Born in Niš during World War II in the Nazi-occupied Serbia to a Hungarian father and a Serbian mother, Kovač grew up in a prominent artistic family - his grandfather was a conductor, his father a music professor and a violinist, his mother a singer in the opera choir.[citation needed]
A composer, pianist, keyboard player, producer and arranger, Kovač's career as a professional musician started in 1961, when he formed his first band, BKB, which became a prominent jazz trio at the time. In 1963 they entered The Yu Jazz Festival, that took place in Bled (Slovenia).
After conducting the various orchestras in Bosnia, he finally joined Sarajevo's most popular pop band Indeksi. With them he had a two-month-long tour in Russia. In 1968, he moved to the Yugoslav capital, Belgrade, where he founded Korni Grupa. As a composer and a musician, he won many music contests that took place in former Yugoslavia. With Korni Grupa he entered following music festivals in Europe:
1969 - Singing Europe (Netherlands), voted the most original entry
In 1978, Kovač moved to England where he collaborated in various projects, such as: the 1978 Reading Rock Festival as the keyboardist of the Jenny Darren Band. Among the prominent British musicians with whom Kovač worked while in the UK, included:
Kovač wrote music for theatre, movies and television. His songs were released on LP-s in Yugoslavia, Spain, France, the United States, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Norway etc. Many of them were Golden or Platinum Records. From 1979, he participated in projects in Spain, as a producer, composer or arranger.
Personal life and death
Until her death in 2005, he was married to Spomenka Stojanović, with whom he had three daughters: Aleksandra, Kristina (both of whom are also involved with music) and Anja.
On 19 January 2011, Serbian broadcaster RTS announced that Kovač and his two daughters, Aleksandra and Kristina, would each compose a song and present a singer, who would seek to represent Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.[1]
Kovač died in Belgrade on 13 September 2022, at the age of 80.[2]
References
^Jiandani, Sanjay (19 January 2011). "Serbia: Kovac family to compose entry". EscToday.com. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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The native form of this personal name is Kovacs Kornel This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals This biographical article is written like a resume Please help improve it by revising it to be neutral and encyclopedic February 2012 Kornelije Bata Kovac Serbian Cyrillic Korneliјe Bata Kovach pronounced kɔ rne ːlije bǎːta kɔ v atʃ Hungarian Kovacs Kornel 1 January 1942 13 September 2022 was a Serbian composer Kornelije KovacKorneliјe KovachKovac promoting Festival Omladina in 2011Background informationBirth nameKornelije KovacAlso known asKornel KovacsBorn 1942 01 01 1 January 1942Nis German occupied SerbiaDied13 September 2022 2022 09 13 aged 80 Belgrade SerbiaGenresProgressive rock symphonic rock jazz rock classicalOccupation s Musician songwriter composer producerInstrument s Keyboards organ pianoYears active1961 2022LabelsPGP RTB Casa Ricordi Philips Records Jugoton Komuna Belgrade PGP RTS ITMM Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Later projects 4 Personal life and death 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Born in Nis during World War II in the Nazi occupied Serbia to a Hungarian father and a Serbian mother Kovac grew up in a prominent artistic family his grandfather was a conductor his father a music professor and a violinist his mother a singer in the opera choir citation needed Kovac received his early music education at the College of Music in Subotica after which he attempted to enroll in the Belgrade Music Academy He did not pass the entrance exam so he entered the Sarajevo Music Academy of University of Sarajevo where he graduated from the Theory And Piano Department citation needed Career EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message A composer pianist keyboard player producer and arranger Kovac s career as a professional musician started in 1961 when he formed his first band BKB which became a prominent jazz trio at the time In 1963 they entered The Yu Jazz Festival that took place in Bled Slovenia After conducting the various orchestras in Bosnia he finally joined Sarajevo s most popular pop band Indeksi With them he had a two month long tour in Russia In 1968 he moved to the Yugoslav capital Belgrade where he founded Korni Grupa As a composer and a musician he won many music contests that took place in former Yugoslavia With Korni Grupa he entered following music festivals in Europe 1969 Singing Europe Netherlands voted the most original entry 1970 Rock Festival Katowice Poland 1972 Montreux Switzerland 1974 Eurovision Song Festival Brighton United Kingdom In 1978 Kovac moved to England where he collaborated in various projects such as the 1978 Reading Rock Festival as the keyboardist of the Jenny Darren Band Among the prominent British musicians with whom Kovac worked while in the UK included Bernie Marsden guitar player of White Snake Hans Zimmer composer Paul Jones ex singer of Manfred Mann Andy Pask bass player of LandscapeLater projects EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kovac wrote music for theatre movies and television His songs were released on LP s in Yugoslavia Spain France the United States the Netherlands Sweden Finland Norway etc Many of them were Golden or Platinum Records From 1979 he participated in projects in Spain as a producer composer or arranger Personal life and death EditUntil her death in 2005 he was married to Spomenka Stojanovic with whom he had three daughters Aleksandra Kristina both of whom are also involved with music and Anja On 19 January 2011 Serbian broadcaster RTS announced that Kovac and his two daughters Aleksandra and Kristina would each compose a song and present a singer who would seek to represent Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 1 Kovac died in Belgrade on 13 September 2022 at the age of 80 2 References Edit Jiandani Sanjay 19 January 2011 Serbia Kovac family to compose entry EscToday com Retrieved 19 November 2015 Preminuo kompozitor Kornelije Kovac in Serbian External links EditKornelije Kovac at IMDb Kornelije Kovac discography at Discogs Interview Blic Prva pesma slucajni plagijat Blic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kornelije Kovac amp oldid 1129352410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
