novković and selling well over 400,000 copies (later re-recorded in 1985), as well as a Gold disc award for "Čemu da živim" (What should I live for), and in 1970 he earned another Silver disc award with "Serenada" (Seranade).
In 1971, he won his first prestigious Split Festival with the song, "Proplakat će zora" (Dawn will cry), which went on to sell well over half a million copies and could be the best selling single ever in the former Yugoslavia (but very difficult to prove since the war). Mišo donated all his earnings from the song to building a new highway from Zagreb to Split. He also gained two other Silver disc awards in 1971 with the hits, "Mornaru za sretan put" (Sailor have a safe trip) and "Za mene sreće nema" (There is no luck for me). He also released his first album in 1971, self-titled, and it eventually earned him a Platinum award for sales of well over 200,000 copies.
He nearly died in a car accident near Zadar in 1971 when his car was completely destroyed and as a result he had a scar above his upper lip. During his recovery Mišo decided to let his moustache grow to hide his scar, and the moustache later became his trademark.
Mišo Kovač divorced his first wife Ljubica Komadina after four years of marriage, and in 1973 he married former Miss Teen Yugoslavia of 1970, Anita Baturina (b. 1953), with whom he had two children, son Eduard 'Edi' Kovač (1975-1992) and daughter Ivana Kovač (b. 1977), also a renowned singer in her own right.
At the same time Mišo Kovač's son, 'Edi', joined the special unit of Croatian Army called Škorpioni [the Scorpions] and in 1992 he was fatally shot in Zagreb in controversial circumstances, with his death being officially declared as an accident. Mišo Kovač was deeply affected by the tragedy and refused to believe the official reason for his sons death. He claimed that his son was murdered and his quest to find his son's killers got him involved with the Croatian Party of Rights. He began to support the party and appear at their rallies, dressing in the black uniform of the Croatian Defence Forces (HOS), the party's militia. He also changed his first name from Mišo to Mate.
