Background
Valerija Raukar was born in the Croat family in East Syrmian village of Ruma (today located in Vojvodina, Serbia).
Valerija Raukar was born in the Croat family in East Syrmian village of Ruma (today located in Vojvodina, Serbia).
She began singing in the school choir in high school in Zagreb. Her professional singer career began accidentally in 1943. Valerija Raukar was literally dragged by her friends into the studio of Krugovalna postaja Zagreb.
She sang with Trio Delinski until the end of World World War World War II Afterwards she continued as vocal soloist, sometimes making records with dance orchestras.
She often sang in duet with Croatian legend Ivo Robić, Zvonimir Krkljuš and Bruno Petrali. She studied architecture in Zagreb and graduated in 1955.
Her first marriage was with known pre-World World War II Croatian jazz-musician Bojan Hohnjec, who influenced her early singing style. Her second husband was known Croatian jazz-musician, drummer Marijan Moša Marjanović.
After moving to Germany, she continued her singer career.
She also had concerts in France, Spain and Germany. She ended her singing career due her career as architect. In Germany she specialized medical technique and projecting, so she designed several clinics and hospitals.
In 1980"s she returned to Croatia, to Zagreb.
One of members of Trio Delinski was ill and since there was an urgent need for replacement.