Miroslav Škoro

Miroslav Škoro (Croatian pronunciation: [mìroslav škȏro]; born 29 July 1962) is a Croatian folk musician, television host and politician. His music is characterized by its traditional Slavonian tamburitza music. He has been Leader of the Homeland Movement since February 2020.

Miroslav Škoro
Leader of the Homeland Movement
Assumed office
29 February 2020
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the Croatian Parliament for the 4th electoral district
In office
11 January 2008 – 19 November 2008
Succeeded byBerislav Rončević
Personal details
Born (1962-07-29) 29 July 1962
Osijek, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Political partyHomeland Movement
(2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse(s)
Kim Škoro (m. 1989)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Osijek
Occupation
  • Musican
  • TV host
  • politician
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1989–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websiteskoro.hr

He was elected in the 2007 parliamentary election and served as Member of Parliament for the Croatian Democratic Union between January and November 2008. On 23 June 2019, he announced that he will be contesting the December presidential election as an independent candidate. On 29 February 2020, he reported the establishment of the new political party in Zagreb, the Miroslav Škoro Homeland Movement, which party he is the founder and president of.

Early life

Born in Osijek, Škoro completed a civil engineering degree at the University of Osijek. He subsequently spent some time in the United States where he attended two years at the Community College of Allegheny County.[1] During his time in the United States, he co-wrote his first album Ne dirajte mi ravnicu with Pennsylvania native and tamburitza virtuoso Jerry Grcevich.[2]

Music career

Škoro emerged onto the Croatian music scene with the debut album Ne dirajte mi ravnicu and produced a song of the same name which would go on to be one of the most famous Croatian songs. The tambura group Zlatni dukati released their own cover of the song that same year.[3] In 2002, Škoro collaborated with Marko Perković on the song "Reci, brate moj" ("Tell me, my brother"). In the year after the collaboration was renewed in the single "Sude mi" ("[They're] putting me on trial"), dedicated to retired Croatian general Ante Gotovina.

Between 2001 and 2006, Škoro was the chairman of the board of Croatia Records, the largest record company in Croatia.[4]

In 2003, Škoro was a judge in Story Supernova Music Talents, a reality show aired on Nova TV and performed his song "Mata" at the funeral of general Janko Bobetko.[5] In 2004 his song "Milo moje" won the Croatian Musicians Union's annual award for hit song.[6] His 2005 album, Svetinja, sold over 20,000 copies.[7]

Political career
See also: 2019–20 Croatian presidential election

From 1995 to 1997, Škoro was the Croatian general consul to Hungary.[8]

On 30 October 2007, Škoro joined the Croatian Democratic Union, becoming a candidate on the 2007 parliamentary election and won seat in the parliament.[9] Škoro took office on 11 January 2008, but resigned in November 2008 due to his disappointment over the way politicians were treated by Croatian media.[10]

On 23 June 2019, Škoro announced his candidacy in the 2019–20 Croatian presidential election. In a video message on his Facebook page, Škoro said that changes to the Constitution are needed and that the president should have more powers.[11] He came in third place with 24.45% of the vote and was eliminated from the second round. His campaign is supported by HKS, Hrast and Most.

On 29 February 2020, Škoro reported to the media the establishment of the new right-wing political party, the Miroslav Škoro Homeland Movement (Croatian: Domovinski pokret Miroslava Škore), four and a half months before the 2020 parliamentary election.[12]

Music festival appearances

Festivals won are in bold.

Discography

References
  1. Miroslav Škoro profile, svastara.com. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. "Jerry Grcevich - tamburaški virtuoz iz Pennsylvanije". glashrvatske.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. 16 zlatnih hitova – 1992 – Najbolji Hrvatski Tamburaši (Zlatni Dukati). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. https://www.vecernji.hr/premium/vlasnik-snimki-nastalih-prije-1993-je-drzava-a-croatia-records-na-njima-zaraduje-1007371
  5. Ciglenecki, Drazen; Vejnovic, Sasa (3 May 2003). "Farewell With Political Messages Of Retired Generals". Novilist. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  6. Profile Archived 6 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Status-Onlinehgu.hr. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  7. Glazbeni kutak Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, volavje.hr. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  8. Miroslav Škoro Biography Archived 16 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Miroslav Škoro" (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Archived from the original on 12 July 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  10. "Povratak otpisanog: Rončević se vraća u Sabor, umjesto Škore". Index.hr (in Croatian). 19 November 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  11. "Pop Singer Miroslav Škoro Wants More Powers as President". Total Croatia News. 23 June 2019.
  12. "Miroslav Škoro predstavio najbliže suradnike i poručio: "Ne bih stajao danas ovdje da nisam spreman biti premijer"". dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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