Predrag Bobić (born May 18, 1960), sometimes credited as Dragan Bobić and known by his nickname Bleka, is a Croatian musician, guitarist and

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. He is most notable as a former

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of rock band

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Music career

Bobić started his guitarist career in the late 1970s. His first band was Epitaf. During 1980s he performed with many local-known bands, such as Jesen, Band, No.1 and Brod and Animatori. In late 1980s he made a collaboration with Sarajevo-based rock band

and appeared as guest bassist on their 1987 album '' Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari''. After his stint with Animatori, he left his music career for a while. In 1996, Bobić joined with Sejo Sexon and Elvis J. Kurtović in a refreshed lineup of

after the band's dissolution in early 1990s. Bobić played on four studio albums; '' Fildžan viška'' (1997), '' Agent tajne sile'' (1999), '' Bog vozi Mercedes'' (2001) and '' Hodi da ti čiko nešto da'' (2006); and two live albums, '' Hapsi sve!'' (1998) and '' Live in St. Louis'' (2004). In September 2008, Bobić chose to leave Zabranjeno Pušenje after a farewell concert at the Zagreb's lake

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Personal life

Bobić was born and raised in

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(nowadays

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). In 1987, he moved to

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. Bobić had two sons, Bojan (b. 1988) and Matko. Bobić earned his bachelor's degree in a

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in 1987. He works as a music teacher in an elementary school in Zagreb.

Discography

;Zabranjeno pušenje * '' Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari'' (1987) (Guest appearance) * '' Fildžan viška'' (1997) * '' Hapsi sve!'' (1998) * '' Agent tajne sile'' (1999) * '' Bog vozi Mercedes'' (2001) * '' Live in St. Louis'' (2004) * '' Hodi da ti čiko nešto da'' (2006)

References

External links

Dragan Bobić Discography

Predrag Bobić Discography
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