HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Borisav "Bora" Đorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Борисав, Бора Ђорђевић; 1 November 1952 – 4 September 2024), also known as Bora Čorba ( sr-Cyrl, Бора Чорба), was a Serbian singer-songwriter and poet. He was best known as the frontman of the rock band
Riblja Čorba Riblja Čorba ( sr-Cyrl, Рибља Чорба, pronounced ; ) is a Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock music, rock band formed in Belgrade in 1978. The band has been one of the most popular and most influential acts of the Popular music in the So ...
.


Early life


Čačak years

Đorđević was born in
Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population ...
in 1952 to
machinist A machinist is a tradesperson or trained professional who operates machine tools, and has the ability to set up tools such as milling machines, grinders, lathes, and drilling machines. A competent machinist will generally have a strong mechan ...
father Dragoljub and mother Nerandža, who taught Serbo-Croatian and Russian. At the age of thirteen, he formed his first band, Hermelini ("The Ermines"), with Borko Ilić (lead guitar), Prvoslav Savić (rhythm guitar), and Aca Dimitrijević (drums). Đorđević played bass guitar, and the band's sound was influenced by the
Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
-based beat band . Two years later, Đorđević switched to rhythm guitar and began writing song lyrics and poetry. One of his earliest poems, "Moje tuge", would later be recorded as a song and released on the band Suncokret's debut single "Kara Mustafa" / "Moje tuge", as well as included on their debut album ''Moje bube''. After Hermelini, Đorđević played with numerous Čačak-based bands: Vesnici Ljubavi, Safiri, Dečaci sa Morave, and Čačanski Plemići. For a time, he was a member of PORS (Poslednji Ostatak Romantičnog Sveta, "The Last Remnant of a Romantic World") with Radomir Mihailović Točak on guitar. Simultaneously, along with a group of friends, teenage Đorđević began
breaking and entering Burglary, also called breaking and entering (B&E) or housebreaking, is a property crime involving the illegal entry into a building or other area without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence. Usually ...
into apartment units around his hometown of Čačak, looking to steal money and other valuables. Some of the money he obtained by stealing was later used for purchasing musical equipment. After three years of committing burglaries, the group was arrested and charged as
juvenile delinquent Juvenile delinquency, also known as juvenile offending, is the act of participating in unlawful behavior younger than the statutory age of majority. These acts would be considered crimes if the individuals committing them were older. The term ...
s. Đorđević spent seven days in prison detention before being released to await sentencing. The court gave the teenager no jail time, ordering him to undergo "enhanced parental supervision and occasional future assessment by the social services". Upon being released from prison detention, teenage Đorđević was promptly expelled from the gymnasium he had been attending.


