Davor Sučić (; born June 7, 1961), better known by his stage name Sejo Sexon, is a Bosnian

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musician,

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, actor and

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. He is most notably the

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and a co-founder of the rock group

Zabranjeno Pušenje Zabranjeno pušenje () is a Bosnian rock band formed in Sarajevo in 1980. The group's musical style primarily consists of a distinctive garage rock sound with folk influences, often featuring innovative production and complex storytelling. Curre ...

, contributing on all Zabranjeno Pušenje releases. He was one of the founders of the

New Primitivism New Primitivism (Serbo-Croatian: Novi primitivizam) was a subcultural movement established in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia in March 1983. It primarily used music, along with satire, sketch and surreal comedy on radio and tel ...

movement in his hometown

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. As an actor, he has been featured in the ''

Top lista nadrealista ''Top lista nadrealista'' ("The Top List of the Surrealists", sometimes "The Surrealists' Chart Toppers")—also known as ''TLN'' or ''Nadrealisti'' ("Surrealists")—is a Yugoslav sketch comedy and variety television show. Produced by TV Sar ...

''.

Music career

1980–1990

Sejo Sexon started playing the

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at the age of 12. In 1978, he formed a rock band named Pseudo Blues Band with

Nenad Janković Nenad (; Cyrillic script: Ненад) is a male personal Slavic names, name of Slavic origin common in countries that speak Slavic languages. It is more widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and North Macedonia than i ...

, a singer and

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who was his neighbor in Sarajevo at the time. The band worked on recording psychedelic compositions in home production and did not have live performances or official releases. In 1980, they invited

Zenit Đozić Zenit Đozić (born 8 October 1961) is a Bosnian actor, humorist, television producer and former rock drummer. Career Known under nicknames Zena and Fu-Do, Đozić started his entertainment career as a drummer of Sarajevo-based garage rock ban ...

to the band and renamed it to the Pseudo Blues Band Zabranjeno pušenje. Nenad Janković's younger brother, Dražen, was in the band too. Initially using the pseudonym Elvis J. Spahović, Sejo Sexon was one of the founders of the

movement in

. In 1981, while most of the band members went off to

compulsory military service Conscription (also called the draft in the United States) is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day un ...

Dražen Janković Dražen Janković ( sr-cyr, Дражен Јанковић; 1965 – 9 November 2018), also known by his nickname Drale, was a Serbian musician, composer, writer and actor. He was a band member of Sarajevo-based rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje under ...

and Sejo Sexon met with Elvis J. Kurtović and they formed the band Elvis J. Kurtović & His Meteors. Additionally, the band expanded by adding

Dražen Ričl Dražen Ričl (12 March 1962 – 1 October 1986) was a Bosnian rock musician and comedian, best known as the first lead vocalist of popular Sarajevo-based rock band Crvena jabuka. Biography Ričl was born in Sarajevo to Czech father Ferdinan ...

and Radomir "Hare" Gavrilović. Originally formed as an optional mingle, their first performance was in the fall of 1981. The band soon gets the status of a cult band whose success exceeds notability of their primary bands. Later, Sejo Sexon and Elvis J. Kurtović wrote all songs for their debut album ''Mitovi i legende o kralju Elvisu'' ( eng, Myths and Legends about the king Elvis), released through ZKP RTLJ, RTV Ljubljana in 1984. During this time, Sejo Sexon also worked on the first songs for

. Their first recording, "Penzioneri na more idu zimi" ( eng, Retirees go to the seaside in the winter), was made for

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in early 1981. In 1982, Sexon left Elvis J. Kurtović & His Meteors. Sejo Sexon performed with

around

for two years before beginning to record material for a debut album during Fall 1983 in producer Paša Ferović's modest studio. The shambolic recording process took seven months before the album named ''

Das ist Walter ''Das ist Walter'' () is the debut studio album by Yugoslav band Zabranjeno Pušenje released on April 10, 1984. It was released through Jugoton in Yugoslavia. The album title is the closing line from the 1972 partisan film ''Walter Defends Saraj ...

