KinoKlub was a Croatian
pop-punk
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band from
Zagreb
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, Croatia.
The band consisted of Luka Tomaš (vocals), Damjan Spajić (guitar/vocals), Goran Rusmir (bass guitar) and Mario Mlakar (drums). Ex-members: Tomislav Šušak (bass guitar) and Dinko Sinovčić (drums).Their debut album "''Ajmo klinci''" was released on April 30
2010
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. The band was signed to
Aquarius Records, and was from Zagreb, Croatia. The band has released three singles to date, all charting high in the Croatian music charts, the regional
MTV Adria
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music channel and the Croatian news portal Index. Their first video for the song "Za nju" has reached over two million hits on YouTube. Their third single, "Nije bed, imamo 20min pješke" was also chosen as the theme song for the startup of the Croatian TV channel
RTL 2. The band has shared the stage with
Sum 41
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and
The Get Up Kids
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and played at some of the largest festivals in the region, including
EXIT
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in
Novi Sad
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,
Serbia
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, in 2011.
In 2014. they released an EP called "Henganje EP" with six new songs, including "Slatka tajna, a nije slatkiš", "Druge žene" and "Oh ne, Langolijeri!".
On February 26, 2016, the band announced on their official Facebook page that they would no longer be playing together.
Awards and nominations
In 2011, KinoKlub received a
Porin, the prestigious Croatian music award, in the category 'Best New Artist'. They were also nominated in the categories 'Hit of the Year' and 'Rock Album of the Year'.
Albums
* ''Ajmo klinci'' (2010)
* ''Henganje EP'' (2014)
Singles
References
External links
KinoKlub's FacebookKinoKlub's MySpaceKinoklub
on YouTube
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Pop punk groups
Croatian punk rock groups
Croatian rock music groups
Musical groups established in 2008