Move to Belgrade

Đorđević's parents decided to move the family to
Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
, where he enrolled at the . For the first three years upon arriving in Belgrade, he didn't participate in any music-related activities. At the time of his
matriculation Matriculation is the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination. Australia In Australia, the term ''matriculation'' is seldom used no ...
, nineteen-year-old Đorđević auditioned for the
Atelje 212 Atelje 212 ( sr-Cyrl, Атеље 212) is a theatre located in Belgrade, Serbia. Established in 1956 on the premises of the '' Borba'' building in front of 212 chairs, its opening play was the staging of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's '' Faust'' dir ...
staging of the ''
Jesus Christ Superstar ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Life of Jesus in the New Testament, Gospels' accounts of Passion of Jesus, the Passion, the work interprets ...
''
rock opera A rock opera is a collection of rock music songs with lyrics that relate to a common story. Rock operas are typically released as concept albums and are not scripted for acting, which distinguishes them from operas, although several have been ad ...
, landing one of the
apostle An apostle (), in its literal sense, is an emissary. The word is derived from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (''apóstolos''), literally "one who is sent off", itself derived from the verb ἀποστέλλειν (''apostéllein''), "to se ...
roles. Featuring
Korni Grupa Korni Grupa ( sr-cyr, Корни Група, trans. ''Korni Group'') was a Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1968. Launched and led by, as well as named after, the keyboardist Kornelije Kovač, the band was one of the first Yugoslav ro ...
singer
Zlatko Pejaković Zlatko Pejaković (born 29 August 1950) is a Croatian singer. He has released 27 albums over his five decade long career. He started his music career in 1967 with local bands in Osijek. In 1972 he joined Korni Grupa, who in turn reached their pea ...
in the lead role of
Jesus Christ Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...
, Branko Milićević as
Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilate (; ) was the Roman administration of Judaea (AD 6–135), fifth governor of the Judaea (Roman province), Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official wh ...
, and acoustic singer-songwriter Srđan Marjanović as one of the priests, the show premiered in June 1972. It would be performed 21 times over the following twelve months until its final show in June 1973. Đorđević would continue acting in theatre, mostly as an
extra Extra, Xtra, or The Extra may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Film * The Extra (1962 film), ''The Extra'' (1962 film), a Mexican film * The Extra (2005 film), ''The Extra'' (2005 film), an Australian film Literature * Extra (newspaper), ...
, appearing in Atelje 212 plays '' Purpurno ostrvo'', ''Tom Pejn'', and ''Caca u metrou''.


Early career


Zajedno

In late March 1973, twenty-year-old Đorđević formed the
acoustic rock Acoustic music is music that solely or primarily uses instruments that produce sound through acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means. While all music was once acoustic, the retronym "acoustic music" appeared after the ad ...
band Zajedno ("Together") with three female vocalists—Ivana Kačunković alongside twin sisters Vukica "Viki" and Gordana "Goca" Stefanović—and keyboardist Đorđe Petrović, all fellow high school students at the Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium. Initially, the band's activity mostly centred around recording