'' got released by

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in April 1984 in the small print of 3,000 copies, clearly indicative of the label's extremely low commercial expectations. Though the album was initially released in the small print, the final count was 100,000 copies sold, setting a record for exceeding the initial release by 30 times. In Autumn 1984, they embarked on a 60-concert nationwide tour, making them one of the biggest

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attractions after just one album. In the second part of the 1980s, Sejo Sexon wrote, arranged and produced songs for three more albums of Zabranjeno pušenje. The second studio album ''

Dok čekaš sabah sa šejtanom ''Dok čekaš sabah sa šejtanom'' () is the second studio album by Yugoslav band Zabranjeno Pušenje released on June 11, 1985. It was released through Jugoton in SFR Yugoslavia. It is the band's first double album. Following the unexpected ...

'' (English: While you're awaiting dawn with the devil) is released through Jugoton on June 11, 1985. The third '' Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari'' ( eng, Greetings from the land of

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) and the fourth studio album '' Male priče o velikoj ljubavi'' ( eng, The Little Stories About a Big Love) are released through his hometown based record label

Diskoton ''Diskoton'' was a major record label in SFR Yugoslavia, based in Sarajevo, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The company ceased to exist in 1992, with the outbreak of the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The studio was destroyed along ...

in 1987 and 1989, respectively. In 1990, Sejo Sexon together with Darko Ostojić ( a.k.a. Minka) and

Faris Arapović Faris Arapović (1970 – 18 September 2019) was a Bosnian drummer. He was widely known as a drummer of Sarajevo-based rock bands Zabranjeno Pušenje and Sikter. Also, he was a founder of Sikter. Career Arapović joined a Sarajevo-based rock ...

left Zabranjeno pušenje due to different views on political differences in Yugoslav leadership in late 1980s and the band vision as well. In that time, Sejo Sexon and Ostojić worked on their solo record for Diskoton, but that studio album went unreleased due to the start of the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

1995–2010

After the

, Sexon moved to

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where he lived for some time. Later he came back to

, his hometown, and together with Elvis J. Kurtović restored Zabranjeno pušenje. In 1996, members of the sketch comedy show ''

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such as

Sejo Kovo Sead "Sejo" Kovo (born 1970) is a Bosnian guitarist and songwriter. Formerly, he was a member of a Bosnian garage rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje. Life and career Kovo was born and raised in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1970. In 199 ...

Đani Pervan Đani Pervan is a Bosnian musician, songwriter, record producer, and sound engineer. Life and career Pervan was born and raised in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is a self-taught musician. In 1985, Pervan joined rock band Letu Štuke ...

Dušan Vranić Dušan Vranić, known by his nickname Duco, is a Bosnian musician who is a member of the Darko Rundek's band. Formerly, he was a member of a Bosnian garage rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje. Life and career Vranić was born and raised in Sarajev ...

, and Samir Ćeramida had become the core of the renewed band. During that time, the band works on their new studio album. The fifth album of Zabranjeno pušenje ''

Fildžan viška ''Fildžan viška'' () is the fifth studio album by Bosnian rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje, released in 1997. It was released through Dallas Records in Croatia and Slovenia, and Nimfa Sound in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's the first album where Sejo ...

'' ( eng, An Extra Cup of Coffee) is released through

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and Nimfa Sound in 1997. Sejo Sexon produced the album and wrote all songs with some help of Kurtović. In November 1995 in Zagreb, he established TLN-Europa, an

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and a video production company. In March 1999, he finished the sixth Zabranjeno pušenje album, entitled '' Agent tajne sile'' ( eng, A Secret Force Agent). The album is released in June of the same year. Next studio album '' Bog vozi Mercedes'' ( eng, God drives a Mercedes), released in December 2001, was record by home made production in improvised studios in

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and

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. The album was planned to be a

