Oktobar 1864 ( sr-cyr, Октобар 1864; trans. ''October 1864'') was a

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band.

Biography

1984 – 1992

Oktobar 1864 was formed in 1984 in

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by Goran Tomanović and have changed several line-ups before they won the Best

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Band Award at the MESAM festival in 1986. Goran Tomanović looked for first band members over the newspaper ads. The band had its first big performance in 1985 when they performed in Taš club in

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, and that is when

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, the band's lead singer, joined the group. After this, the band started the work on their debut, self-titled, album. The album was recorded in November and December 1986 in O Studio in

and produced by

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. It was released for the

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label. The line-up for this album was: Tanja Jovićević (

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), Goran Tomanović (

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(

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), Ivan Zečević (

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), Dean Krmpotić (

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), Marko Lalić (

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), Branko Baćović (

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) and Nebojša Mrvaljević (

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). Guests on the album were Jovan Maljoković on saxophone, Saša Habić and

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on keyboards, and former

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members

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and

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. This album featured hits "Nađi me" ("Find Me", a cover of the

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") and "Carte blanche". Minor hits were "Muzika noći" ("Music of the Night") and "Grad" ("The City"). The second album ''Igra bojama'' (''Play with Colors'') was recorded in February and March 1988 in O Studio in the new line-up, with Dejan Abadić (keyboards) and Vuk Dinić (trombone). The guests on the album were

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, Dragan Kozarčic on trumpet, Josip Kovač Jr. on saxophone, Theodor Yanni on guitar, Sanja Čičanović and

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on backing vocals. The album was produced by Rex Ilusivii and Theodor Yanni and released through

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. The major hit on the album was "Sam" ("Alone") and other notable songs were "Pratiš trag" ("You're Following the Trace") and "Senke 2" ("Shadows 2"). During 1989 Ljubinko Tomanović (bass guitar) and Slobodan Andrić (saxophone) joined the band. During the same year, Tanja Jovićević was voted the Best Singer of the Year by the readers of ''Pop rock'' magazine. The band played concerts with

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and recorded the soundtrack for the film ''Početni udarac''. In early 1990, Oktobar 1864 started to work on their third album ''Crni ples'' (''Black Dance'') in Pink Studio in Zemun. It was recorded in March 1990 in the studio of RTV Titograd. The band was accompanied by Deže Molnar on

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and

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and keyboards, Dragan Kozarčić on trumpet, Anton Horvat on

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, Milan Mladenović on backing vocals, Blagoje Nedeljković on drums (in "Denis") and Ted Yanni on guitar (

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in "Crni ples"). The album was produced by the band and Theodor Yanni and released by PGP-RTB. This album featured hits "Crni ples" and "Denis". Minor hits were "E7/9" and "Osećam za tebe" ("I Feel for You"). In 1990, Oktobar 1864 also recorded the soundtrack for the

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''Izlazak u Javnost'' (''Coming out''), about the comic strip artist Emir Mesić from

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. During the same year, the TV station SA 3 from

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recorded the documentary film ''Oktobar 1864'' about the band. Despite the fact they were praised by both fans and critics, due to the outbreak of the

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, the band members decided to end their activity. The group disbanded in 1992 and the farewell concert was held in Belgrade's SKC in January 1992.

Post breakup

After the split up, Tanja Jovićević pursued solo career as a

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singer. Goran Tomanović formed the

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band Braća Left with Ljubinko Tomanović. Željko Mitrović founded Pink television and

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label. In 1997,

released the compilation album ''Najbolje'' with 12 songs. The editor for the album was Goran Tomanović.

Legacy

In 2011, the song "Crni ples" was polled, by the listeners of Radio 202, one of 60 greatest songs released by

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''

Oktobar 1864 Oktobar 1864 ( sr-cyr, Октобар 1864; trans. ''October 1864'') was a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Biography 1984 – 1992 Oktobar 1864 was formed in 1984 in Zemun by Goran Tomanović and have changed several line-ups before ...

'' (1987) * '' Igra bojama'' (1988) * '' Crni ples'' (1990)

Compilation albums

* ''Najbolje'' (1997) * ''Ultimate Collection'' (2011)

References

* ''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006'', Janjatović Petar; {{ISBN, 978-86-905317-1-4

External links

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