Tonči Huljić (; born 29 October 1961) is a Croatian musician, songwriter and music producer. He is best known as the founding member, songwriter and producer of one the most famous Croatian pop bands, Magazin. During his career spanning more than five decades, Huljić has produced numerous hit singles, both for the group and for numerous solo artists which emerged from his record label. Some of the most prominent music artists who collaborated with him include Jelena Rozga, Doris Dragović, Petar Grašo as well as Maksim Mrvica, Danijela Martinović, Minea and Jole. In total, Huljić has produced and composed more than 1370 songs. In the 2000s, Huljić also worked on composing instrumental music for his first solo release Waterland (2006) and briefly ventured in production work for soap operas. As of 2011, Tonči Huljić served as the founder and lead singer of the pop-ethno band called Tonči Huljić & Madre Badessa. He has released three studio albums with the band, namely Ka hasnish, Panika and Inamorana. Huljić has received widespread recognition for his work both from his audience and from music critics. Songs produced by him have been awarded with various recognitions and prizes. In addition to his music career, Huljić has ventured into directing and coordinating theater shows and plays, TV series and sketches. Early life Tonči Huljić was born on 29 October 1961 as the only child to father Ivan Huljić, an economist originally from Hvar and mother Marija Huljić, a health worker from Krk. Early on, Huljić emerged as a responsible and hard-working student. During his primary and secondary school, he simultaneously followed lower music and middle music school. Along with his gymnasium, he also followed piano classes. During interviews, he revealed how he had to follow around 28 music classes per year which caused him a lot of anxiety and pressure. Career 1979-1983: Dalmatinski magazin and first success Huljić first entered the music industry in 1979, when he joined the pop band Dalmatinski magazin (later renamed into Magazin) as a replacement for the previous guitarist. He soon became a key member and recorded the song "Školski dani" () written by Gordan Franić and "Uspomene toplog ljeta" () written by Teo Trumbić. Soon after, Huljić started writing and producing his own music and in 1980, he wrote the song "Sjećanja" () which the group performed at the 1981 Split Festival. Furthermore, he wrote the song "Ne brini