Background
Born in a family with a strong musical tradition (his father, Ljubo Stipišić, was a well-known composer), Zlatan Stipišić, who later embraced the nickname Gibonni, began his career in the 1980s with the heavy metal band Osmi putnik.
Born in a family with a strong musical tradition (his father, Ljubo Stipišić, was a well-known composer), Zlatan Stipišić, who later embraced the nickname Gibonni, began his career in the 1980s with the heavy metal band Osmi putnik.
After the group disbanded, Stipišić joined Divlje jagode, recording few demo tapes before disbanding. lieutenant was Zele Lipovača, the lead guitarist of Jagode, who gave Stipišić the nickname Gibonni. Gibonni started his solo career in the 1990s with songs that combined elements of rock, modern popular and Dalmatian folk songs.
He soon created a huge following, especially among Croatian youth.
Gibonni"s popularity continued to grow beyond Croatia and he is currently one of the most popular and influential musicians in the territories of former Yugoslavia. Gibonni wrote the song "Cesarica" for Oliver Dragojević, which became one of Oliver"s signature hit songs and one of the most popular and well known songs in Croatia.
In 2003 Zlatan Stipišić was appointed a United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Goodwill Ambassador. He is involved in many humanitarian concerts and organizations fighting hunger and poverty.
lieutenant is believed that his name Rando (short from "random") comes from Gibonni"s indeterminacy to give him a name.
Gibonni released his long awaited and critically appraised album Unca fibre in May 2006 after a five-year period following his award-winning album Mirakul. In 2010 he released the album Toleranca, and in 2013, he released 20th Century Manitoba, sung entirely in English.