Mirko Srdić (born 26 February 1962), better known by his stage name Elvis J. Kurtović, is a Bosnian

rock and roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, and rock 'n' roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from African ...

musician, actor, comedian, and music editor. He is most notable as the bandleader and co-founder of the Yugoslav

punk rock Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...

band Elvis J. Kurtović & His Meteors. He was one of the founders of the

New Primitivism New Primitivism (Serbo-Croatian language, Serbo-Croatian: ''Novi primitivizam'') was a subculture, subcultural movement established in Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, in March 1983. It primarily used music, along wi ...

movement in his hometown

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

. As an actor, he has been featured in the ''

Top lista nadrealista ''Top lista nadrealista'' ("The Top List of the Surrealists", sometimes "The Surrealists' Chart Toppers")—also known as ''TLN'' or ''Nadrealisti'' ("Surrealists")—is a Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav sketch comedy and vari ...

'' and the '' Nadreality Show''.

Career

Kurtović was born in

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SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1945 to 1963 as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as Socialist Yugoslavia or simply Yugoslavia, was a country ...

(present-day

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

) where he finished elementary school and the 2nd Sarajevo Gymnasium. He earned his degree in civil engineering from the

University of Sarajevo The University of Sarajevo (Bosnian language, Bosnian, Croatian language, Croatian and Serbian language, Serbian: ''Univerzitet u Sarajevu'' / Sveučilište u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a List of universities in Bo ...

. In 1981, Kurtović with

Dražen Janković Dražen Janković ( sr-cyr, Дражен Јанковић; 1965 – 9 November 2018), also known by his nickname Drale, was a Serbian musician, composer, writer and actor. He was a band member of Sarajevo-based rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje under ...

and

Sejo Sexon Davor Sučić (; born June 7, 1961), better known by his stage name Sejo Sexon, is a Bosnian rock and roll musician, film score composer, actor and television director. He is most notably the bandleader and a co-founder of the rock group Zabranjen ...

established a

band Elvis J. Kurtović & His Meteors. He has contributed on all Elvis J. Kurtović & His Meteors releases; ''Mitovi i legende o kralju Elvisu'' (1984), ''Da bog da crk'o rok'n'rol'' (1985), and ''The Wonderful World of Private Business'' (1988). In 1996, Kurtović accompanied

Predrag Bobić Predrag Bobić (born May 18, 1960), sometimes credited as Dragan Bobić and known by his nickname Bleka, is a Croatian musician, guitarist and music pedagogue. He is most notable as a former bassist of rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje. Music career ...

, and Samir Ćeramida, with whom he restarted the band

Zabranjeno Pušenje Zabranjeno Pušenje () is a Bosnian Rock music, rock band formed in Sarajevo in 1980. The group's musical style primarily consists of a distinctive garage rock sound with Bosnian folk music, folk influences, often featuring innovative production a ...

, disbanded in the early 1990s. He performed on their two studio albums; '' Fildžan viška'' (1997) and ''

Agent tajne sile ''Agent tajne sile'' () is the sixth studio album by Bosnian rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje, released in June 1999. It was released through Dancing Bear and TLN-Europa in Croatia, RENOME and Nimfa Sound in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Active Time in ...

'' (1999).

Discography

Elvis J. Kurtović & His Meteors *''Mitovi i legende o kralju Elvisu'' (1984) *''Da bog da crk'o rok'n'rol'' (1985) *''The Wonderful World of Private Business'' (1988) Zabranjeno pušenje * '' Fildžan viška'' (1996) * ''

Hapsi sve! ''Hapsi sve!'' () is the first live album by Bosnian rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje, released in 1998. It was released through Croatia Records in Croatia and A Records in Yugoslavia. Recording The songs are recorded over two nights at Dom Sportov ...

'' (1998) * ''

'' (1999)

Filmography

References

External links

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