Jugodisk was a

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was established in 1968, in the then

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, today

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. Before 1981, it was known as Beograd Disk. In 2003, the company was sold at a state auction to the show business manager Nenad Kapor and since then it operates as Jugodisk A.D. (

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History

Jugodisk was established in 1968, in the then

, hence its name is a

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) and ''disk'' (for a

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). In 2003, the company was sold at a state auction to the show business manager Nenad Kapor and since then it operates as Jugodisk A.D. (

) The label should not be confused with another label named Jugodisk, which was formed in the 1950s and issued 78rpm records with Yugoslav folk and popular music, but soon ended the activity.

Media formats and Distribution

Since 1981, the phonographic production of the newly restructured Jugodisk had been published in two formats ‐ vinyl records and cassette tapes. Since 1992, the company moved from the production of vinyl records over to the production of

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(CDs).

Artists

The company is notable for signing several prominent former

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artists, as well as several prominent Yugoslav

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artists. Some of the artist that have been signed to Jugodisk, include: *

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Hanka Paldum Hanka Paldum (born 28 April 1956) is a Bosnian sevdalinka singer and founder of the record label Sarajevo Disk. She is regarded as one of the best female sevdah performers of the 20th century and is popular in her home country of Bosnia as well ...

Partibrejkers Partibrejkers (Serbian Cyrillic: Партибрејкерс, transliteration for: ''Partybreakers'') is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade, as well as one of the most acclaimed acts of the Yugoslav rock scene. The band was formed in 1982 and rele ...

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Sanjalice Sanjalice ( sr-Cyrl, Сањалице, trans. ''The Dreamers'') were a Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1964. Sanjalice are notable for being one of the pioneers of the Yugoslav rock scene, as well as one of the first Yugoslav all-femal ...

Slomljena Stakla Slomljena Stakla ( sr-cyr, Сломљена Стакла; trans. ''Broken Glass'') was a Yugoslav pop rock band formed in Belgrade in 1982. They were a prominent act of the 1980s Yugoslav rock scene. History 1982-1991 The band was formed in 19 ...

Boba Stefanović Slobodan "Boba" Stefanović ( sr-cyr, Слободан "Боба" Стефановић; 21 May 1946 – 9 February 2015) was a Serbian and SFRY, Yugoslav singer and songwriter. He was one of the leading stars of the Popular music in the Socialist ...

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Šaban Šaulić Šaban Šaulić ( sr-cyr, Шабан Шаулић; 6 September 1951 – 17 February 2019) was a Serbian folk singer. Renowned for his refined baritone vocals and performances characterised by emotional intensity and crowd interaction, his career ...

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Like other former Yugoslav labels, Jugodisk was also licensed to release foreign titles for the Yugoslav market which included certain albums and singles by:

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, The Beat,

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, The Fall,

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, Roy Harper,

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, Toyah,

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and

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Competition

Other

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s in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were:

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from

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and Suzy from Zagreb,

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from

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from

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, and others.

History

Media formats and Distribution

Artists

Competition

References

See also