Trivia

Robic was nicknamed "Mister Morgen" following the success of his first international hit, "Morgen" (which means "tomorrow"), in 1959. The optimistic song was the first collaboration between Robic and Bert Kaempfert.

During his career in what was then Socialist Republic of Croatia within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, he made more than one hundred records, mostly singles and schlagers. In his own country, the most memorable of his many schlagers might be "Vracam se Zagrebe tebi" (Coming Back to You, My Zagreb), "Ta tvoja ruka mala" (That Little Hand of Yours), and "Tiho plove moje ceznje" (Silent Sail of My Yearnings).

Robic was active in recording for Germany's Polydor label and had other international hits as "Muli-Song" (1960), "Mit 17 fängt das Leben erst an" (1960), "Ein ganzes Leben lang" (1962), "Rot ist der Wein" (1966), and "Ich zeig' dir den Sonnenschein" (1971).

Following its success in Germany, the German-language version of "Morgen" became a #13 hit on the pop chart (Billboard Hot 100) in the United States, sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. An English set of lyrics, "One More Sunrise", bearing no resemblance to the German lyrics, sung by Leslie Uggams, reached #98 on the same charts. It has also been performed by many other artists.

A pioneer of popular Yugoslav music from the early 1950s on, Robic was an artist who successfully pursued both domestic and international careers for almost half a century.

He performed during World War II on "Krugovalna postaja Zagreb" in an Esplanade hotel in Zagreb.

Of the Kaempfert composed international hit of 1966 Strangers in the Night he sang the Yugoslav and German versions Stranci u Noci with lyrics by Marija Renota and Fremde in der Nacht with lyrics by Kurt Feltz.

When he began, he was the only artist from Yugoslavia whose records were available in the record shops of Europe and the rest of the world.

He performed and collaborated with Kaempfert, Freddy Quinn, and Dean Martin.

Robic began his career as a soloist with the Radio Zagreb Orchestra, while studying at the same time in Zagreb.