jingles A jingle is a short song or tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses. Jingles are a form of sound branding. A jingle contains one or more hooks and meanings that explicitly promote the product or service being advertised, usually ...
for
radio shows A radio program, radio programme, or radio show is a segment of content intended for broadcast on radio. It may be a one-time production, or part of a periodically recurring series. A single program in a series is called an episode. Radio netw ...
. On invitation by the forty-year-old established actor Zoran Radmilović—whom young Đorđević had met earlier while participating in the ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' staging at Atelje 212—the band joined a conceptual theatre tour named ''Selu u pohode''. Featuring a somewhat
hippie A hippie, also spelled hippy, especially in British English, is someone associated with the counterculture of the 1960s, counterculture of the mid-1960s to early 1970s, originally a youth movement that began in the United States and spread to dif ...
vibe, the summer 1973 tour, that in addition to Zajedno members and Radmilović also featured painter Zagorka Stojanović, visited numerous remote
Socialist Republic of Serbia The Socialist Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Социјалистичка Република Србија, Socijalistička Republika Srbija), previously known as the People's Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / " ...
villages with the aim of exposing their inhabitants to various forms of arts and culture such as acoustic music, painting, and theatre. Zajedno's debut release, a seven-inch single with tracks "Vizija" and "Goro moja", was released in 1974 by PGP RTB. Đorđević composed the music for the A-side track while the B-side track used the lyrics from the eponymous poem by
Aleksa Šantić Aleksa Šantić ( sr-Cyrl, Алекса Шантић, (); 27 May 1868 – 2 February 1924) was a Herzegovinian Serb poet and writer from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Šantić wrote about the urban culture of his hometown Mostar and Herzegovi ...
. With liner notes written by radio disk jockey Zoran Modli, who used the opportunity to draw comparisons to YU Grupa's debut single from four years prior, the release brought Zajedno a small measure of prominence. In May 1974, Zajedno members wrote the music for the theatre play ''Bonton (ili kako se ponašati prema osobama suprotnog pola)'', starring Feđa Stojanović and Ružica Sokić, that was staged on Atelje 212's secondary 'Theatre in the Basement' stage. The play was performed 43 times over the following two years until the final show in May 1976 with ''Zajedno'' members — Đorđević, Petrović, and Ivana Kačunković — in addition to Kačunković's sister Jasna appearing in acting roles as singers and musicians on stage. While playing in Zajedno', young Đorđević worked numerous temporary side jobs. He was part of the production crew of the
Radio Belgrade Radio Belgrade (, ) is a state-owned and operated radio station in Belgrade, Serbia. It has four different programs (Radio Belgrade 1, Radio Belgrade 2, Radio Belgrade 3, and Radio Belgrade 202), a precious archive of several hundreds of thousa ...
show ''Veče uz radio'' that had been created, hosted, and produced by the Yugoslav rock'n'roll media pioneers Nikola Karaklajić and Peca Popović. Đorđević additionally filed radio reports from acoustic music festivals in
Sivac Sivac () is a village located in the municipality of Kula, Serbia, Kula, Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority with a sizable Montenegrins of Serbia, Montenegrin minority, with its population numbering 6,950 inhabitants (as of 2022 censu ...
, wrote articles for the '' Džuboks'' magazine about Yugoslav acoustic rock scene, and wrote a number of jingles for Beograd 202 and Studio B. He left Zajedno in late 1974.


