{"id":642249,"date":"2026-10-10T14:06:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T14:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/642249\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T14:06:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T14:06:21","slug":"croatian-rock-icon-goran-bare-dies-aged-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/642249\/","title":{"rendered":"Croatian rock icon Goran Bare dies aged 61"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                by <a class=\"articleDetails__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.croatiaweek.com\/author\/admin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">croatiaweek<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    October 9, 2026<\/p>\n<p>                    in<\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"articleDetails__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.croatiaweek.com\/category\/news-3\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a>                <\/p>\n<p>            <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-169857\" class=\"size-full wp-image-169857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/goran-bare.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"607\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-169857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goran Bare (YouTube\/Croatia Records)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">9 October 2026 \u2013 Goran Bare, one of Croatia\u2019s best-known rock musicians and the longtime frontman of the band Majke, has died today aged 61.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Born in Vinkovci on 16 August 1965, Bare spent more than four decades shaping Croatian rock music with his distinctive voice, emotionally direct lyrics and uncompromising performance style.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He founded Majke with friends in 1984, and the band went on to become an important name in the Croatian rock scene. Drawing on garage rock and blues influences, Majke developed a sound marked by raw energy and Bare\u2019s unmistakable stage presence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Their early releases included Razum i bezumlje (1990), followed by albums such as Razdor, Milost and Vrijeme je da se krene. Songs including \u201cBudi ponosan\u201d, \u201cA ti jo\u0161 pla\u010de\u0161\u201d, \u201cVrijeme je da se krene\u201d and \u201cMene ne zanima\u201d became enduring favourites among Croatian rock audiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After an intense period with Majke during the 1990s, Bare began a solo career in the early 2000s, performing with his backing band Pla\u0107enici. His album Izgubljen i na\u0111en won the Porin award for Best Rock Album, one of several major recognitions during his career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Majke later reunited, releasing Te\u0161ke boje in 2011. The album won six Porin awards and became one of the defining releases in Croatian rock. Their last studio album, Nuspojave, followed in 2018 and also received the Porin award for Best Rock Album.<\/p>\n<p>Culture and Media Minister Nina Obuljen Kor\u017einek paying tribute to the singer and songwriter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In her tribute, Obuljen Kor\u017einek described Bare as one of the most original and recognisable authors and performers in Croatian rock music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She said that throughout more than four decades of creating music, he had remained faithful to his own distinctive style, allowing personal experiences of loneliness, pain, hope and moments of peace to find expression in his songs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Bare\u2019s career was marked by breaks, returns and new musical directions, but his connection with music and Majke remained central to his work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">His performances were known for their emotional intensity, while his songs explored the vulnerability and resilience of everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Goran Bare leaves behind a body of work that has become part of Croatia\u2019s musical heritage. Songs such as \u201cTe\u0161ke boje\u201d and \u201cVrijeme je da se krene\u201d continue to resonate with generations of listeners, securing his place in the history of Croatian rock music.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>        \tSign up to receive the Croatia Week Newsletter <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by croatiaweek October 9, 2026 in News Goran Bare (YouTube\/Croatia Records) 9 October 2026 \u2013 Goran Bare, one&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":642250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409],"class_list":["post-642249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}