{"id":3684,"date":"2025-11-20T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T13:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/?p=3684"},"modified":"2026-03-12T23:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:27:13","slug":"zdenka-kovacicek-a-voice-of-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/en\/multimedia\/zdenka-kovacicek-a-voice-of-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"Zdenka Kova\u010di\u010dek \u2013 A Voice of Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zdenka-Kovacicek-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3677\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.395841923652857;width:226px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Zdenka Kova\u010di\u010dek is one of the most significant and long-standing artists of the Croatian music scene. Born in 1944 in Zagreb, she began performing as a child and, in her teenage years, became part of the popular duo Hani, touring across Europe. Over the decades, she built an impressive career rooted in jazz, blues, rock, and soul, becoming one of the most distinctive voices in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe filmed the music video for&nbsp; \u201eNe, to nisam bila ja\u201c, written by Marko Tomasovi\u0107 and Nevia Korpar \u2013 with Marko Tomasovi\u0107 composing the music and lyrics in collaboration with Nevia Korpar, and the arrangement by Du\u0161ko Mandi\u0107 \u2013 in Trieste, within the theatre production The Princess and the Pea. I transformed all the scenes from the play into a musical visual as part of her artistic concept,\u201d says Katja Restovi\u0107. \u201cI liked her immediately. She is so present, so powerful, yet completely authentic. That energy is contagious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zdenka-Kovacicek-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3678\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zdenka-Kovacicek-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3679\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zdenka-Kovacicek-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3680\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zdenka-Kovacicek-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3681\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zdenka-Kovacicek-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3682\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zdenka-Kovacicek-3-1024x607.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3683\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout her career, Zdenka collaborated with numerous outstanding musicians, performed on major stages and festivals, and left a strong mark on jazz and pop-rock expression. Her voice carries a recognizable tone and interpretative freedom, while her stage presence remains intense and genuine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katja notes that they met again several times afterward. \u201cShe has a beautiful energy. It\u2019s not just about the voice \u2013 it\u2019s about the entire persona. With her, you feel experience, strength, and true artistic freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the decades, Zdenka has remained faithful to herself \u2013 strong, independent, and consistent in her artistic vision. That authenticity is what makes her truly exceptional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cArtists like her leave a mark \u2013 not only through their songs, but through the people they touch,\u201d Restovi\u0107 concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ZDENKA KOVA\u010cI\u010cEK - To nisam bila ja (spot)\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OTf7_dxc-zc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zdenka Kova\u010di\u010dek is one of the most significant and long-standing artists of the Croatian music scene. 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