Haustor ( hr, Hallway or front door) was a Yugoslav

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from

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, a member of the new wave movement, and an important act of the former

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History

The basis of the band was formed in 1977, when singer and occasional guitarist

Darko Rundek Darko Rundek (Zagreb, January 30 1956) is a Croatian rock singer, songwriter, poet, and actor. His music career started in the early 1980s, as the frontman of the world music influenced rock band Haustor. He emigrated to France after the Yugo ...

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Srđan Sacher. Two years later they formed Haustor, together with Ozren Štiglić (

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) and Boris Leiner (

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), who also played in another prominent Yugoslav rock band

Azra Azra was a Croatian and Yugoslav rock band that was one of the most popular acts of the Yugoslav new wave music of the 1980s. Azra was formed in 1977 by its frontman Branimir "Johnny" Štulić. The other two members of the original line-up were ...

. During 1980 they added Zoran Vuletić (

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) and a

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. The group was mostly influenced by

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. Haustor released its self-titled debut album in 1981. All of the songs were written by either Sacher or Rundek. Sacher's

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song "Moja prva ljubav" (''My First Love'') became a hit, and it still remains popular in the

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. After a pause, which was caused by the members' conscription in the former

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, their second album, titled ''Treći svijet'' (''Third World''), was released in 1984. However, soon afterwards Sacher left the band, leaving Rundek as the sole composer and lyricist of the band. Haustor released two more albums, ''Bolero'' (1985) and ''Tajni grad'' (1988), before breaking up in 1990. The group gathered again during the 1990s for a temporary reunion and later finally disbanded. The group is featured in the 2003 Croatian

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'' along several other eminent former Yugoslav new wave artists. A

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of their song "Moja prva ljubav" in

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is included in the 2001

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''.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Haustor'' (1981) * ''Treći svijet'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1985) * ''Tajni grad'' (1988)

Compilation albums

* ''1981. 1984. 1985. 1988.'' (1995) * ''Platinum Collection'' (2007) * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (2008) * ''The Ultimate Haustor Collection'' (2009)

Live albums

* ''Ulje je na vodi'' (1995)

Singles

* "Moja prva ljubav / Pogled u BB" (1981) * "Radio / Crni žbir" (1981) * "Zima / Majmuni i mjesec / Capri" (1981) * "Ena" / "Take the Money and Run" (1985)

Other appearances

* ''

Svi marš na ples! ''Svi marš na ples!'' (meaning in Serbo-Croatian language: Everybody dance now!) is a compilation album released by Jugoton in 1981 in SFR Yugoslavia. The compilation features various pop and rock artists, mostly from the local new wave scen ...

'' (1981) * ''

Vrući dani i vrele noći ''Vrući dani i vrele noći'' (meaning in Serbo-Croat: Hot days and scorching nights) is a compilation album released by Jugoton in 1982 in the former SFR Yugoslavia. It included eminent former Yugoslav pop and rock artists, mostly from the ...

'' (1982)