Suncokret

In January 1975, Đorđević formed the acoustic rock band Suncokret ("Sunflower"). They gained popularity with a
folk rock Folk rock is a fusion genre of rock music with heavy influences from pop, English and American folk music. It arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music re ...
repertoire featuring Đorđević's humorous lyrics. Suncokret worked with radio DJ Zoran Modli, whom Đorđević had met a few years earlier when Modli produced Zajedno's debut single. Naming their collaborative act Hajduk Stanko i Jataci, Suncokret and Modli released the seven-inch single "Na putu za Stambol" / "Anđelija, čuvaj se Turaka". Yet another Suncokret's single with Modli, "Rock and roll duku duku" / "Gili, gili bluz", was released under the name Zoran Modli i Suncokret. With Suncokret, Đorđević recorded three more singles and album '' Moje bube''.


Rani Mraz

Đorđević left Suncokret after the band refused to perform his song " Lutka sa naslovne strane". He accepted
Đorđe Balašević Đorđe Balašević ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе Балашевић; 11 May 1953 – 19 February 2021) was a Serbian singer and songwriter, writer, poet and director. He began his career in the late 1970s as a member of the band Rani Mraz, transitionin ...
's invitation and, with another former Suncokret member, female vocal
Bilja Krstić Biljana "Bilja" Krstić (Serbian Cyrillic: Биљана Биља Крстић, Serbian pronunciation: ǐʎana bǐːʎa kř̩ːstitɕ born 9 November 1955) is a Serbian and Yugoslav singer and songwriter. Starting her musical career as a teena ...
, became a member of Balašević's band ''Rani Mraz''. This was the most famous, but a short-lasting Rani Mraz lineup, and aside from Đorđe Balašević, Bora Đorđević and Bilja Krstić, it featured female vocal Verica Todorović. This lineup held several performances in Dom omladine and Student's Cultural Centre in Belgrade. Đorđević performed the songs "Lutka sa naslovne strane", "Mirno spavaj" and "Zvezda potkorvlja i suterena" (all of which eventually ended up on Riblja Čorba's debut album '' Kost u grlu'') and Balašević entertained the audience with his humorous stories. This Rani Mraz lineup recorded the famous song "Računajte na nas", which praised the People's Liberation War from a slightly different perspective than that of habitual socialist realism, and soon became an anthem of the Yugoslav youth. This lineup also recorded a single with the songs "Oprosti mi, Katrin" and "Život je more".


