Bruno Urlić (born November 11, 1975), is a Bosnian

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and

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. He is a current member of the

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's band and a former member of rock band

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Life and career

Urlić was born and raised in

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(nowadays

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) from parents who were musicians. In 1991, he had joined pop-rock band Kosa, where he played keyboards. Two years later, he had enrolled

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but withdrew shortly due to

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. In Summer 1994, he accompanied Sarajevo's musicians and Indian conductor

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who performed

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at the Sarajevo City Hall concert. By the end of the year, he had left Sarajevo and joined the Bruno Orchestra on their three-month

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tour. Later, he decided to move permanently to

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, Croatia. Urlić earned his degree in violin from the

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in 1998. In 1997, Urlić joined Bosnian rock band

. He performed on their two studio albums, '' Agent tajne sile'' (1999) and '' Bog vozi Mercedes'' (2001), as well as on two live albums; '' Hapsi sve!'' (1998) and '' Live in St. Louis'' (2004). He left the band in 2004 and joined a Macedonian folk band Ezerki & 7/8 from Zagreb. In Summer 2013, he joined the band of Massimo Savić. Urlić is a member of the Damir Kukuruzović gypsy-jazz

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. Together with Kukuruzović, he has collaborated with relevant performers of the genre such as

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, Raphaël Faÿs and Wawau Adler. He is also a member and producer of Mavi Kan, an ethno-jazz trio. As a

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he collaborated with many musicians from

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, such as

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, Severina, Hladno Pivo, Gibonni,

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, Crvena jabuka,

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Discography

Zabranjeno pušenje * '' Hapsi sve!'' (1998) * '' Agent tajne sile'' (1999) * '' Bog vozi Mercedes'' (2001) * '' Live in St. Louis'' (2004) * '' Hodi da ti čiko nešto da'' (2006) (Guest appearance)

References

External links

Bruno Urlić Discography
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