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Daniel Popović
12+ albums
YugoslaviapopEurovision Song ContestEurovisioncroatian
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Daniel (Cyrillic: Даниел) is the stage name of Milan Popović (Милан Поповић) (born October 29, 1955 in Titograd, Montenegro, Yugoslavia), a Montenegro-born pop singer who made his name in Croatia. He is sometimes credited as Danijel Popović (Данијел Поповић) or Daniel Popović. Born to a father from Montenegro and a Belgian mother, Popović was raised in Titograd, but made his name in Zagreb, whereto he moved in 1977, pursuing a career in pop music. In 1983, as a regional representative of Croatia (TV Zagreb), he won the right to represent Yugoslavia at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Džuli" ("Julie"). His national victory was somewhat unexpected because most observers saw popular folk singer Lepa Brena, a regional representative of Vojvodina (TV Novi Sad), as a clear favourite. Daniel proved skeptics wrong by achieving 4th place in Munich, equaling at the time the best ever Yugoslav placing at the Eurovision Song Contest (Lola Novaković's 4th place finish in 1962). "Džuli" was also a huge hit in Yugoslavia: the album sold 717,166 copies while the single sold further 80,883 – a huge number for Yugoslavia in both cases. The song was a big hit in many other European countries as well, including Norway, where Daniel played several venues. Early in 1984, he performed at a NRK broadcast TV show prior to the Sarajevo Winter Olympics, playing "Džuli" and a new song called "Miss You". Like many other ESC contestants, Daniel failed to build on his triumph, and his commer
