Balkanika ( sr-cyr, Балканика) is a Serbian group formed by

Sanja Ilić Aleksandar "Sanja" Ilić ( sr-Cyr, Александар "Сања" Илић; 27 March 1951 – 7 March 2021) was a Serbian and Yugoslav musician and composer. Ilić started composing as a teenager. In 1971 he formed the rock band San, which di ...

in 1998. They represented Serbia in the

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, with the song " Nova deca". The mission of the group is, as affirmed by Ilić, to preserve, revitalize and modernize Serbian

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and

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music traditions.

Members

Other members of the group include: *vocalists: Nevena Stamenković (born 11 April), Danica Krstić (born 25 November 1995), Marija Bjelanović, Mladen Lukić, and Nemanja Kojić *percussionists: Aleksandar Radulović and Milan Jejina *guitarists: Branimir Marković and Nebojša Nedeljković *

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: Ljubomir Dimitrijević

Awards

References

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Members

Awards

See also

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