Education
Škoro, born in Osijek, completed an engineering degree at the University of Osijek. He subsequently spent some time in the United States of America where he attended two years at the Community College of Allegheny County.
politician representative singer
Škoro, born in Osijek, completed an engineering degree at the University of Osijek. He subsequently spent some time in the United States of America where he attended two years at the Community College of Allegheny County.
His music is characterized by its traditional tamburitza sound, updated to appeal to a contemporary popular audience. During his time in the United States, he co-wrote his first album Ne dirajte mi ravnicu with Pennsylvania native, tamburitza master Jerry Grcevich. He emerged onto the Croatian music scene with the debut Ne dirajte mi ravnicu and produced a song of the same name which would go on to be one of the most famous Croatian songs.
The tambura group Zlatni dukati released their own cover of the song that same year.
Another very popular song of his in the wartime period was the delicate and tragic Mata (Matthew), in which he dealt with the Bleiburg repatriations. Škoro performed the song in a 2003 concert in Zagreb after which he broke into tears.
He was also the president of Croatia Records, the largest record company in the country. His leadership of the company, together with the now deceased popular music auctor Đorđe Novković, was very successful in popularizing a renovated traditional Croatian music scene, also in the younger Croatian generation, winning over the urbanized cosmopolitan Mtv-style tendencies.
In 2003, Škoro gained a great deal of popularity as a judge in Story Supernova Music Talents, a reality show aired on Nova television In 2003, he sang Mate at the funeral of General Janko Bobetko.
His 2005 album, Svetinja, sold over 20,000 copies. From 1995 to 1997 Škoro was the Croatian general consul to Hungary. Later, he was appointed as HdZ"s candidate for Mayor seat, in his hometown of Osijek.
Daleko je kuća moja, Herzegovinian Radio Festival 2007
Šil, dil, daj, Croatian Radio Festival 2007
Golubica, Zlatne žice Slavonije 2005
Vrime, Split Festival 2005
Svetinja, Croatian Radio Festival 2005
Četri vitra, Split Festival 2003
Milo moje, Croatian Radio Festival 2003
Sve od Drave, pa do Jadrana, Zlatne Žice Požege 2002
Reci, brate moj, MHJ 2002
Dida, Etnofest Neum 2001
Maria de la Lovrez, Croatian Radio Festival 2001
Ptica samica, Etnofest Neum 1999
Što te imam, moj živote, Croatian Radio Festival 1999
Lako ćemo mi, Požega 1998
Čovjek sunčani, MHJ 1994.
He was elected in the 2007 election to serve as a Member of Parliament for the Croatian Democratic Union, taking office on 11 January 2008 but resigned on 19 November 2008.