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ﾄ経kolada (album)
''ﾄ経kolada'' ( Serbian for ''chocolate'') is the second studio album by Yugoslav new wave band Idoli, released in 1983. It is considered to be one of the best selling Yugoslav records, and was ranked #46 on the list of Greatest Yugoslav Rock and Pop Music Albums. History Having finished the tour in support of ''Odbrana i poslednji dani'' album, the band started working on new material. Since Jugoton was unsatisfied with the sales of ''Odbrana i poslednji dani'', the band had to take on a more commercial sound. In the meantime, bass guitarist Zdenko Kolar left to serve in the Yugoslav People's Army and was temporarily replaced by Branko Isakoviﾄ. The band went to London and worked with producer Bob Painter who completely changed their style. The result was ''ﾄ経kolada''. Originally planned to be released as a double EP entitled ''U gradu bez sna'', at Jugoton's insistence it was released as a long-playing record. The album turned out to be the greatest commercial success th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idoli
Idoli ( sr-cyr, ﾐ侑ｴﾐｾﾐｻﾐｸ; trans. The Idols) were a Serbian new wave band from Belgrade. They are considered to be one of the most notable acts of the Yugoslav rock scene, and their 1982 album ''Odbrana i poslednji dani'' was on several occasions voted by the music critics as the greatest Yugoslav rock album. History Merlin and Zvuk Ulice The roots of Idoli can be found in a band called Merlin (not to be confused with the Sarajevo pop rock band of the same name) and then Zvuk Ulice consisting of Vlada Divljan on guitar and vocals, bassist Zdenko Kolar, keyboard player Dragan Mitriﾄ, drummer Kokan Popoviﾄ, Bora Antiﾄ on saxophone and Dragana Milkoviﾄ on piano and vocals. The band played a combination of jazz and pop rock. Besides performing cover versions of notable foreign bands from the sixties, the band wrote their own songs. In 1978, the band performed at the Novi Sad BOOM Festival and at the Zajeﾄ溝r Gitarijada feastival. Even though the band had several recordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrtva Priroda
''Mrtva priroda'' (trans. '' Still Life'') is the third studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja ﾄ経rba, released in 1981. In 1998, the album was polled as the 19th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book '' YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike'' (''YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music''). In 2015, the album was pronounced the 22nd on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav albums published by Croatian edition of ''Rolling Stone''. Background and recording For the first time, a Riblja ﾄ経rba album featured a song written entirely by the guitarist Momﾄ絞lo Bajagiﾄ, "Ja sam se loﾅｾio na tebe". Nevertheless, Riblja ﾄ経rba frontman Bora ﾄ塵rﾄ粗viﾄ remained the band's main author, with six songs written by him. The album was produced by John McCoy. In his 2011 book, ''ﾅta je pesnik hteo da kaﾅｾe'', ﾄ塵rﾄ粗viﾄ recalls how the band decided to hire McCoy: ﾄ塵rﾄ粗viﾄ also states that the band was o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duﾅ｡an Gerziﾄ
Duﾅ｡an ( sr-Cyrl, ﾐ飯τ威ｰﾐｽ) is a Slavic given name primarily used in countries of Yugoslavia; and among Slovaks and Czechs. The name is derived from the Slavic noun ''duﾅ｡a'' "soul". Occurrence In Serbia, it was the 29th most popular name for males, as of 2010. (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. People *, of the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the area. Ljubljana itself was first mentioned in the first half of the 12th century. Situated at the middle of a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region, it was the historical capital of Carniola, one of the Slovene-inhabited parts of the Habsburg monarchy. It was under Habsburg rule from the Middle Ages until the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. After World War II, Ljubljana became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The city retained this status until Slovenia became independent in 1991 and Ljubljana became the capital of the newly formed state. Name The origin of the name ''Ljubljana'' is unclear. In the Middle Ages, both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 767,131. The population of the Zagreb urban agglomeration is 1,071,150, approximately a quarter of the total population of Croatia. Zagreb is a city with a rich history dating from Roman Empire, Roman times. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's ﾅﾄ絞tarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851 Janko Kamauf became Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miﾅ｡o Kovaﾄ
