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Lidija Percan
Istrian Croatian singer (born 1938)
Lidija Percan (born 16 March 1938) is an Istrian Croatian singer.
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Although she sings both in Croatian and Italian, Percan rose to fame in Yugoslavia principally thanks to her songs in the Italian language (mostly in the Venetian dialect), both original songs and popular ones, such as her well-known hits "La mula de Parenzo", "La bella campagnola", and "Bella ciao".
Percan is credited with significantly helping to spread the Italian language and culture in former Yugoslavia.[1][2]
Biography
She was born in Rakalj, in Eastern Istria, on 16 March 1938.
Although she considers herself an Istrian Croat,[3][4] Percan was born into a family speaking Italian at home.[1] She got first involved in music in the local church of her hometown Rakalj.[1] At fifteen she moved to Pula, where she started to attend the local Italian community.[1] As a child, she prayed to