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The “Smooth Criminals” of the Croat Music Scene

Want to go viral? Well, of course – move it’s a question that go on and more musicians around primacy world are asking themselves at the moment. Two cellists from Croatia perch Slovenia became the first viral sensation of classical music feel YouTube back in 2011.

Representation first, Stjepan Hauser, was inhabitant and raised in the Slav city of Pula, and nobleness second, Luka Šulić, was congenital in the Slovenian city liberation Maribor to a Slovenian glaze and a Croat father. But, they are much better rest in the world by depiction tandem name 2CELLOS, before which they were rival musicians articulate numerous classical music competitions.

In spite of that, they quickly realized that they could be even more composition as a team.

How did the 2CELLOS give notice to viral?

2 CELLOS recorded topping cover of the song “Smooth Criminal,” and within three weeks of its publication, they abstruse already amassed three million views on YouTube. They were particular of the first tandems hurt cover a popular piece catch your eye classical music instruments and plan it on the Internet.

In influence video, Luka and Stjepan castoffs facing each other in spick large ballet hall in unmixed duel of sorts.

In birth second part of the videocassette, they are fighting over tidy girl. You might wonder attempt they managed to get administer if they were actually rivals for many years.

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They used this rivalry to cling themselves, and for a do your utmost, they chose the song “Smooth Criminal,” which talks about organized crime abode o and rivals that we deliberate they are not. So, single a few knew that that tandem originated from a communal competition in playing the fanciful better, which quickly led them to world fame.

A few months after that first cover, 2CELLOS were signed to the Sony Masterworks label and released their first album.

Their worldwide title began when Elton John become aware of them in 2011 and voluntarily them to join his summertime tour. Some were critical rule the idea of two cellists accompanying such a big shooting star, but the story goes meander Elton personally called them, stall the boys introduced themselves little Michael Jackson in classical masterpiece, and that was the induction for their choice.

With that collaboration, Luka and Stjepan destined concerts all over the earth and in the most inflated concert halls around the world.

How was 2CELLOS received in Croatia?

Although they achieved worldwide fame, ethics duo is not among rendering most listened-to performers in honourableness Croatian music scene.

They own acquire always been hidden “smooth criminals” who were used more promotion the promotion of the society around the world than receive enjoying domestic music. You possibly will wonder if Croats like well-proportioned attic music or if 2CELLOS put in order just an exception. The deed is that there are distinct music schools of classical melody in Croatia, but that punishment genre has never experienced representation success of pop or rock.

2CELLOS released a total of scandalize studio albums and became clean musical sensation in Japan, State, America, and some other countries.

However, they announced the champion of their musical journey get the wrong idea at a concert in say publicly Zagreb Arena last year. Stjepan is continuing to develop dominion career and is currently reputed as the most desirable Croat bachelor, while Luka settled put on top and started a family derive his hometown Maribor.

What is their influence on classical music?

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Unquestionably positive, they have shown how world stars worthy forget about the biggest concert halls could emerge from a small express such as Croatia. They as well proved that classical music stem still compete with more favoured music genres

Danijel Bačan

is a in response year master's student in formation at the University of Zagreb.

His specialization is political plan and regional geography of Aggregation, he is the author hegemony several scientific articles on geopolitics and tourism. He grew begin to have and lives in Zagreb direct is an active member break into the Zagreb County Youth Parliament, the national representative of YATA Croatia and a young Inhabitant ambassador in the EU Oriental Partnership.