Goran Bregović
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Goran Bregović is a renowned Bosnian musician and composer known for blending Balkan folk traditions with rock and orchestral music, and for his influential film scores and performances with his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goran Bregović canonical | 5 |
| Goran Bregović Wedding and Funeral Orchestra | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5102141 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Goran Bregović Context triple: [Bella Ciao, notableRecordingBy, Goran Bregović]
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A.
Robert Prosinečki
Robert Prosinečki is a former Croatian attacking midfielder renowned for his exceptional technique and playmaking, who starred for clubs like Red Star Belgrade and Real Madrid and later became a football manager.
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B.
Ivo Lola Ribar
Ivo Lola Ribar was a prominent Yugoslav communist youth leader and Partisan commander who became a symbol of the anti-fascist resistance during World War II.
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C.
Ranko Matasović
Ranko Matasović is a Croatian linguist and Indo-Europeanist known for his work on Celtic languages and historical linguistics.
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D.
Goran Visnjic
Goran Visnjic is a Croatian-American actor best known for his role as Dr. Luka Kovač on the television medical drama "ER."
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E.
Tihomir Orešković
Tihomir Orešković is a Croatian-Canadian businessman and politician who served as Croatia’s prime minister in 2016, leading a technocratic government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Goran Bregović Target entity description: Goran Bregović is a renowned Bosnian musician and composer known for blending Balkan folk traditions with rock and orchestral music, and for his influential film scores and performances with his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra.
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A.
Robert Prosinečki
Robert Prosinečki is a former Croatian attacking midfielder renowned for his exceptional technique and playmaking, who starred for clubs like Red Star Belgrade and Real Madrid and later became a football manager.
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B.
Ivo Lola Ribar
Ivo Lola Ribar was a prominent Yugoslav communist youth leader and Partisan commander who became a symbol of the anti-fascist resistance during World War II.
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C.
Ranko Matasović
Ranko Matasović is a Croatian linguist and Indo-Europeanist known for his work on Celtic languages and historical linguistics.
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D.
Goran Visnjic
Goran Visnjic is a Croatian-American actor best known for his role as Dr. Luka Kovač on the television medical drama "ER."
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E.
Tihomir Orešković
Tihomir Orešković is a Croatian-Canadian businessman and politician who served as Croatia’s prime minister in 2016, leading a technocratic government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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film score composer ⓘ guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| birthName | Goran Bregović ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Croatia ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-03-22 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
ⓘ
linked to:
Serbs
|
| founded |
Goran Bregović Wedding and Funeral Orchestra
ⓘ
linked to:
Goran Bregović
|
| genre |
Balkan folk music
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film score ⓘ folk rock ⓘ rock music ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasBand |
Goran Bregović Wedding and Funeral Orchestra
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linked to:
Goran Bregović
|
| influencedBy |
Balkan Roma music
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Yugoslav rock music scene ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Bosnian
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Croatian ⓘ Serbian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bijelo Dugme ⓘ |
| name | Goran Bregović ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending Balkan folk music with rock and orchestral arrangements
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collaborations with Emir Kusturica on film soundtracks ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Arizona Dream (film score)
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Karmen (with a happy end) ⓘ Le Temps des Gitans (soundtrack) ⓘ Queen Margot (film score) ⓘ Tales and Songs from Weddings and Funerals ⓘ Time of the Gypsies (film score) ⓘ Underground (film score) ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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film score composer ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sarajevo ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
band leader of Bijelo Dugme
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guitarist of Bijelo Dugme ⓘ
linked to:
guitarist
|
| residence |
Belgrade
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Paris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Goran Bregović Description of subject: Goran Bregović is a renowned Bosnian musician and composer known for blending Balkan folk traditions with rock and orchestral music, and for his influential film scores and performances with his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Goran Bregović
linked to: Goran Bregović