Riblja Čorba

After ''Rani Mraz'''s performance at the
Split Split(s) or The Split may refer to: Places * Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia * Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay * Split Island, Falkland Islands * Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua Arts, enter ...
music festival, and only forty-five days spent with the band, Đorđević left the band. Returning to Belgrade, he formed the
hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...
band
Riblja Čorba Riblja Čorba ( sr-Cyrl, Рибља Чорба, pronounced ; ) is a Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock music, rock band formed in Belgrade in 1978. The band has been one of the most popular and most influential acts of the Popular music in the So ...
with SOS members Miša Aleksić, Rajko Kojić and Vicko Milatović. Their debut album '' Kost u grlu'' saw huge success and the band became very popular in only a couple of months. The band's growth in popularity also manifested in Đorđević's alcoholism, which had, together with his provocative lyrics, caused him to become one of the most controversial musicians in Yugoslavia. He remained the frontman and leader of Riblja Čorba from its formation to his death in 2024. His last performance was in Šamac, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29 June 2024.


Solo projects

Đorđević's
unplugged Unplugged may refer to: *Acoustic music, music not produced through electronic means * "Unplugged" (B.A.P song), 2014 * "Unplugged" (''Modern Family''), a 2010 episode of ''Modern Family'' Albums and EPs * ''Unplugged'' (5'nizza album), 2002 * '' ...
performance with Arsen Dedić in Terazije Theatre in 1987 resulted in a famous bootleg album '' Arsen & Bora Čorba Unplugged `87''. '' Bora priča gluposti'', released in 1988 features a recording of his poetry performance. In 1996 he released '' Njihovi dani'', on which he demonstrated his anti- Milošević attitudes.


Guest appearances and collaborations

Đorđević made a guest appearance on numerous projects. With Minđušari he recorded the controversial songs "E, moj druže zagrebački" and "Ljetovanje", released on Minđušari's 1993 album ''Armija srpska''. Some of the other artists he recorded with include
Bijelo Dugme () is a Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav Rock music, rock band, formed in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1974. is widely considered to have been the most popular and the best-selling band ever to exist in the former S ...
,
Balkan The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...
, Kerber, Zoran Predin, Arsen Dedić, Rambo Amadeus,
Biljana Krstić Biljana () is a settlement east of Dobrovo in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia, very close to the border with Italy. Name Biljana was first mentioned in written sources in 1205 as ''Beliana'' (and as ''Villana'' in 12 ...
, Dejan Cukić and Vlada i Bajka. He was also involved in the recording of a cult compilation album ''
Paket aranžman ''Paket aranžman'' () is a New wave music in Yugoslavia, new wave compilation album released in 1981 by Jugoton. Featuring eminent Belgrade acts Šarlo Akrobata, Idoli and Električni Orgazam, it is considered to be one of the most important and ...
''. He wrote songs for
Zdravko Čolić Zdravko Čolić (, ; born 30 May 1951) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian-Serbian Pop music, pop singer and widely considered one of the greatest vocalists and cultural icons of the former Yugoslavia. Favourably compared to Paul McCartney and T ...
,
Bisera Veletanlić Bisera Veletanlić ( sr-cyr, Бисера Велетанлић, ; born 15 September 1942 in Sisak) is a Serbian jazz singer, one of the greatest names of Yugoslav evergreen scene and the star of music festivals in the 1970s. She has been called "o ...
, Generacija 5,
Đorđe Marjanović Đorđe Marjanović ( sr-Cyr, Ђорђе Марјановић; 30 October 1931 – 15 May 2021) was a Serbian and SFRY, Yugoslav singer. Marjanović began his career in the mid-1950s, rising to fame in the late 1950s with his theatrical on-stag ...
, Neda Ukraden, Rajko Kojić, Dušan Prelević, Oliver Mandić,
Šaban Šaulić Šaban Šaulić (; 6 September 1951 – 17 February 2019) was a Serbian and Yugoslav folk singer. Renowned for his refined baritone vocals and performances characterised by emotional intensity and crowd interaction, his career spanning over five ...
, Poslednja Igra Leptira,
Denis & Denis Denis & Denis was a Croatian and Yugoslav synth-pop group formed in Rijeka in 1982. They were one of the most prominent and most popular acts of the Yugoslav synth-pop scene. Formed as a duo consisting of keyboardist and vocalist Davor Tolja and ...
, Viktorija,
Željko Bebek Želimir "Željko" Bebek (born 16 December 1945) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian-Croatian vocalist and musician most notable for being the lead singer of the SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslav rock band Bijelo Dugme from 1974 until 1984. He has since ...
, Lepa Brena,
Ceca Ražnatović Svetlana Ražnatović (; sr-cyr, Светлана Ражнатовић, ; ; born 14 June 1973), better known as Ceca ( sr-cyr, Цеца, links=no, ), is a Serbian singer. Dubbed the " Serbian Mother" (""), she made her recording debut in 1988 ...
, Zana, Prljavi Inspektor Blaža i Kljunovi, Baja Mali Knindža,
Nedeljko Bajić Baja Nedeljko Bajić (; born 9 June 1968), known as Baja (), is a Bosnian Serb pop-folk singer. Personal life Bajić was born into a Bosnian Serb family in Šipovo, near Jajce in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Y ...
among others.


