San ( sr-cyr, Сан, trans. ''The Dream'') was a Yugoslav

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band formed in

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in 1971. San was formed by the composer Aleksandar "Sanja" Ilić. It disbanded in 1975, after the band's vocalist Predrag Jovičić died in concert from an

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Band history

The band was formed in 1971 by keyboardist and composer Aleksandar "Sanja" Ilić, who gathered former members of the

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bands Smeli,

Samonikli Samonikli ( sr-Cyrl, Самоникли, trans. ''The Indigenous Ones'') were a Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1964. Despite having no official releases, the band made a number of recordings for Yugoslav radio and television and are no ...

Bele Višnje Bele Višnje (Serbian Cyrillic: Беле Вишње, trans. ''White Sour Cherries'') was a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Čačak in 1962. Bele Višnje are notable for being one of the pioneers of the Yugoslav rock scene. History 196 ...

and Vragolani. The band consisted of Ilić (keyboards), Predrag Jovičić (vocals), Aleksandar Slaviković (guitar), Dragoslav Jovanović (bass guitar) and Aleksandar Grujić (drums). In 1971, the band released their first

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, featuring the songs "Tebe sam želeo" ("I Wanted You") and "Helena", through

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. Two years later, the band released the single with the songs "Papirni brodovi" ("Paper Ships") and "Hej, malena" ("Hey, Little Girl"). In 1974, the band released three 7-inch singles: the first one featuring the songs "Legenda" ("Legend") and "Milena", the second one featuring the songs "Jedan svet za sve" ("One World for All") and "Srce na dlanu" ("Heart on a Sleeve"), and the third one featuring the songs "Anabela" and "Zvezda ljubavi" ("Love Star"). With the song "Legenda", the band won the Second Prize on 1974

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.Omladinski festival 1974
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''Arhanđeli i automati'' (''

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s and

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s'') performed in Belgrade's Dadov Theatre. On February 2, 1975, during a concert at Čair Hall in

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, Jovičić died from an

. Ilić decided to disband San and never to perform in a rock band again.

Post-breakup

After San disbanded, Ilić continued his career as a composer. In 1975, the

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band

Pop Mašina Pop Mašina ( sr-cyr, Поп Машина; trans. ''Pop Machine'') was a Yugoslav progressive rock band formed in Belgrade in 1972. Pop Mašina was one of the most notable bands of the Yugoslav rock scene in the 1970s. Pop Mašina was formed by ...

released the song "Rekvijem za prijatelja" ("Requiem for a Friend") dedicated to Jovičić. The song lyrics were written by

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member

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.''Pop Mašina'' - Na izvoru svetlosti'' at Discogs
/ref> In 1977, former members of San, with the band Maj and the singers

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, Bisera Veletanlić,

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and

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, recorded the album ''Uspomene'' (''Memories'') as a tribute to Jovičić. In 1994, the song "Legenda" was released on Komuna compilation album '' Sve smo mogli mi: Akustičarska muzika'' (''We Could Have Done All: Acoustic Music''), which featured songs by Yugoslav

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acts.

Discography

Singles

*"Tebe sam želeo" / "Helena" (1971) *"Papirni brodovi" / "Hej, malena" (1973) *"Legenda" / "Milena" (1974) *"Jedan svet za sve" / "Srce na dlanu" (1974) *"Anabela" / "Zvezda ljubavi" (1974)

References

External links

San at Discogs
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