Mate "Miﾅ｡o" Kovaﾄ (; born 16 July 1941) is a Croatian recording artist. He is the best selling artist from Croatia, with well over 20 million records, cassettes and compact discs sold to date, and is often regarded as one of the most popular musical performers from Southeastern Europe. Early life Kovaﾄ was born in ﾅibenik during the Italian occupation of Dalmatia in the World War II as the second child of Zrinka and Jakov Kovaﾄ. His mother was originally from the island of Vrgada, and his father was from the ﾅkopinac district of ﾅibenik. Miﾅ｡o grew up in a family with his brother Ratko and sister Blanka. As a child, he grew up in a street in ﾅibenik's Varoﾅ｡, where musicians Vice Vukov and Arsen Dediﾄ lived at the same time. As a young man, he practiced football as a goalkeeper and started playing for the junior team of HNK ﾅibenik, dreaming of a professional football career in Hajduk Split, which he was also a fan of, often traveling by boat from ﾅibenik to Split ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan ( sr-Cyrl, ﾐ漬ｻﾐｰﾐｴﾐｸﾐｼﾐｸﾑ "ﾐ漬ｻﾐｰﾐｴﾐｰ" ﾐ頒ｸﾐｲﾑ厰ｰﾐｽ; 10 May 1958 窶 4 March 2015), was a Serbian singer and songwriter. He was known as the frontman of the Serbian and Yugoslav rock band Idoli, one of the bands which initiated the Yugoslav new wave on the music and cultural scene of Yugoslavia in the 1980s, as well as for his solo works. Early career Early activity Divljan got interested in music in 1968, after a Drago Dikliﾄ concert in Tuﾄ稿pi, a seaside resort where he went on a holiday with his family. After coming back to Belgrade he asked Zdenko Kolar and Boﾅｾa Jovanoviﾄ, two of his friends and neighbors, to form a band. The first instrument Divljan played was a small mandolin because he was a fan of Dubrovaﾄ耕i trubaduri. Later he got a guitar, Kolar bought a bass and Boﾅｾa Jovanoviﾄ used a tin barrel as a drum with metal sticks made by Kolar's father. The band was called Faraoni (Pharaohs) since Divljan had a necklace from Egypt, given by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srﾄ疎n ﾅaper
Srﾄ疎n ﾅaper ( sr-cyr, ﾐ｡ﾑﾑ漬ｰﾐｽ ﾐｨﾐｰﾐｿﾐｵﾑ; born October 9, 1958) is a founder of I&F McCann Grupa. He is also well known as a founder and a member of the Yugoslav new wave band Idoli in the 1980s.P. Janjatoviﾄ, Idoli, YU rock enciklopedija 1960-1967, Beograd, 1998. Biography In March 1979, with friends Krstiﾄ and Vlada Divljan, 20-year-old ﾅaper formed Idoli, a new wave band that quickly became popular throughout SFR Yugoslavia. In the following years, I&F McCann Grupa established agencies in other countries in the Balkan region, and today the group operates in twelve countries of South East Europe and Nordic region. Srﾄ疎n ﾅaper is the owner of the Novembar art gallery in Belgrade. He is also the author of the original idea for the TV series BESA. He had been identified as one of two dozen Serbian citizens mentioned in the Panama Papers. Musical career VIS Deﾄ溝ci and Idoli ﾅaper became interested in forming a musical group with his friend Nebojﾅ｡a Krstiﾄ an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebojﾅ｡a Krstiﾄ
Nebojﾅ｡a Krstiﾄ ( sr-cyrl, ﾐ斷ｵﾐｱﾐｾﾑ佯威ｰ ﾐ墫ﾑﾑひｸﾑ; born 9 July 1957) is a Serbian media personality, political commentator, former musician (VIS Idoli) and physician. He is also a former public relations advisor to the office of the President of Serbia, appointed by Boris Tadiﾄ. Currently, Krstiﾄ is a strong supporter of the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vuﾄ絞ﾄ and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party. Biography Krstiﾄ matriculated from the First Belgrade Gymnasium and then obtained a university degree at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Medicine. In 1985 he appeared in the film, ''ﾅest dana juna''. After finishing his studies, he worked in medicine for a decade, finding employment as a physician in several medical institutions including those on the island of Vis and Hyatt Regency hotel in Belgrade. After that, he began working in marketing, becoming director of the Nova, Young & Rubicam marketing agency. Musical career VIS Deﾄ溝ci In late 1979, Srﾄ疎n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranac U Noﾄi (Idoli Song)
"Stranac u noﾄi" ("Stranger In The Night) is the B-side of the third single by the Serbian band Idoli. The song is a piano-dominated ballad for which Vlada Divljan provided the lead vocals. Track listing # "Bambina" (3:08) ( N. Krstiﾄ, S. ﾅaper, V. Divljan, D. Gerziﾄ) # "Stranac u noﾄi" (4:31) ( N. Krstiﾄ, S. ﾅaper, V. Divljan) Personnel * Vlada Divljan Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan ( sr-Cyrl, ﾐ漬ｻﾐｰﾐｴﾐｸﾐｼﾐｸﾑ "ﾐ漬ｻﾐｰﾐｴﾐｰ" ﾐ頒ｸﾐｲﾑ厰ｰﾐｽ; 10 May 1958 窶 4 March 2015), was a Serbian singer and songwriter. He was known as the frontman of the Serbian and Yugoslav rock band Idoli, one of the bands which ... (guitar, lead vocals) * Nebojﾅ｡a Krstiﾄ (percussion, vocals) * Srﾄ疎n ﾅaper (synthesizer, vocals) * Branko Isakoviﾄ (bass guitar) * Kokan Popoviﾄ (drums) External links Bambina / Stranac U Noﾄi at Discogs {{DEFAULTSORT:Stranac U Noci 1983 singles Idoli songs Songs written by Vlada Divljan 1983 songs Jugoton singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bambina (Idoli Song)
"Bambina" is the third single by the Serbian band Idoli. It was chosen to be the only single from the ﾄ経kolada album which was the band's highest commercial peak. History Having finished the tour for ''Odbrana i poslednji dani'' the band started writing new material for a new release which was planned to be a double EP. The record company, Jugoton, did not agree and decided to release ﾄ経kolada as a long play record. "Bambina" was chosen as the promo single first given only to radio stations and later, due to large popularity, appeared for sale as well. As the writer of the song also appeared Duﾅ｡an Gerziﾄ partially because he was the writer of the track "ﾄ経kolada" which was intended for the band Via Talas, but ﾅaper presented it as an Idoli song. The B-side was chosen to be " Stranac u noﾄi" ("Stranger In The Night"). Track listing # "Bambina" (3:08) ( N. Krstiﾄ, S. ﾅaper, V. Divljan, D. Gerziﾄ) # "Stranac u noﾄi" (4:31) ( N. Krstiﾄ, S. ﾅaper, V. Divljan) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