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break from the major music projects. No one expected that it would become one of the best selling Zabranjeno pušenje albums. The album went on to sell more than 35,000 copies. Sejo Sexon wrote and produced four music videos (out of six) for that album. For the song "Arizona Dream" he won the 2002 Davorin Award for the best rock song. Kresimir Kastelan i Zabranjeno Pusenje

In 2002, he went with Zabranjeno pušenje on the

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tour. On May 26, they had recorded the band's second live album at the

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. For promotional purposed they made a music video for their 1980s hit "Zenica Blues" following the 20th Anniversary of the song's release. The video was shot in the

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. In 2003, Zabranjeno pušenje was awarded for their outstanding live performance on the

Baščaršija Nights Baščaršija Nights (also known as Nights of Baščaršija; Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Baščaršijske noći'' / Башчаршијске ноћи) is the biggest culture festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Taking place througho ...

festival in Sarajevo. In 2004, Sexon begun to work on the double-full-length album '' Hodi da ti čiko nešto da!''. In 2005, he wrote a

for the 2006 Bosnian

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film ''Nafaka''. On that project, he got an opportunity to collaborate with prominent musicians of different genres, such as:

Halid Bešlić Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnian folk singer and musician who has been performing professionally since 1979. Bešlić's singing career was one of the most successful in Yugoslavia, and continues today throughout the entire ...

Arsen Dedić Arsenije "Arsen" Dedić ( sr-Cyrl, Арсеније "Арсен" Дедић, ; 28 July 1938 – 17 August 2015) was a Croatian singer-songwriter. He wrote and performed chansons, as well as film music. He was also an award-winning poet, and was o ...

Lucija Šerbedžija Lucija Šerbedžija (born 8 June 1973) is a Croatian theatre and film actress and model, a daughter of actor, Rade, and a sister of film director, Danilo Šerbedžija. She is probably best known in the English-speaking world for her role in '' T ...

, and the Mosque Choir Arabeske. In June 2006, the song ''Nema više'', the first single from ''Hodi da ti čiko nešto da!'' and ''Nafaka Soundtrack'' as well, was released and became a

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. Sejo Sexon wrote this song with a Bosnian prose writer and playwright Nenad Veličković. On November 16, 2006, Zabranjeno pušenje released their eighth studio album. In the same time, he wrote a

theme song Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at so ...

for the

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''Grad od snova'', produced by the Tuzla National Theatre in

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. By the end of 2006, Sexon had begun to establish a

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), following a sort of a friendly match between the band Zabranjeno pušenje and the Zagreb Mosque Choir Arabeske. The Shaderwan Code's songs harbours

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of the

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Bosnian root music Bosnian root music (''izvorna bosanska muzika/изворна босанска музика'') is polyphonic type of singing. It is the most popular form of rural music in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The singers are usually followed by violin, dvojnic ...

, Islamic poetics of the

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and

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, a concept of rock and roll as primarily progressive music open to various music influences, but also a

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sound. Songs for their first studio album ''Kad procvatu behari'' was recorded in 2009. In Autumn 2008, Sexon worked on the next album for Zabranjeno Pušenje with the band's

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Toni Lović. The ninth studio album '' Muzej revolucije'' ( eng, The Museum of the Revolution) is released on November 7, 2009, on the 92nd anniversary of the

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2010–present

In 2011, Sexon directed a

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for the third single of ''Muzej revolucije'', entitled ''Kada Sena pleše''. It was his directorial debut. He also wrote the script for the same music video. On April 15, 2011, Shaderwan Code released their debut album ''Kad procvatu behari''. Sexon also directed a music video for a song "Samir-time", the fifth and last single of ''Muzej revolucije''. In 2012, Sexon and Toni Lović wrote ten new songs for the tenth Zabranjeno pušenje studio album. On October 10, 2013, '' Radovi na cesti'' ( eng, Roadworks) was released through

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and

. He co-directed two music videos for promotion of this album. On December 28, 2013, Sejo Sexon and Zabranjeno pušenje celebrated 30th Anniversary of the band with their fans on a concert in

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, Sarajevo. Sexon and Zabranjeno pušenje performed live at the EXIT Summer of Love 2017 in

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, Serbia, and at the

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in 2017.

