Dragomir "Gagi" Mihajlović ( sr-Cyrl, Драгомир Михајловић "Гаги") is a

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

n rock guitarist.

Musical career

Mihajlović started his career as a guitarist in a

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...

group Limunovo Drvo, which, formed in 1978 by himself and

Milan Mladenović Milan Mladenović ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Младеновић; 21 September 1958 – 5 November 1994) was a Serbian and Yugoslavian musician best known as the frontman of the Yugoslav art rock band Ekatarina Velika. Early life Born to Serbia ...

(guitar, vocals), after performing for two years moved towards new wave, with the arrival of Dušan Kojić "Koja" (bass, vocals) and Ivan Vdović "VD" (drums, backing vocals). In April 1980, Limunovo Drvo opened for

Pankrti Pankrti (The ''Bastards'' in Slovene) are a punk rock band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, active in the late 1970s and 1980s. They were known for provocative and political songs. They billed themselves as ''The First Punk Band Behind The Iron Curtai ...

at Belgrade SKC. After the performance, Mihajlović left the band the rest decided to change the name to

Šarlo Akrobata Šarlo Akrobata ( sr-Cyrl, Шарло Акробата; trans. ''Charlot the Acrobat'', a Serbo-Croatian language version of Charlie Chaplin's name in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) were a seminal Serbian new wave/post-punk band from Belgrade. Short-l ...

. The following year Mihajlović appeared as guest on their debut studio album '' Bistriji ili tuplji čovek biva kad...'' (''Brighter or Dumber a Man Gets When...)''. After the Šarlo Akrobata disbandment, with his former bandmate Milan Mladenović he formed

Katarina II Ekatarina Velika ( sr-Cyrl, Екатарина Велика, en, Catherine the Great), sometimes referred to as EKV for short, was a Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade, being one of the most successful and influential Yugoslav music acts. Initi ...

. Having released their debut eponymous album, on which he appeared as a co-author of both music and song lyrics, he left the band. After Katarina II he collaborated with

Vlada Divljan Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир "Влада" Дивљан; 10 May 1958 – 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 ...

on the '' Šest dana juna'' (''Six Days of June'') soundtrack and

Nebojša Krstić Nebojša Krstić ( sr-cyrl, Небојша Крстић; 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 Presid ...

and

Srđan Šaper Srđan Šaper ( sr-cyr, Срђан Шапер; 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. Janjatović, Idoli, YU rock enciklopedija ...

album ''

Poslednja mladost u Jugoslaviji Poslednja mladost u Jugoslaviji is the first solo album by former Idoli members Nebojša Krstić and Srđan Šaper. For the occasion, the two formed a backing band Unutrašnja Imperija. History After Idoli split up, the first solo release by an ...

'' (''The Last Youth in Yugoslavia'') before moving to the

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where he currently resides. In the meantime, in 1983, he made a guest appearance on the

Du Du A Du Du A ( sr-Cyrl, Ду Ду А) was a Serbian and Yugoslav alternative rock band formed in Belgrade in 1981. Formed by Dejan Kostić (vocals, guitar, bass guitar) and Vuk Vujačić (saxophone), and soon joined by Zoran Zagorčić (vocals, keyb ...

debut album ''Primitivni ples'' (''Primitive dance''). In 2002, he appeared on the Vlada Divljan cover version of the Katarina II song "Radostan dan" ("A Joyful Day") which appeared on the Milan Mladenović tribute album '' Kao da je bilo nekad... (Posvećeno Milanu Mladenoviću)'' 'As If It Had Happened Sometime... (Dedicated To Milan Mladenović'') In 2010 he appeared as guest on the

Električni Orgazam Električni Orgazam ( sr-cyr, Електрични Оргазам, lit=Electric Orgasm, translit=) is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of new wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed ...

album ''

To što vidiš to i jeste ''To što vidiš to i jeste'' (''What You See is What You Get'') is the tenth studio album by the Serbian rock band Električni Orgazam, released in September 2010 by the Dom omladine Beograda Belgrade Youth Center ( sr, Dom omladine Beograda ...

'' (''What You See Is What You Get'') on the tracks "Pokaži mi (kakav je tvoj grad)" ("Show Me (What Your Town Is Like") and "Nikad ne znam" ("I Never Know").

Discography

With Katarina II

* ''

'' (1984) * ''The Best Of Ekatarina'' (1995) -

Ekatarina Velika Ekatarina Velika ( sr-Cyrl, Екатарина Велика, en, Catherine the Great), sometimes referred to as EKV for short, was a Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade, being one of the most successful and influential Yugoslav music acts. Ini ...

compilation album featuring Katarina II songs * ''Ekatarina Velika'' (2004) - a double compilation album featuring remastered Katarina II and Ekatarina Velika albums released by ZKP RTVL

Guest appearances

* '' Bistriji ili tuplji čovek biva kad...'' (

; 1981) * "Les Chansones Populaires" - Električni Orgazam 1983 * ''Primitivni ples'' (

; 1983) * '' Šest dana juna'' (

Idoli Idoli ( sr-cyr, Идоли; 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 occas ...

; 1985) * ''

'' (

Krstić Krstić (, sr-cyr, Крстић) is a Serbian surname, a patronymic derived from the given name ''Krsta'' or '' Krsto''. It may refer to: * Aleksandar Krstić, Serbian football agent and a former footballer *Bilja Krstić, Serbian singer * Denko K ...

& Šaper; 1987) * ''Kao da je bilo nekad... (Posvećeno Milanu Mladenoviću)'' (various artists, with

; 2002) * ''

'' (

;2010)

References

Dragomir Mihajlović
at

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* EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; {{DEFAULTSORT:Mihajlovic, Dragomir Serbian rock guitarists 1960 births Yugoslav musicians Post-punk musicians Living people Musicians from Belgrade