Vladimir Savčić (born 6 June 1948 in
Niš
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- died 20 March 2009 in
Belgrade
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) was a Serbian singer. Widely known as Čobi (after
Chubby Checker
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), he was most prominent as the singer of a popular band
Pro arte
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during the late 1960s and 1970s. He's had a long career in music both before and after. One of his best known solo hits was "Gdje ste noćas prijatelji" from 1999.
He died on March 20, 2009, of colon cancer after struggles with obesity.
Born in the family of a
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army (JNA/; Macedonian language, Macedonian, Montenegrin language, Montenegrin and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian language, Croatian and ; , J ...
officer from
Sokolac
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. His family was colonized in
Lazarevo
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after the Second World War. Young Vladimir moved around Yugoslavia a lot wherever it was that his father was stationed. The family eventually settled in
Sarajevo
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.
External links
Preminuo Vladimir Savčić Čobi B92, March 21, 2009
Juče preminuo pevač Vladimir Savčić Čobi - Pop legenda bivše Juge ''Blic'', March 21, 2009
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1948 births
2009 deaths
Musicians from Sarajevo
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
20th-century Serbian male singers
Yugoslav male singers
Deaths from cancer in Serbia
Deaths from colorectal cancer