Literary work

Đorđević released his first book of poems ''Ravnodušan prema plaču'' ("Apathetic towards Crying") in 1985. In 1987 he released his second book of poems ''Hej, Sloveni'' ("
Hey, Slavs "Hey, Slavs" is a patriotic song dedicated to the Slavs and widely considered to be the Pan-Slavic anthem. It was adapted and adopted as the national anthem of various Slavic-speaking nations, movements and organizations during the late 19th and ...
") and in 1988 became a member of the Association of Writers of Serbia (UKS). Đorđević, reputedly, wrote the application on a table napkin. His membership in the Association of Writers of Serbia was not well received by some of the members. Đorđević released eight more books: * ("The First Ten Years Are the Hardest"), * ("I Don't Want To") * ("A Psychopath and a Shovel") * ("Serbs without a Sweat") * * ("What did the Poet Mean") * ("Fat Tragedy") * ("Deserted island"), for which he was awarded the Great Ivo Andrić Award in 2018.


Politics and controversy

Because of his provocative social and political lyrics, his support for
Serbian nationalism Serbian nationalism asserts that Serbs are a nation and promotes the cultural and political unity of Serbs. It is an ethnic nationalism, originally arising in the context of the general rise of nationalism in the Balkans under Ottoman rule, ...
coupled with his opposition to communism and
Slobodan Milošević Slobodan Milošević ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Милошевић, ; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the President of Serbia between 1989 and 1997 and President of the Federal Republic of Yugos ...
, as well as his political involvement in the
Democratic Party of Serbia The New Democratic Party of Serbia (, , abbr. NDSS), known as the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) until 2022, is a national-conservative political party in Serbia. Miloš Jovanović serves as the current president of NDSS. DSS was formed as ...
, Đorđević was a subject of many controversies: *In 1984, after the release of '' Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju'', the state's censors declared songs "Mangupi vam kvare dete" and "Besni psi" ethically unacceptable. "Besni psi" caused an international scandal. Because of the lyrics "" ("Greek smugglers,
Arab Arabs (,  , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world. Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...
ian students, negative elements, juvenile delinquents and mad dogs"), the
embassies A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually denotes a ...
of three Arabian countries and
Zaire Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire, was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 18 May 1997. Located in Central Africa, it was, by area, the third-largest country in Africa after Sudan and Algeria, and the 11th-la ...
protested, complaining that Bora Đorđević had equated foreign students with mad dogs. The Yugoslav Ministry of culture ordered an analysis of the song by the experts. *In 1985, record label
Jugoton Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Yugoslavia based in Zagreb, SR Croatia. History Jugoton was formed in 1947. It replaced Elektroton, which had been founded in 1937, nationalized in 1945, and liquidated ...
refused to publish four songs on Riblja Čorba's album '' Istina'', thus prompting the band's re-signing with
PGP-RTB PGP-RTB ( sh-Cyrl, Продукција грамофонских плоча Радио телевизије Београд, translit=Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radio televizije Beograd ) was a major state-owned record label and chain record ...
, which refused to record only one song, "Snage opozicije" ("Opposition Forces"), which was not officially published until the issue of the compilation album '' Treći srpski ustanak'' in 1997. *In 1987, Đorđević was indicted for "disturbing the public" when he read his poems in
Sava Centar Sava Centar ( sr-cyr, Сава центар) is an international congress, cultural and business center of various multi-functional activities located in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is the largest audience hall in the country and the enti ...
, however the charges were dropped because he was reading poems already published in his books and in various magazines. *In 1988, after reading his poems in Bar, he was indicted for "insulting the working people of Yugoslavia", but these charges were also dropped. *After the beginning of the
Yugoslav Wars The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related#Naimark, Naimark (2003), p. xvii. ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and Insurgency, insurgencies that took place from 1991 to 2001 in what had been the Socialist Federal Republic of ...
, Đorđević became an active supporter of the Serbian troops in
Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...
and Republika Srpska Krajina which he demonstrated by recording controversial songs " E moj druže zagrebački" (which was recorded as a response to Jura Stublić's song " E moj druže beogradski") and "Ljetovanje" with the band Minđušari from
Knin Knin () is a city in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia, located in the Dalmatian hinterland near the source of the river Krka (Croatia), Krka, an important traffic junction on the rail and road routes between Zagreb and Split, Croatia, Split. ...
. Though, he was also strongly opposed to then-Serbian president
Slobodan Milošević Slobodan Milošević ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Милошевић, ; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the President of Serbia between 1989 and 1997 and President of the Federal Republic of Yugos ...
and his administration, demonstrating his attitude by writing a number of anti-government songs released on the Riblja Čorba albums '' Zbogom, Srbijo'', '' Ostalo je ćutanje'' and '' Nojeva barka'' and by publishing '' Njihovi dani'' in his own name rather than that of his band in 1996. In 1997, Riblja Čorba issued a compilation album '' Treći srpski ustanak'' ("The Third Serbian Uprising"), which features a selection of Riblja Čorba's political songs recorded and released between 1981 and 1997. *After the political changes in Serbia, he became the Deputy to Dragan Kojadinović, the Serbian Minister of Culture, in 2004. However, Đorđević was forced to resign from the position the next year, after accusing the journalists of the television station B92 of treason and holding anti-Serbian politics. *In April 2019, Đorđević, along with other Riblja Čorba members, played in a public meeting of support to the current president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučič. This was followed by media controversy, and divided opinions about Đorđević's participation in such act. Đorđević defended himself stating that he in fact is not member or supporter of any political party in Serbia, and that he participated in it from merely patriotic reasons. * On 14 September 2021, Đorđević participated in a closed political gathering by the neofascist Leviathan Movement. Đorđević has already previously met with its leader
Pavle Bihali Pavle Bihali Gavrin (, born 29 January 1982) is a Serbian far-right politician, animal rights activist, and the leader of the neo-fascist Leviathan Movement. Early life Bihali was born in 1982 in Belgrade into a Serbian-Jewish family. Accor ...
multiple times and stated his support for them.


Awards

In 2021, he was awarded the
Order of Karađorđe's Star Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * ...
.


