Super s Karamelom (
Serbian Cyrillic: Супер с Карамелом, trans. ''Super with Caramel'') is a
Serbian
pop-punk band from
Bečej,
Serbia. The band was originally known as Infrakt (Serbian Cyrillic: Инфракт; misspelled Infarkt, trans. ''
Heart Attack'') and changed their name to Super s Karamelom in 2003.
History
Infrakt
The band Infrakt was formed in January 2001, by Vladimir Bakić (guitar, vocals), Marko Vujkov (bass guitar) and Jovan Šuvakov (drums). Having released only one studio album, ''Prvi... ali koban'' (''First... but Fatal'') in 2003, the band members decided to include two female vocalists, Gordana Dragićević and Milana Vujkov and change the name to Super s Karamelom.
Super s Karamelom
Super s Karamelom was officially formed in March 2003, and in June, the band got another guitarist, Saša Živković. Together they recorded a promo
CD, featuring three tracks, "Priđi" ("Come Closer"), "Mali" ("Little Boy") and "Fancy Girl". All three tracks appeared on their debut album in 2004. ''Fancy Girl'' was a self-released album and was influenced by the 1980s melodic punk rock. The album featured a cover version of
Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...
's single "
Like a Prayer", which was excluded on the 2005 rerelease of the album by Automatik Records as self-titled. The band promoted the album with three music videos, for the tracks "Mrzim takve žurke" ("I Hate Those Sort of Parties"), "Debela devojka" ("Fat Girl"), and "Let" ("Flight").
After the album release, Gordana Dragićević left the band and was replaced by Maja Čiplić, only to be herself replaced by Tamara Ružička in 2007. The band participated in the various artists tribute to
Đorđe Balašević entitled ''
Neki noviji klinci i...'' with a cover of
Rani Mraz
Rani Mraz (Serbian Cyrillic: Рани Мраз; trans. ''Early Frost'') were a former Yugoslav rock band from Novi Sad, formed in 1977 by former Žetva member Đorđe Balašević. During the initial period, the band went through several lineup c ...
song "Pa dobro gde si ti" ("So, Where Have You Been"). The band also performed at the Novi Sad s ljubavlju and
EXIT festival in
Novi Sad and i Live and Loud Fest in
Zadar and ended their concert activities in 2008 on
New Year's Eve
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, on 31 December. The last day of the year is commonly referred to ...
, performing at the Liberty Square in Novi Sad. In the meantime, the band started preparing their second album.
''Prazne priče'' released in January 2009, was recorded, like the previous album, at the Komandant Adam studio in Novi Sad, and was self-released. The album featured a new member, guitarist Milan Armacki, who replaced Saša Živković.
In 2011, a group of Serbian
animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video gam ...
s created ''ZiMan''
cartoon series, for which Super s Karamelom recorded the
theme song "ZiMan", also recording the video for the song.
"Premijera novog spota Super s karamelom u Gruvanju", timemachinemusic.org
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Discography
Studio albums
Other appearances
References
* ''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006'', Janjatović Petar;
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.superskaramelom.com/
Official MySpace
Super S Karamelom
at YouTube
Super S Karamelom
at Last.fm
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at Discogs
Serbian pop punk groups
Musical groups established in 2003
Culture of Vojvodina