Nikša Bratoš (born 17 August 1959 in

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) is a Bosnian musician. He is known for having played in bands Valentino and

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. He has worked on songs for a variety of

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n pop artists.

Biography

Bratoš was born in 1959, and graduated from the University of Electronics in

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in 1985. He played guitar and sang backup vocals in Valentino before transitioning into Crvena jabuka. Bratoš first worked with Crvena jabuka as a producer. He was recruited to produce 1988's '' Sanjati'', and then every subsequent album. Bratoš was later recruited as a member of the band. He is known for having played many different instruments. Generally he played rhythm guitar, but periodically harmonica,

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, mandolin, melodika, clarinet, and

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and sometimes keyboards, synthesizers and singing backup vocals. Bratoš was able to add horn arrangements as well as other string instruments which the band became known for in the 1990s. In 1990 Bratoš moved to Zagreb where he continued to be involved in music as a guitarist, producer, and keyboard player. In 1994 he became an official member of Crvena jabuka and since then has performed at all of their concerts and their albums. He was also responsible for the production and programming on each album. He arranged the song "Metak sa posvetom" for

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's 2011 album ''

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''.

Personal life

Bratoš has two sons, Goran and Marko. Son Marko works as a presenter at the radio station

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in Zagreb. In late 2017, Bratoš filed lawsuit against Želimir Babogredac. At one of the trials, Crvena jabuka frontman

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, was also present. The epilogue took place in 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bratos, Niksa 1959 births Living people People from Travnik Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian pop musicians Musicians from Zagreb