Vladimir "Vlado" Georgiev ( sr-cyr, Владо Георгиев, ; born 6 June 1976) is a Serbian singer-songwriter and producer. Georgiev remains one of the most prominent musicians in the Balkans. Georgiev served as a judge on television series ''

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'' in 2011 and 2012, and ''

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'' in 2016.

Biography

Family and personal life

Georgiev was born in

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to Dragoljub, (a

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from Dimitrovgrad, Serbia) and Borka (a Serb from

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Vlado Georgiev odbio pasoš Crne Gore!
, ''Kurir'', 21 September 2010,) He has an older brother, Saša. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Herceg Novi in Montenegro, where he was raised and lived until age 16, after which he and his brother moved to

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. One of his hobbies is riding motorcycles. He has traveled around Europe on his

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Career

Georgiev has recorded three

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s to date: ''Navika'' (''Habit'') in 2001, ''Žena bez imena'' (''Woman without a name'') in 2003, and ''Daljina'' (''Distance'') in 2013. In 2005, he released a hit single, " Nisam ljubomoran" ("I'm not jealous"). After a two-year break he released a single, "Do svitanja" ("Till Dawn"), along with a ballad, "Ti i ja" ("You and I"). In 2009, he released two singles, ''Hej ti'' (''Hey You''), which became a huge success, along with a ballad, "Bez tebe" ("Without You"). He played accordion, then he started playing piano, synthesizers and other keyboards. He started writing songs for himself and for the other popular stars in ex-Yugoslavia. He was also a producer for the Montenegrin hip hop band Monteniggers, and is still a friend with their only living member, Niggor. Georgiev and Niggor recorded the song "Tropski bar" together. He has his own record label, ''Barba Music'' and VG-Art studio production company, ''Studio Barba'', in Belgrade. He worked as coach in the two editions of the Serbian version of the talent-show ''The Voice'' (''Prvi glas Srbije'') in 2011–12.

Political views

Georgiev has also expressed his views on some

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. He stated his support for several conspiracy theories such as QAnon, and promoted misinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccines and the

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. In January 2022, he compared the

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Discography

Albums

* ''Navika'' (''Habit''), 2001. * ''Žena bez imena'' (''Woman Without a Name''), 2003. * ''Daljina'' (''Distance''), 2013.

Singles

* '' Nisam ljubomoran'' (''I'm Not Jealous''), 2005. * ''Do svitanja'' (''Till Dawn''), 2007. * ''Hej ti'' (''Hey You''), 2009. * ''Iskreno'' (''Honestly''), 2014. * ''Znam te najbolje'' (''I Know You The Best''), 2018. * ''Tebe žedan'' (''Thirsty Of You''), 2018.

References

External links

*
Vlado Georgiev discography
at

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