Personal life and death

Bora Đorđević was married to Dragana Đorđević for 30 years. They shared a son and a daughter from Dragana's first marriage. They divorced in February 2007. Soon afterwards, on 23 March 2007, Dragana ended her life by mixing alcohol and prescription drugs. In 2009, Đorđević married Aleksandra Savić, twenty-eight-years his junior, whom he had met in 2007 while touring the United States with Riblja Čorba. During early 2014, it was reported that the couple was splitting up after four and a half years of marriage. This was confirmed by Đorđević in April 2014, several days after the divorce had been finalized. Shortly after, Đorđević confirmed speculations that he had a new girlfriend, Dubravka Milatović, from
Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
. In May 2016, the couple married in a private ceremony on the Greek island of
Santorini Santorini (, ), officially Thira (, ) or Thera, is a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea, about southeast from the mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago formed by the Santorini caldera. It is the southern ...
. Many songs on
Riblja Čorba Riblja Čorba ( sr-Cyrl, Рибља Чорба, pronounced ; ) is a Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock music, rock band formed in Belgrade in 1978. The band has been one of the most popular and most influential acts of the Popular music in the So ...
latest studio album '' Da tebe nije'' ("If It Were Not For You"), Đorđević wrote and dedicated to his third wife. The album cover also contains a drawn picture of her. Since marrying Milatović, Đorđević divided his time between
Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
and
Ljubljana {{Infobox settlement , name = Ljubljana , official_name = , settlement_type = Capital city , image_skyline = {{multiple image , border = infobox , perrow = 1/2/2/1 , total_widt ...
. At the end of August 2024, Đorđević was admitted to a hospital in Ljubljana due to acute exacerbation of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. GOLD defines COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory s ...
(COPD). He died from
pneumonia Pneumonia is an Inflammation, inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as Pulmonary alveolus, alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of Cough#Classification, productive or dry cough, ches ...
in the morning of 4 September, at the age of 71.


Discography


Zajedno


Singles

*"Vizija" / "Goro moja" (1974)


Suncokret


Albums

*''Moje bube'' (1977)


Singles

*"Kara Mustafa" / "Moje tuge" (1975) *"Gde ćeš biti, lepa Kejo" / Pusto more, pusti vali" (1976) *"Rock 'n' Roll duku duku" / Gili gili blues" (1976) *"Oj, nevene" / "Tekla voda" (1976)


Rani Mraz


Singles

*"Računajte na nas" / "Strašan žulj" (1978) *"Oprosti mi Katrin" / "Život je more" (1978)


Riblja Čorba


Studio albums

*'' Kost u grlu'' (1979) *'' Pokvarena mašta i prljave strasti'' (1981) *'' Mrtva priroda'' (1981) *'' Buvlja pijaca'' (1982) *'' Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju'' (1984) *'' Istina'' (1985) *'' Osmi nervni slom'' (1986) *'' Ujed za dušu'' (1987) *'' Priča o ljubavi obično ugnjavi'' (1988) *'' Koza nostra'' (1990) *'' Labudova pesma'' (1992) *'' Zbogom, Srbijo'' (1993) *'' Ostalo je ćutanje'' (1996) *'' Nojeva barka'' (1999) *'' Pišanje uz vetar'' (2001) *''
Ovde ''Ovde'' (trans. ''Here'') is the sixteenth studio album from Serbian and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, former Yugoslav rock music, rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 2003. The album featured a bonus CD with explicit lyrics songs " ...
'' (2003) *'' Trilogija'' (2007) *'' Minut sa njom'' (2009) *'' Uzbuna!'' (2012) *'' Da tebe nije'' (2019)


Solo


Studio albums

*'' Njihovi dani'' (1996)


Live albums

*'' Arsen & Bora Čorba Unplugged `87'' (with Arsen Dedić, 1987) *'' Bora priča gluposti'' (1988)


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dordevic, Bora 1952 births 2024 deaths Musicians from Čačak Writers from Čačak Musicians from Belgrade Serbian baritones Serbian rock singers Serbian heavy metal musicians Serbian writers Serbian male poets Serbian songwriters Yugoslav rock singers Yugoslav musicians Eastern Orthodox Christians from Serbia Democratic Party of Serbia politicians Deaths from pneumonia Infectious disease deaths in Slovenia Naturalized citizens of Slovenia