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Thompson is a Croatian rock band, founded by Marko Perković aka "Thompson", often identified with the band itself. "Thompson" is Perković's stage name. He is the songwriter and lead vocalist. The lineup consists of: Tiho Orlić, Ivan Ivanković, Duje Ivić, and Ivica Bilić Ike. The band name originates from the Thompson submachine gun, a nickname given to Perković while he fought in the Croatian War of Independence. Although predominantly formed in Čavoglave, Thompson is currently based in Zagreb. Thompson came to prominence during the Croatian war in 1991, with the release of the first single "Bojna Čavoglave", which proclaims the Croatian resistance to Yugoslavia and was included in the compilation album ''Rock za Hrvatsku''. This song, with slightly modified lyrics, named "Branitelji Sarajeva", was sung by the BiH Army during the Siege of Sarajevo (''Sarajevo zaboravit ne će nikada''). During the 1990s Thompson gained popularity in Croatia with the release of the first album ''Moli mala'' in 1992. They later regained popularity with the popular hit "Prijatelji" in 1998. In 2002, Thompson began their first major tour to promote the album ''E, moj narode''. This tour continued sporadically until 2005, and included concerts at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and Melbourne's Vodafone Arena. In May 2005, the album was declared a Diamond Record with more than 60,000 copies sold.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Croatia Records )〕 Touring continued in 2006 with ''Bilo jednom u Hrvatskoj'', again performing internationally with concerts in Germany, Sweden, Australia, Canada, and the United States. Thompson features annually at the Homeland Victory celebrations in their hometown of Čavoglave. These performances are attended by as many as 60,000 to 100,000 spectators, and feature Croatian singers like Mate Bulić, Dražen Zečić, Ivan Mikulić, and Baruni. The band's concert in the Netherlands was banned in 2003. ==History== Marko Perković, the founder of the group, was born 27 October 1966 in the village of Čavoglave in the rural Dalmatian hinterland of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=de beste bron van informatie over 123exp-biographies )〕 He first gained prominence in 1991 at the beginning of the Yugoslav wars, most specifically the Croatian War of Independence, with the song "Bojna Čavoglave" ((英語:"Čavoglave battalion")). Perković was not a professional singer, nor had the band yet been formed. It was reportedly composed as an anthem for the territorial defence unit hastily formed by natives of Čavoglave, at that time under JNA and Chetnik attacks. He released it under his own battle name, ''Thompson''. The song starts with "Za dom – Spremni!", a phrase which, although of earlier origin,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Opac NSK01 - Jednostavno pretraživanje )〕 is best known as the official salute of the Ustaše, the Croatian Nazi ally of the World War II Axis forces. In 1992, Perković published his first album, ''Moli mala''. By this time he had left active service in the Croatian Army, and toured with other performers of the Rock za Hrvatsku in a humanitarian concert, but he returned to military service for a short time in 1995 to participate in Operation Storm. As time passed, Perković lost his early popularity and through the 1990s he remained relatively less popular. He released some minor hits, such as "Zmija me za srce ugrizla" ((英語:"The snake bit my heart")) and "Grkinjo, znaj, svemu je kraj" ((英語:"Greek woman, know that we're through")), but regained popularity after "Prijatelji" ((英語:"Friends")) in 1998, followed in the same year by his fourth album, ''Winds from Dinara'', which includes two other popular releases: "Zaustavi se Vjetre": ((英語:"Stop yourself Wind")) and "Lijepa li si" ((英語:"How Beautiful You Are")). After the parliamentary elections in 2000, a left-wing government was formed, led by the president of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Ivica Račan, last secretary-general of the League of Communists of Croatia and a prominent leader in Croatia's push for independence. This sparked angry reactions among Croatian nationalists and Perković regained popularity. During his concerts he made obscene comments about the Croatian Prime Minister at the time, Ivica Račan, and the President of the Republic, Stipe Mesić.〔 Many of the band's songs (such as "Bojna Čavoglave", "Lijepa li si", and "Zaustavi se vjetre") became major hits in Croatia, and are played at football games and other large events. The band has won the Croatian music competitions Melodije Mostara (in 2001) and the Croatian Radio Festival (in 2006), and has performed annually on Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day, with the proceeds going to the families of Croatian soldiers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thompson (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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