Massimo Savić

Massimo Moreno Savić (6 June 1962 – 23 December 2022), also known simply as Massimo, was a Croatian pop singer.

Massimo
Massimo in 2013
Born	Massimo Moreno Savić[1] (1962-06-06)6 June 1962 Pula, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Died	23 December 2022(2022-12-23) (aged 60) Zagreb, Croatia[2]
Burial place	Zadar City Cemetery
Occupation	Singer
Spouse	Eni Kondić ​ ​ (m. 1992)​ [3][4]
Children	1
Parents	Sergio Savić (father) Elda Klapčić (mother)
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	1982–2022
Labels	Aquarius Records
Formerly of	Dorian Gray

Biography

Savić was born in Pula. His father Sergio was from Banjevci, Municipality of Stankovci, near Lake Vrana.^[5] His mother Elda (née Klapčić) was an Italian from Nedešćina.^[6][7]

He first became popular in the 1980s with his band Dorian Gray, and then soon embarked on a successful solo career.^[8][9] He won five Porin awards for best male vocal performance, 2004–2007, and in 2012.^[10]

In 2013, Massimo's thirty-year anniversary concert sold out the Pula Arena. It featured Vlado Kreslin, Neno Belan, and Nina Badrić as guests, and was also broadcast live by the Croatian Radiotelevision.^[11] He was one of the judges on the second series of X Factor Adria.^[12]

Massimo died from lung cancer at Sisters of Charity Hospital in Zagreb on 23 December 2022, at the age of 60.^[1][13][14] He was buried at the Zadar City Cemetery on 3 January 2023.^[1]

Discography

Albums

• with Dorian Gray – Sjaj u tami, Jugoton, 1983
• with Dorian Gray – Za tvoje oči, Jugoton, 1985
• Stranac u noći, Jugoton, 1987
• Riječi čarobne, Jugoton, 1988
• Muzika za tebe, Jugoton, 1989
• Zemlja plesa, Jugoton, 1990
• Elements, Helidon, 1992
• with Labin Art Express – Metal Guru - Body, Energy & Emotions, 1993
• Benzina, Croatia Records/Tutico, 1995
• with Labin Art Express – Metal Guru - Hero in 21st Century, 1998
• Massimo, Aquarius Records/Multimedia Records, 2003
• Vještina, Aquarius/Multimedia Records, 2004
• Massimo - Zlatna kolekcija, Croatia Records, 2004
• Apsolutno Uživo - live Iz Kluba Aquarius, Aquarius, 2005
• Vještina 2, Aquarius, 2006
• Sunce se ponovo rađa, Aquarius, 2008
• Massimo Sings Sinatra, Aquarius, 2010
• Dodirni me slučajno, Aquarius, 2011
• 1 dan ljubavi, Aquarius, 2015
• Sada (2018)

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		CRO [15]
"Neka ti plove brodovi"	2017	2	Sada
"Nama se nikud ne žuri" (with Vatra)	2018	1	Nama se nikud ne žuri
"Mali krug velikih ljudi"	2020	1	Non-album single
"Putujemo i kad stojimo"	2021	1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.