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 '' Tvoje lice zvuči poznato'' 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

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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

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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

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. 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

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. He was also a producer for the Montenegrin hip hop band

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, and is still a friend with their only living member,

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. 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

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such as

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, and promoted misinformation regarding

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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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