Radio and TV career

Top lista Nadrealista

Sexon was working occasionally on the

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and

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television show ''

'' in-between 1984 and 1991. The show was aired on TV Sarajevo. In 1989, he produced theatrical and musical program ''Top lista nadrealista – Live'' sown in more than 60 cities in Yugoslavia. In late June 1992, he started to work on a 15-minute weekly

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for ''Top lista nadrealista''. In August 1993, after 50 odd shows on radio, the group shot and aired four television episodes. Sejo Sexon produced a soundtrack for TV series and a

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''Top lista nadrealista''. After re-union of Zabrenjeno pušenje in 1996, Sejo Sexon and Elvis J. Kurović had more than 300 occasions where then performed live ''Top lista nadrealista'' across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,

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and

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. That tour was supported by the

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office in Sarajevo.

Other projects

In the late 1980s, Sexon wrote

s for two TV mini series for kids directed by

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and aired on

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. With

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and Miroslav Mandić, he won the Golden Rose award for the best TV advert

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, Mexico in 1990. In 2009, Sexon was a jury member together with Zele Lipovača,

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, and Vinko Štefanac on ''Rat bendova'' ( eng, The Band Wars), a musical contest that aired on Bosnian television network OBN.

Humanitarian work

In 1994 and later, Sexon had worked as a project manager for the Umbrella Grant humanitarian organization. They organized more than 80

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s across in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, and Slovenia to raise awareness about refugees of Bosnian War. In 2001, Sejo Sexon and his fellow band members from Zabranjeno pušenje took a part in a

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project in which they organized music workshops for children and youth who were victims of

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s. The winter workshops were held in

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, Slovenia, while the summer workshops were held in

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, Croatia. Project was supported by embassies of the

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, Norway and the U.S. in Zagreb.

Personal life

Sexon was born in

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, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day

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) where he finished

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and the Second Sarajevo Gymnasium. At the time, he wanted to become a

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, which entailed first graduating medicine before starting psychiatry specialization studies. He thus enrolled at the

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's Faculty of Medicine, which he put on the back burner after starting to make a living through the band. He never completed his medical studies. In 2003, Sejo Sexon married Saša Midžor, a Croatian

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. Together, they have two children: Vito (b. 2004) and Nora (b. 2010). Also, he has a daughter Tesa (b. 1999) from the first marriage and she lives in Sarajevo. Sexon has been writing short stories and columns for the Croatian daily newspaper ''

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'' for more than 15 years. Sejo Sexon earned his bachelor's degree in

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from the

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in 2009. The dissertation title is ''"The conflict between youth subcultures and Yugoslav official policy in 1980s".''

Discography

Zabranjeno pušenje *''

'' (1984) *''

'' (1985) *'' Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari'' (1987) *'' Male priče o velikoj ljubavi'' (1989) *''

'' (1997) *'' Hapsi sve!'' (1998) *'' Agent tajne sile'' (1999) *'' Bog vozi Mercedes'' (2001) *'' Live in St. Louis'' (2004) *'' Hodi da ti čiko nešto da'' (2006) *'' Muzej revolucije'' (2009) *'' Radovi na cesti'' (2013) *'' Šok i nevjerica'' (2018) *'' Karamba!'' (2022) ;Shaderwan Code *''Kad procvatu behari'' (2011) *''Ah, što ćemo ljubav kriti'' (2018) Elvis J. Kurtović & His Meteors *''Mitovi i legende o kralju Elvisu'' (1984) Film scores *''

'' (1984) *''Tragom ptice dodo'' (1988) *''Paket'' (1994) *''Nafaka'' (2002) *''Ja sam iz Krajine, zemlje kestena'' (2013)

Filmography

References

External links

Biography
at zabranjeno-pusenje.com *
Sejo Sexon
at

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