< ! -- Image with inadequate rationale removed : Croatia is known for its specific Dalmatian folk music sound which mixed with various forms of popular music is represented at the festivals held on the Adriatic coast , such as the Split Festival and formerly the Opatija Festival . This style of music is similar to the Italian Canzone and the Sanremo Music Festival and some of its most notable act are Oliver Dragojević and Mišo Kovač . One of the most notable festival solo singer was Vice Vukov , who represented former Yugoslavia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 and 1965 , before being accused of croatian nationalism during the Croatian Spring and subsequently persecuted by the Yugoslav authorities . Other eminent festival performers include : Tereza Kesovija , Doris Dragović , Jasna Zlokić , Meri Cetinić and formerly the group Dubrovački trubaduri . The latter featured elements of the Dubrovnik renaissance music traditions
Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Popular music in Croatia